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Best Laid Plans
by Sarah Hart-Unger
Today: #163 in Education on our combined chart.
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Episode releases
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| Date | Combined Rank | Apple Podcasts |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 27 | #163 | #139 |
| Oct 21 | — | #183 |
| Oct 20 | #172 | #150 |
| Oct 14 | #193 | #173 |
Latest episodes
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October Q&A: Monthly Planners, Avoiding "Overplanning", Screenshot Follow Ups + More!
October 26, 2026 · 22 minIn today's episode, Sarah kicks off with a planner peace segment from @lindyplans , who has been tracking financial data in a $2 notebook for 17 years, following in her parents' footsteps. She also shares a listener tip about clear sticky…
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Current Daily Page Practices + Planning Tactics to Alleviate Anxiety
October 19, 2026 · 24 minIn today's episode, Sarah shares her current daily layout (you can see a photo on today's show notes - theshubox.com) in the MD Notebooks she is currently using (Jetpens: https://www.jetpens.com/MD-Notebook-A5-Lined/pd/13606; Amazon…
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Seasonality, Periodicity + October Q&A
October 12, 2026 · 27 minIn today's episode, Sarah starts off by sharing some answers to listener question! First comes a planning adjacent question around protein intake, as a listener wanted to know which planning tactics help for meeting nutritional goals…
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Top 10 Rules for Planning & Life Management
October 5, 2026 · 26 minInspired by an episode of EMPowered Radio (https://macroswithem.com/pages/podcast) , Sarah is listing her top 10 Standard Operating Procedures or rules for planning and life management. The summary: Take your time to plan well, FIRST…
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Planner Shopping Tips + 2 Mini-Reviews -- Aura Estelle + Faded Chronicle
September 28, 2026 · 30 minIt's a planner-packed episode today!Sarah discusses:- Planner buying season - mindset + shopping tips! For fun, Sarah's 2027 stack can be viewed at youtube.com/@bestlaidplansvideo- Upcoming planning experiences, including Planning 2027…
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Mixed Bag Episode! Fall Life Update, Course Info, Weekend Ideas, and Planning FAQs
September 21, 2026 · 28 minIn today's mixed bag episode, Sarah chats about:- Current life update, 1 month into Quintile 4 (Back to School)- Hobonichi drama with happy ending (eventual unboxing video will be at https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo -- but…
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Planning Big Projects + Making Room for Fun with Gemma Hartley
September 14, 2026 · 35 minIn today's episode, Sarah interviews author and mother of 3 Gemma Hartley about her planning system, with a focus on the tools Gemma uses to plan (and enjoy life!) while she tackles bit projects like writing a book.Mentioned on the…
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Routines Deep Dive + Weekend Planning Challenges
September 7, 2026 · 21 minToday's episode is all about routines! First, Sarah addresses a listener question around weekend planning - how to avoid feeling like the time was wasted without locking yourself in to too many scheduled activities?Then, Sarah talks all…
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Why Autopilot Doesn't Work + 5 Things Sarah is Loving Now
August 31, 2026 · 21 minIn this episode, Sarah discusses why autopilot (or always choosing the default, easiest choices) doesn't work. She starts with the example of health, and then compares the decline of our society's physical health (particularly metabolic…
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Reasons to Plan Seasonally + Goal Planners (Farewell to PowerSheets + Amplify!)
August 24, 2026 · 21 minIn today's episode, Sarah shares some of the ways in which she benefitted from her own seasonal planning session, and then she pivots to a discussion of goal planners- what's out there, what's going away, and what can they help with. She…
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8 Back-to-School Planning Tactics and All About Quintile 4
August 17, 2026 · 23 minIn today's episode, Sarah confesses to her recent planner switchup, and then shares her love for Quintile 4, her "throwback" fall favorites, and 8 planning tactics for the back to school season.MD Notebook mentioned: htt…
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August Q&A: Digital Task Management, Uncluttered Phone Screens, Planner Perfectionism + More!
August 10, 2026 · 21 minIn today's episode, Sarah addresses listener questions sent for the month of August!Topics include:- Her current work schedule- Digital task management adventures thus far, plus a listener rec for Tick Tick- Sarah's current uncluttered…
About the show
Welcome to Best Laid Plans -- a podcast all about planning and the planning tools we love. From planning techniques and organizing philosophies to planners and notebooks, we cover it all. Host Sarah Hart-Unger is a mother of 3, physician, podcasting pro, and a lover of lists and all things paper! Listen in weekly for conversations about planning and productivity as well as product reviews and interviews with planning experts!