Feb 24
In Episode 98 of ADHD for Smart Ass Women, Tracy shares information about planners and planning for 2021. She talks about her decades long struggle with planners and schedules. She had tried everything from Filofax, Steven Covey, Quo Vadis, Daytimer, the Palm Pilot, The Elephant Planner, The Passion Planner, The Bullet Journal (which she actually never used despite purchasing all the necessary materials) and her favorite, a planning system that felt like a restaurant menu.
Tracy talks about: What a planner needs to work for ADHD brains, The writing implement that Tracy now swears by, A-OK! Every Day, The Unplanner System for, Planning Success, Gold stars, literally, Her goals in creating a planning system, Her beta launch for A-OK! Every Day, What it will include, The four simple resources that Tracy feels are a must for gaining control of your life. Who A-OK! Every Day is for and who it is not for.
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"I shoot my mouth off, I say exactly what I'm thinking, and I get myself into trouble. Can anybody relate to that?"
- Tracy Otsuka
"I wanted to make sure that you kept on coming back to this system, month after month, because it felt good to do so."
- Tracy Otsuka
"I hope that even if planning is not one of your problems that I shared something today that you find valuable in your personal planning process."
- Tracy Otsuka
- Tracy shares her personal story of realizing she was living in the past and how it affected her life.
- Tracy uses various methods to keep track of appointments and notes, including planners, calendars, post-it notes, and a notebook.
- Tracy struggles with organizing her notes and often finds them scattered across her desk and laptop.
[14:08 - 24:44] Planning System and Organization Tips
- Tracy introduces a new planner system designed for individuals with ADHD, which includes a monthly calendar card and a weekly task list card.
- Tracy plans to print and ship only 100 units of AOK every day, with each unit costing $97 and including 8am PST Saturday morning planning sessions with the host.
- Tracy recommends using Google Calendar for managing appointments and events, as it allows for color-coding and can be accessed on multiple devices.
[24:44 - 36:51] Tech Tools for Managing Meetings and Organization
- Tracy uses Google Calendar and the Alexa app to streamline her Zoom meetings, setting reminders and notifications to ensure she arrives on time.
- Tracy has set up her Apple Watch to sync with her Google calendar, but found it to be a "nightmare" and uses an app called Tiny Calendar to make it work.
- Tracy uses the Bear app to organize her life by throwing everything into a single digital space and searching for it like she would speak.
