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118 projects for home, study, work and a small business, with marketing plans too. See every task before you start, copy it as a checklist, or open it in the planner with the dates filled in.
Founders and small business
From the name check to the first invoice: ACRA, the bank, CorpPass, the books, the cover.
4 sections, 18 tasksRole, sourcing, interviews, offer, the government setup, the first week: hiring employee number one.
5 sections, 17 tasksInvoices out, expenses in, the bank reconciled, payroll paid, GST when due: the month in ten tasks.
3 sections, 10 tasksAccounts, the annual return, tax, the AGM paperwork: the year closed in six weeks.
3 sections, 11 tasksForty minutes on Friday: cash, sales, product, people, and the one thing next week is for.
7 tasksA thirteen-week forecast, the receivables chase, the payables plan and the runway number.
3 sections, 8 tasksA monthly note to investors: the numbers, the wins, the misses, the asks, sent on the same day every month.
2 sections, 10 tasksTwo half-days at the quarter's edge: what happened, three goals, the roadmap, the budget, the team told.
3 sections, 10 tasksTwenty conversations in three weeks, the same five questions, a synthesis at the end.
3 sections, 28 tasks
Work and teams
From idea to a first public version in eight weeks, with a launch day and a week of listening after.
4 sections, 19 tasksBefore, during and after a conference: the sessions to catch, the people to meet, the notes to write.
3 sections, 19 tasksRequirements, shortlist, demos, references, decision: choosing a supplier in four weeks.
3 sections, 14 tasksPurpose, venue, agenda, the day, the decisions written up: an offsite in six weeks.
4 sections, 12 tasksOne candidate through screening, interviews, references and offer, with the feedback captured each step.
3 sections, 12 tasksNotice to last day: handover, access, equipment, the exit conversation, the goodbye.
3 sections, 14 tasksThree weeks before a board meeting: the pack, the numbers, the asks, the rehearsal, the follow-up.
4 sections, 12 tasksOne goal broken into dated steps, with what you need, what could go wrong, and a check on progress every Friday.
5 sections, 14 tasksA board for everything you said you would do: each one a verb and a date, with where it came from and who is waiting.
4 sections, 6 tasksInvoices out, late payers chased, receipts filed and the month reconciled, with the tax dates on the calendar.
4 sections, 25 tasksPapers, bookings, bag and devices for a work trip, plus the handover so the work carries on while you are away.
5 sections, 24 tasksBook focused hours for hard work, prepare the night before, protect the block and review what it produced.
4 sections, 13 tasksSet the goal and agenda, run the meeting to time, then send decisions and actions the same day.
3 sections, 15 tasksAny project from kick-off to wrap-up: scope, owners, milestones, weekly status and a proper close.
4 sections, 23 tasksOne meetup evening, from booking the venue a month out to thanking the speakers the morning after.
5 sections, 24 tasksStart a new community group: pick the topic, find co-organisers and a venue, and get the first 30 people in a room.
14 tasksFifteen minutes before you log off: clear the inbox, check tomorrow and write down where you stopped.
8 tasksBefore day one, the first day, the first week and the first 90 days, so a new hire is useful and not lost.
4 sections, 24 tasksPrepare, hold and follow up a goals and feedback talk with a team member, with examples ready and next steps agreed.
3 sections, 17 tasksCandidates for one role on a board, from applied to screened, interviewed, offered and hired.
7 sections, 11 tasksA regular 1-on-1 with a direct report: a shared running agenda, the meeting itself and actions that actually get done.
4 sections, 12 tasks
Marketing and content
One issue from idea to sent: outline, draft, edit, links checked, test send, send, the numbers.
3 sections, 9 tasksA month of search work: rankings, the two pages to improve, the one page to write, the technical check.
3 sections, 9 tasksOne post from the angle to the week after it goes live: outline, draft, edit, publish, then send it somewhere.
5 sections, 21 tasksA month of posts and articles planned week by week, with a fixed writing day and a fixed planning day.
5 sections, 19 tasksA board where every article, video and post moves from idea to published, so you can see what is stuck.
5 sections, 11 tasksA seminar, launch party or conference day planned back from the date: venue, speakers, invites, the day, the follow-up.
6 sections, 33 tasksA board of growth ideas, each with a guess and a measure. Cards move from idea to result, and nothing runs without a test.
5 sections, 9 tasksA board with a column per channel, each post a card with its date, plus an ideas column to pull from.
