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A plan has to fit the day you actually have.
thePlan is a personal planning system for work that doesn’t fit neatly into a flat task list. It keeps projects, tasks, and their context together, then brings that work into a calendar with existing commitments and limited time.
I use it to plan my own work. That means its development gets tested against interrupted afternoons, competing priorities, and tasks that turn out to be larger than expected.
Keep the shape of the work
Some work belongs to a project. Some projects belong to something larger. Some tasks need smaller steps before they become manageable. thePlan preserves those relationships so the daily list doesn’t lose the reasons behind it.
Plan against real constraints
A task can be important and still not fit today. Calendar commitments, available capacity, deadlines, and scheduling preferences all matter. thePlan brings those constraints into planning and keeps room for me to make the final call.
Adjust as you learn
Daily use reveals things a feature list won’t: an awkward workflow, a scheduling decision that makes little sense, or a missing piece of context. Those findings shape what gets fixed and what gets built next.
Where it stands
thePlan is in daily use, with further scheduling work in progress. I run my own instance. The public repository includes the application, setup and operating documentation, and records of what shipped and what remains unfinished.
It has also become the better fit for the personal-planning needs I originally explored through Phronesis. The useful ideas have found a home here, and this is where that work continues.