{"id":12829,"date":"2019-03-30T07:34:04","date_gmt":"2019-03-30T06:34:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/?p=12829"},"modified":"2025-02-04T10:27:03","modified_gmt":"2025-02-04T09:27:03","slug":"planfuerkreativemitswing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kerstinhack.de\/en\/planenfuerkreativemitswing\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning for creative minds - with SWING"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"SwingLong, confusing to-do lists are a nightmare!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Like me, many creative people often don't get on well with long to-do lists. Somehow these lists seem so overwhelming, so busy and stiff.<\/p>\n

In addition, tasks are often complex, varied and interlinked. And it's boring. Everything looks the same.<\/p>\n

Of course you can use highly developed project management tools. In my publishing house \u00a0Down to Earth<\/a>\u00a0we also use such tools because otherwise it's easy to lose track of things in the team.<\/p>\n

I also always treat myself at the beginning of the month Days of reflection and looking ahead<\/a>. Nevertheless, I prefer not to do the really big planning digitally, but in the classic analogue way with pen and paper. And colourful.<\/p>\n

This is particularly helpful for me when I'm planning longer periods of time - in the example below, the tasks for several months.<\/p>\n

My colourful notes<\/strong><\/h3>\n

I therefore use square pieces of paper in different colours for my planning:<\/p>\n

yellow-orange:<\/strong> Things I want to learn, specialised knowledge I want to acquire.Vision.<\/p>\n

white:<\/strong> all publication projects. Simply \u201enormal\u201c work.<\/p>\n

blue:<\/strong> Organisational tasks. Building good structures.<\/p>\n

green:<\/strong> Marketing. That makes something grow.<\/p>\n

The colours according to SWING - the holistic concept for a balanced life<\/h3>\n

The colours are adapted to the Swing concept<\/a> according to which I organise my life (see graphic on the right).<\/p>\n

\"PlanningYellow<\/strong> has to do with vision. In order to achieve my vision, I need to acquire new knowledge and skills.<\/p>\n

Blue<\/strong> stands for order and structure.<\/p>\n

Green<\/strong> for productivity - that includes marketing.<\/p>\n

White<\/strong> I use it for all \u201enormal\u201c projects and tasks.<\/p>\n

Of course, you could also add to this: More cards for highlights, celebrations, etc., so that you can set specific goals for all areas of your life. For the professional area, the four are enough for me.<\/p>\n

My approach<\/h3>\n


\nStep 1;<\/strong> I write down all the bigger tasks I have in my head on square pieces of paper in the relevant colour. I like squares. They give me clarity and an overview.<\/p>\n

Step 2:<\/strong> I sort them by colour.<\/p>\n

Step 3;<\/strong> I sort them according to the expected order in which I want to complete the tasks.<\/p>\n

Step 4:<\/strong> I look at everything again and think about whether I have forgotten something (there are still three slips of paper missing from the picture), should cross something out or need support for something.<\/p>\n

Step 5:<\/strong> I put the notes in a pile and take them out when I go into detailed planning for shorter periods of time, e.g. weeks. I don't have enough wall space on my boat. But if I had enough space, I would hang the notes on the wall to keep an overview.<\/p>\n

Step 6:<\/strong> When I have completed a project, I put a big green tick on the note and put it in the pile of completed projects.<\/p>\n

Step 7:<\/strong> Every now and then I look at the pile of completed projects. And I'm happy about what I've developed. Then I'm grateful and proud.<\/p>\n

\"Work<\/a>More tips:\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n