How to Do Cal Newport Style Multi-Scale Planning in Obsidian
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GET MY FREE STARTER VAULT (INCLUDES TEMPLATE FILES USED IN THIS VIDEO): https://vault.practicalpkm.com Multi-Scale Planning is a way to plan your day so that what you do is in alignment with your longer-term plans and ultimately even your vision and values. It's something that @CalNewportMedia talks about a lot, and as a big fan of his, I decided to try and implement his method in Obsidian. In this video, I'll show you how to do it using a combination of plugins and templates. LEARN MORE ABOUT MULTI-SCALE PLANNING IN THIS DEEP LIFE PODCAST EPISODE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AHf5r746yU 0:00 - Intro 1:25 - What is Multi-Scale Planning? 2:27 - Quarterly Planning 3:33 - Weekly Planning 5:29 - Obsidian Setup 8:03 - Multi-Scale Planning in Obsidian 9:16 - Weekly Planning Template 12:43 - Analog Daily Planning 14:20 - Tying it All Together 15:07 - Outro OBSIDIAN RESOURCES MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: ⚙️ Periodic Notes Plugin: https://github.com/liamcain/obsidian-periodic-notes ⚙️ Calendar Plugin: https://github.com/liamcain/obsidian-calendar-plugin ⚙️ Obsidian Tasks Plugin: https://github.com/obsidian-tasks-group/obsidian-tasks ⚙️ Checklist Reset plugin: https://github.com/lhansford/obsidian-checklist-reset RELATED YOUTUBE VIDEOS: 🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D2VfeT1dsxY 🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xssjV--qYQ 🎥 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NzPX6wqO3I0 OTHER LINKS MENTIONED IN THIS VIDEO: 📚 Deep Work by Cal Newport: https://geni.us/OqaaWC 📚 So Good They Can't Ignore You by Cal Newport: https://geni.us/so-goodewport 📚 The 12 Week Year by Brian Moran & Michael Lennington: https://geni.us/12-week ✍️ Deep Habits: The Importance of Planning Every Minute of Your Work Day: https://calnewport.com/deep-habits-the-importance-of-planning-every-minute-of-your-work-day/ 🏕️ Getaway House: https://fbuy.io/getaway/mikeschmitz 📓 Ugmonk Heirloom Journal: https://ugmonk.com/products/discbound-heirloom-journal-brown?variant=32009533358217 📔 Ugmonk Analog - https://ugmonk.com/discount/mikeschmitz?redirect=/pages/analog 👨🏼🎓 Personal Retreat video course: https://obsidianuniversity.lemonsqueezy.com/checkout/buy/0520ddad-2f50-4d7a-8cea-aebc36320cd7 SIGN UP FOR MY NEWSLETTER Get more values-based productivity workflows, quick tips, templates, and resources to help you master Obsidian and add practical value to your PKM system: https://practicalpkm.com.
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