Free printable planning resource
A five-decision worksheet for planning today
Use a free, printable worksheet to choose one main action, two supporting actions, fixed-time commitments, and what can wait until another day.
Based on the five-decision planning method described by myDailyTasks. This general guidance has not been medically reviewed.
Five decisions
Turn a crowded list into a usable day
- Capture what is competing for attention.
- Choose one A action that you can start.
- Choose no more than two B actions.
- Add only appointments or genuinely time-specific work.
- Move everything else to “Not today”.
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Worked example
Nine items in, three chosen, one scheduled
A brain dump contains nine items. “Submit the tenancy form” becomes the one A action because it has a clear next step and needs attention today. “Buy dog food” and “Book the car service” become the two B actions. School pickup at 3:15 pm is the only fixed-time commitment. The remaining five items move to “Not today” instead of competing for attention.
- A action
- Submit the tenancy form
- B actions
- Buy dog food; book the car service
- Fixed time
- School pickup, 3:15 pm
- Not today
- Five captured items kept outside today’s plan
When the day changes
Keep the A action if it still matters and still fits. If it is not startable, rewrite it as a smaller next action. Move unfinished work rather than duplicating it, and park new non-urgent items instead of rebuilding the whole day.
You can use this method on paper or in any task tool. In myDailyTasks, Today, A/B/C priorities, Daily Planning, and automatic carryover represent the same decisions.