Weekly Planning When You Wear Many Hats: Strategies for Juggling Multiple Roles (TPS572)

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Aug 4, 2025

Feeling overwhelmed by too many responsibilities? Learn practical strategies for weekly planning that simplify your life. Discover the importance of prioritizing your 'Big 3' tasks to maintain focus. Explore whether themed weeks by role can help you stay organized. Delve into the effectiveness of complex task management tools and how they can either aid or hinder productivity. Most importantly, understand that managing your energy, not just your time, is the key to achieving your goals.

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INSIGHT

Simplicity Beats Complexity

Complexity in planning often arises from trying to manage too many roles at once.
Simplicity, focusing on essentials only, is more effective for productivity.

ADVICE

Apply The Rule of Three

Focus on only three top priorities weekly using the "rule of three."
Saying no to less important tasks allows significant progress on key goals.

ADVICE

Align Weekly and Monthly Goals

Align weekly and monthly goals to prioritize effectively.
Concentrate on one or two main goals to avoid a mission impossible to-do list.

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Feeling overwhelmed by multiple roles and responsibilities? This episode dives into practical weekly planning strategies designed for busy professionals and entrepreneurs. Discover how to simplify your approach, prioritize ruthlessly, and optimize your energy to get important things done without sacrificing your well-being. Learn to leverage constraints and focus on fundamentals for massive productivity gains.

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Top 3 Productivity Resources [02:21].
What it really feels like to juggle too many hats at once [05:47].
Weekly planning essentials when life pulls you in every direction [11:20].
Thanh’s method for locking in your “Big 3” priorities [12:51].
Should you theme your week by role to stay sane? [15:53].
Do fancy task manager “focus” tools actually help—or just complicate things? [21:30].
When AI meets task management: the MCP experiment [26:05].
Why being “too busy” might secretly make you more productive [28:09].
The overlooked key to productivity: managing energy, not just time [34:16].
Step‑by‑step moves to finally get a handle on your week [39:44].

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