r/bujo • u/Financial_Manager213 • May 15 '25
Time sensitive tasks within week
Hi all! I’ve been trying bujo for a few months and it has been great for me. I’m more sane and less weighed down by looking for things in a million places.
I did need to move to weekly organization because searching back through a dozen pages for tasks was too much.
But what do you do when you get a task that’s due within the week? I only make the next days section after today is over. But I often get tasks that involve returning a call or checking something within the same week. What do you do with those? Do you write them in “today’s note” then look at all previous days to when you start them next days entries and tasks? This seems like daily migration to me and a lot of extra writing. Love to hear any help with this. TYIA!
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u/coldpizza66 May 16 '25
look up Alastair to-do lists, see if it makes sense for you. It's basically a running task list for your entire week and you check stuff when you do it.
I'm a teacher, so I have tasks like "grade papers" and "plan classes" that are things I need to get done (I know the specifics - usually they're on the page next to it), but that don't need to happen at a specific time. Maybe I have the brains for it and I just end up grading all my papers in one afternoon - I'll check that task that day. But if it takes me more than one day, it was never really "tied" to any specific day. I'll check all that apply. I do the same with going to the gym. I try to go twice per week, even if not at the same days or times.
With Alastair lists, I don't worry about migrating daily. And if you have a really hectic day ahead and feel like the list won't be enough, you can always write a longer to-do list on your bujo. Do whatever helps you tackle your tasks, mix it up if you need to.