If you’re a super organised person, you probably don’t need to be told what the benefits of planning are. But, if you’re someone who’s used to figuring things out on the fly, then understanding how implementing some planning into your daily, weekly and monthly routines could be a real game-changer!

That’s why, in this article, the Curious Book Co. team is going to be providing you with a list of the ways that planning can really benefit your life.

It helps alleviate stress and anxiety

Stress and anxiety are things that we all experience from time to time in different quantities, and it’s often due to just how busy our lives are. That said, while we can’t eliminate stress and anxiety altogether, we can certainly keep them under control with mindfulness techniques and, of course, proper planning.

Trying to identify potentially stressful situations and thinking of ways that you could deal with them positively before they occur can take a huge weight off you. What’s more, even the act of writing down your plans physically on a notepad can be a huge relief because it stops those thoughts from swirling around in your head and puts them onto paper.

Planning gives your brain a boost!

Did you know that physically writing out your plans can enhance the benefits of planning even further? Writing your plans down in a notepad doesn’t just help you relieve stress, it can also improve your memory! A study by the University of Tokyo found that the physical act of writing can lead to increased brain activity when remembering the information they jotted down later on. This is because your brain has to process a lot of complex spatial and tactile information when you write, which means it will be more likely to remember the associated information. With this in mind, using a notebook to plan out your tasks and projects could be something to consider.  

Planning helps you achieve goals 

If you have specific goals that you want to achieve this year, this month, or even this week, it’s very unlikely that you will hit them without planning. One of the many benefits of planning is that it allows us to break up the path to success into smaller, more manageable tasks that we can complete each day. This makes the whole thing seem like much less of a mountain to climb. On top of this, knowing that we have these bitesize tasks to complete helps keep us on track and makes us much more aware of our progress.

Planning helps you be more time efficient

One of the reasons why many people say they don’t plan out their week is because they don’t have time. The irony, of course, is that if they did take the time to actually plan out their week, they would probably find a way to complete everything they need to do more efficiently, thus saving them some time. 

Whether it’s trying to get clusters of similar jobs done together or just giving yourself time constraints to stick to, you’ll be surprised by just how much time planning can save you.

Curious Book Co. is the custom notebook company that you need for your next project. Whether you’re looking for something simple or something extremely out of the box, we can cater to any and all needs. If you have an idea for a set of notebooks that you would like to discuss with us, all you have to do is get in touch.