How to Learn Planning: 7 Books for Freelancers and Not Only

Don't know how to plan your day to get everything done? We've put together a list of books that will help freelancers and creative people structure their workflow and avoid chaos.

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«The Muse and the Monster: How to Organize Creative Work» by Yana Frank

A time management book for creative people who find it difficult to organize their time and follow productivity rules. Author Yana Frank has developed her own task organization system, which will be useful to all representatives of creative professions.

«The Bullet Journal Method» by Ryder Carroll

The book helps create a system for managing tasks, projects, and ideas using the Bullet Journal. Ryder Carroll explains how to systematize daily tasks and eliminate unnecessary activities to achieve more and organize your time more effectively. The Bullet Journal system helps regain control and bring order to your mental storage.

«Don't Do This: Time Management for Creative People» by Donald Ross

Donald Ross, a designer and creative entrepreneur, will share how to manage your time in creativity and in life in general through a unique method. The book consists of three parts: «Life», «Work», and «Projects», and covers everything from setting life goals to writing a five-sentence letter and maximizing project reduction.

«No Excuses! The Power of Self-Discipline: 21 Paths to Consistent Success and Happiness» by Brian Tracy

Each of the 21 chapters shows how to increase your level of discipline in one aspect of life, and the practical exercises at the end of each chapter will help you apply the «no excuses» approach in your own life.

«The New Nomads: Temporary Spaces and a Life on the Move» by Robert Klanten, Sven Ehmann, Michelle Galindo

The book is dedicated to organizing workspaces for «digital nomads» — people who prefer to work not in an office but at home or while traveling around the world. The authors write about how the growing popularity of this work format changes people's homes and urban spaces. Special attention is given to how to establish your daily routine on the go — by creating temporary mini-homes or using multifunctional furniture.

«Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less» by Greg McKeown

The book tells about the principle of essentialism, which consists of doing fewer things but more qualitatively. By highlighting and focusing on the most important tasks and discarding all unnecessary ones. This is not about «getting more done in less time», but about how to do exclusively what you need to do.

«Start with the Big Thing! 1 Amazingly Simple Law of Phenomenal Success» by Gary Keller, Jay Papasan

The authors explain how to set priorities, debunk myths about the power of our willpower, and help you not be afraid to take responsibility for your life into your own hands. They not only guide the reader but also warn against the main thieves of productivity, among which, by the way, there is no procrastination.