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5 years of planning my life in a Google Sheet

March 3, 20261 min read

For the last five years, I've kept a Google Sheet. Three columns. Date, goal, done or not. Every evening I write 3 to 5 tasks for the next day. Every night that follows, I write 3 to 5 more. That's the whole practice.

The screenshot below is from a week in June 2025. You'll see "Vstati 3:50" (wake up at 3:50), "10km run," "Meditation," a UX review for a client, and a meeting with friends, all sitting on the same row as work tasks. Some days the row has one task. Some days four. There's one X, from a morning I didn't get up early. The sheet didn't punish me. I just kept going.

[Insert screenshot of the Sheet, June 2025. Sanitize client names before publishing.]

What surprised me was how much this small habit carried. None of the big things in my life were ever on a daily list. We built a house. We started a family. I ran two marathons, one in 2023 and one in 2025. The sheet never said "build a house" or "run a marathon." It just said what mattered tomorrow. The rest was the sum.

The reason it works is small. Writing tomorrow at night is a way of putting the day down before bed. Doing the hardest thing first is a way of finishing the worst hour before the world wakes up. Together, they bring something I can only call peace of mind. The day has a shape. The plan is decided. The rest is just doing.

Lansia is that practice in your pocket. Up to five tasks a day. One evening reminder. The same X marks when you miss. No categories. No projects. No long-term-goal frameworks. Just tomorrow, and yesterday's proof.

If a Google Sheet would have worked for you, Lansia probably will too.

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