6 sections, 11 tasksA board with every chapter as a card, moving from outline to first draft, revision, readers and done.
7 sections, 18 tasksThe weekly loop of a podcast: book the guest, prepare, record, edit, publish, promote, with the setup done once.
4 sections, 22 tasksOne video from brief to delivered file: script, shot list, shoot day, edit, review rounds and hand-over.
5 sections, 26 tasksMake and publish one YouTube video: title and thumbnail first, then script, film, edit, upload and the first 48 hours.
6 sections, 22 tasks
Product, design and support
Planning, daily stand-up, mid-sprint check, review and retro: the sprint ceremonies as dated tasks.
2 sections, 10 tasksFrom the outage to the write-up: timeline, causes, actions with owners, and the follow-through.
3 sections, 14 tasksThe day before, the release, the hour after, the day after: the checks that catch a bad release.
3 sections, 12 tasksOne escalated case: the facts, the owner, the updates, the fix, the apology, the lesson.
3 sections, 10 tasksGoals, content, design, build, launch: a site redesign in twelve weeks with content first.
4 sections, 18 tasksPositioning, name, identity, the rollout list: a refresh that reaches every place the old brand lives.
3 sections, 19 tasksRequests from sales, marketing and the rest of the company on one board, from intake to delivered files.
6 sections, 6 tasksA week from a hard question to a tested prototype: map, sketch, decide, build, test with five users.
6 sections, 20 tasksPlan a product feature before anyone builds it: the evidence, the problem, options, a scoped spec and sign-off.
4 sections, 17 tasksA board of Now, Next and Later, plus a column for what you have decided not to do, reviewed every month.
5 sections, 8 tasksBugs on a board from first report to a fix someone has checked, with steps to reproduce on every card.
6 sections, 7 tasksA small team's work from backlog to shipped, with a ready column so nobody starts a half-written ticket.
7 sections, 8 tasksOne software feature from the problem statement to release and the week after: spec, design, build, test, ship.
5 sections, 26 tasksCollect what customers ask for, merge the duplicates, decide what to build and tell people when it ships.
6 sections, 8 tasksWrite one help article from the question customers ask, test the steps, publish it and check it answers them.
4 sections, 16 tasksTrack customer problems from the first report to the fix and the reply, so no one is left waiting without an answer.
6 sections, 9 tasks
Ways of working
The lists the GTD method runs on: inbox, next actions by context, waiting for, projects, someday, and the weekly review.
6 sections, 15 tasksSort every task by urgent and important into four sections: do it now, schedule it, hand it off, or drop it.
5 sections, 8 tasksA personal kanban board: to do, doing with a limit of three, done. See your work and stop starting new things.
4 sections, 5 tasksWork in 25-minute blocks with 5-minute breaks and a longer break after four, planned as tasks with durations.
4 sections, 11 tasksPlan tomorrow as blocks of time with a start and a length, so every task has a place on the clock.
3 sections, 9 tasksPick the hardest task the night before and do it first thing, before email, every working day.
3 sections, 7 tasksSet up to three objectives for the quarter, two to four measurable key results each, and score them every week.
5 sections, 15 tasksList every promise you carry at work and at home, then decide for each: keep it, renegotiate it, or drop it.
7 sections, 14 tasksFour projects, this week, next week, this month and later, with a weekly move that pulls work forward.
9 tasksSix projects from purpose down to today's actions, so each task connects to something bigger and the big goals get tasks.
17 tasksOne project for each part of your life, health, money, family, work, home, learning and fun, each with its routines.
21 tasksFour boards for everything you track: projects with an end date, areas you keep up, reference material, and an archive.
10 sections, 10 tasksThree projects that keep a side business, a day job and personal life apart, with set hours for the business.
3 sections, 14 tasksOne project per function of a young company, product, sales, marketing, money and people, with the routines each needs.
16 tasksA project for each role you play, manager, parent, partner, friend and yourself, with one thing each week in each.
12 tasksA shared setup for a small content team: a production board, a publishing schedule, and the team's admin.
5 sections, 10 tasksOne feature of Palby Planner's Tasks a day for seven days: capture, projects, sections, the timetable, focus, templates, teammates.
7 sections, 36 tasksClear an overgrown task list in one sitting: move it all aside, keep what still matters, and start again clean.
4 sections, 11 tasks
Home and life
Forty minutes on Sunday that set the week: calendar, three outcomes, the first task of Monday.
