daily review routine
(morning start up. throughout the day and evening shutdown)
🌅 morning start-up (10–15 mins)
goal: prime mindset, review priorities, set tone for the day. trigger: after waking and washing up, before starting work.
- open bujo
- write one liner gratitude
- review past improvements
- write a not to do list
- open things3
- look at 3-5 signals planned the night before
- adjust priority order if needed
- visualisation and prayer
- close your eyes and visualise yourself executing today’s key priorities perfectly
- walk through challenging moments step by step
- embody the mindset of the “character” you want to be
- identity sculpting if necessary
🕑 throughout the day
in apple notes
- daily log (single note): timestamp captures, reflections, quick ideas
- individual notes: for deeper ideas or brain dumps → keep these in inbox for evening review
in pocket notebook
- diagrams, sketches, rough ideas, spontaneous captures
- use when you prefer analog over digital
🌙 evening shutdown (30–45 mins, 10:30 pm or 11 pm)
goal: close loops, extract insights, prepare for tomorrow.
phase 1 — capture review (10 mins)
- review apple notes daily log → note events, ideas, reflections
- review individual apple notes → mark notable idea
- review pocket notebook → extract key insights
- look at mail app and clear to inbox zero
phase 2 — integration (10–15 mins)
- transfer notable ideas from apple notes + pocket notebook → obsidian vault
- review completed tasks in things3
- reschedule incomplete tasks into tomorrow’s list
phase 3 — reflection + planning (10–15 mins)
- open bujo:
- write one accomplishment + one disappointment
- track and record habits
- write one improvement for tomorrow
- optional long-form journaling:
- walkthrough of today
- lessons or insights
- evaluate signal vs noise
- highlight key priorities for tomorrow
- identify 3–5 signals for the next day • write them in bujo • pre-set them in things3 for visibility