An Emacs package that replicates a (paper) planner format I used to hand write.
The main section is "tasks." Each task has a collection of checkboxes. Their meaning depends on the task. They may, for example, represent completed pomodoros for work or study, or days exercised for exercise. Whatever you want. This is the "work unit" and figuring out what it means on a per-task basis is up to you.
In this system, you set a target number of work units per task per week. And then, as you're moving through the week, you check them off.
Here's what it looks like—very simple!
To install the Paper Planner package using use-package with straight.el, add the following to your Emacs configuration:
(use-package paper-planner
:straight (paper-planner :type git :host github :repo "djliden/paper-planner")
:config
;; Configure your settings here
(setq paper-planner-file-format "weekly-planner-%s.org")
(setq paper-planner-starting-day "Sunday")
(setq paper-planner-my-tasks
'((read . 8)
(exercise . 6)
(work . 40)
(study . 10)))
;; Optional: Set the default directory for your planner files
(setq paper-planner-directory "~/your/directory/"))Replace "your/directory/" with the desired directory path.
You can customize the paper planner by setting the following variables:
paper-planner-file-format: Set the format for planner filenames (default: "weekly-planner-%s.org").
paper-planner-my-tasks: Define your tasks as a list of cons cells with symbols and associated work units.
paper-planner-default-directory: (Optional) Set the default directory for your planner files.
Once you have the package installed and configured, you can use the following interactive functions:
paper-planner-generate-file: Generates a new file with the planner template.
paper-planner-mark-task: Mark the next checkbox in the current task (default keybinding: C-c C-x C-c).
paper-planner-create-template: Create a planner template with the given start date and tasks (used internally, or if you want to generate the template in an existing file).
The generated planner will include task sections with checkboxes, a schedule section, and a notes section. Use the paper-planner-mark-task function to mark a checkbox as completed.