2 sections, 10 tasksThe first fifteen minutes of a working day, as a repeating checklist.
6 tasksOne habit for thirty days, with a check-in each week and a real decision on day 30.
2 sections, 5 tasksThe yearly, quarterly and monthly upkeep a home needs, as repeating tasks.
3 sections, 12 tasksServicing, insurance, road tax, inspection and the small checks, on their cycles.
2 sections, 8 tasksThe three months before and the month after: the home, the paperwork, the hospital bag, the help.
3 sections, 21 tasksDesign, permits, contractor, the build, the snag list: a renovation from brief to handover.
4 sections, 19 tasksPay day to month end: bills, savings, the statement check, the one-line net worth.
3 sections, 9 tasksFour weeks to a party: guests, venue, food, the cake, the day, the thank-yous.
3 sections, 12 tasksSix weeks before the big festival: the house, the gifts, the food, the visits, the money.
3 sections, 14 tasksThe grab bag, the documents, the contacts and the plan, checked twice a year.
2 sections, 13 tasksA weekend of deleting: apps, accounts, subscriptions, photos, files, notifications.
3 sections, 11 tasksTwelve books, one a month, with a reading habit and a one-paragraph note on each.
2 sections, 13 tasksOne list sorted by when: today, this week, later, and what you are waiting on, with the three that matter today flagged.
5 sections, 10 tasksThe week on one list: three goals at the top, a short list under each day, and a look back on Friday.
7 sections, 15 tasksOne goal as a dated plan: the goal with a number and a date, why it matters, three milestones, this week's steps and a Sunday check-in.
4 sections, 10 tasksEmpty your head onto one list in ten minutes, then sort it: today, this week, calls, errands, ideas, and what is on your mind.
7 sections, 10 tasksDoctor, dentist, car service, haircut, government office: what to bring, when to book and the follow-up after.
4 sections, 19 tasksThree workouts, a long walk or run and a rest day each week, with a monthly check on whether it is working.
3 sections, 16 tasksThree goals for the year, each broken into milestones with a date, and a monthly check-in to stay honest.
4 sections, 19 tasksA list sorted the way the shop is laid out, so one walk round gets everything and nothing gets forgotten.
7 sections, 21 tasksThe Getting Things Done weekly review as one repeating task: get clear, get current, look ahead.
15 tasksLock down passwords, two-factor, backups and privacy settings, then keep it that way with a few small repeats.
6 sections, 21 tasksFrom a fresh CV to a signed offer: target roles, applications, interviews, follow-ups and the decision.
5 sections, 26 tasksPlan the week's meals on Friday, shop on Saturday and batch-cook on Sunday so weeknights need no thinking.
3 sections, 20 tasksEight weeks to move day and one week after: notice, movers, packing room by room, address changes and utilities.
5 sections, 31 tasksPick two or three resolutions, turn each into a weekly habit and check in every month until December.
3 sections, 14 tasksKeep a personal blog going: an ideas list, a draft each week, a publishing day and a quarterly look back.
5 sections, 21 tasksBooks to read, the one you are reading now and finished books with a few lines of notes each.
4 sections, 11 tasksDocuments, money, packing and the home you leave behind, for any trip, counted back from the day you go.
5 sections, 19 tasksPlan a holiday from picking where to go to booking flights, stays and days out, and the last jobs before you fly.
4 sections, 18 tasksA year of wedding planning in order: budget and guests, venue and vendors, the details, and the week itself.
6 sections, 30 tasks
Learning
Outline, record, edit, platform, launch: an online course in eight weeks.
4 sections, 18 tasksTwelve weeks on one skill: the course, the practice sessions, the project that proves it.
3 sections, 12 tasksFour weeks of revision by topic, past papers in the last week, and the exam-day list.
4 sections, 13 tasksPlan one unit of lessons backwards from what students must be able to do, with materials and checks along the way.
4 sections, 24 tasksA teacher's term: weekly admin and grading, parent contact, reports and the dates that come round every term.
4 sections, 18 tasksLearn a new language with 20 minutes a day, a weekly conversation and a clear milestone every month.
5 sections, 14 tasksA student's semester: every course, every deadline and every exam in one place, with weekly study time booked.
5 sections, 19 tasksA group assignment on a board: split the work, see who is doing what and get it in before the deadline.
4 sections, 10 tasks
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