Danielle RalstonFounder, How Capacity Works · Founder of ND Hive | Building the productivity hub where work actually gets done | Execution spaces, body doubling & community accountability

The Power of Planning How It Helps with Seasonal Transitions

24 Oct 2024 · 1 min

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In this segment of the YouTube video "The Power of Planning: How It Helps with Seasonal Transitions," two speakers discuss the gap between planned intentions and actual actions, using personal examples such as crafting goals versus purchasing finished items. They explore how accountability mechanisms can bridge this gap, noting that cultural rhythms in fall and winter make it easier to stay accountable, while spring and summer present challenges. The conversation highlights the importance of mapping thoughts ahead of time and deliberately boosting accountability to navigate seasonal transitions more effectively.

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I have to like have a thought process and map it out ahead of time. Mm-hmm. Even if 90% of the time, whatever I map out is not what I actually do, because then my future me looks at past me and goes, what the hell were you thinking, Danielle? You don't actually make crafts. You buy things already done. And, and it's perfectly fine. But why did you write down that you were creating 50 things and going to get the sewing machine out and all? You are not going to do that.
But I plan on it and it makes I will say another thing that helps me in fall is like any sort of transition. If I can up my accountability around me, makes my life so much easier. So much easier. Yeah. I will say it's a little bit easier in fall and winter because there's so much coming together sort of culturally in the States that it's much easier to be held accountable to things. It can be a little bit harder in spring and summer. Any way that I can up my accountability helps keep me accountable.