Monday morning, was all I could hope it would be*

Some Mondays start with a rainbow of whiteboard pens, little magnetic cards and a bit of reflection and planning. 
I’m not talking about sprint planning with the team, though. This is planning for me, for my week.

Figuring out what things I want to achieve. Which books or reports I need to read. What personal development I’m planning for the week. Where I am when. Even down to the boring reminders of which bins to put out.
 
If I’m honest, my best weeks start that way. The ones where I know what I need to do. Where I whizz through loads of stuff. Where I feel super-productive.

My week is likely to be even more productive the less I plan to do: too ambitious and I’ll get far less done than if I plan just two or three things.
I can always pull more work in if I find I have the time, inclination and mental space. It’s a cross between Scrum, Kanban, and ‘The one thing’ by Gary Keller.
 
Another example of ‘less is more’.
 
What are your Monday rituals for a great week?

* And yeah, I did have the Mamas and the Papas playing on my mental soundtrack as I wrote this.
With some Monday morning planning, “every other day of the week is fine (fine)”.

Enough musing on my week: let me at those coloured pens!

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