Jesse Itzler has a thing called the ‘Big A## Calendar’. Every year, he prints out an A0 calendar and marks it up with important events and important goals for the year.
Although I organise my life in Google Calendar, I miss the scaled visualisation that comes with a large, physical calendar. It makes a meaningful difference to see all the weeks on one page, and realise how much (or little) time you’ve got between trips, work milestones, and personal goals—like my first half marathon in November.
Itzler sells his calendars for $50, which is pricey. So I found an A0 template on Etsy for a few pounds, and sent a pdf of the 2024 and 2025 calendars to the printer. I’ve now got a huge 2024 calendar hanging on my wall, and it’s been helpful to externalise every important thing for the year on a piece of paper I can reference within seconds.