Name what you want to finish
Create a project for the outcome. Keep a broad idea in its description while you work out the details.
Personal projects
Give your next project a place to happen.
A portfolio, a hobby build or an idea you keep coming back to. Turn it into a project with clear steps, then make room for the next action alongside the rest of your life.
Saved app: 7-day trial; card required, then a paid subscription. Prices and trial terms. You can also try the separate free weekly planner without an account.
Keep the outcome and its steps together
“Launch a portfolio” gives the work a direction. “Choose one work sample” gives you something to start. Keep the smaller tasks inside the project so you can find the next step and see what you have already finished.
In the example, three of five tasks are checked off. The remaining tasks stay visible. Counts show finished tasks; the tasks can differ in effort.
From an idea to work you can return to
Make the next step concrete
Add tasks yourself or ask Ginger to help break the work down. Review the saved steps and edit them as you learn more.
Choose what fits this week
Make room for a step alongside your other commitments. Record what you finish, then return to the project to choose what comes next.
Start with something you care about
These are planning examples. Choose the outcome and first action that fit your own project.
Launch a portfolio
Finished looks like: A page with selected work and a short introduction.
Begin with: Choose one work sample to include.
Make a photo album
Finished looks like: A finished album from one trip.
Begin with: Choose ten photos from the first day.
Build a small app
Finished looks like: One useful feature that someone can try.
Begin with: Write down what that first feature must do.
Your project shares the week with everything else
The portfolio step, your workout and the laundry all need space. Play This Life brings projects, tasks, habits, routines, workouts and chores into the same personal planner, with views for their different details.
A project gives a finite outcome its steps. A habit or routine can support it over time. Our guide to tasks, habits, routines and projects helps you choose a useful structure.
Want to sketch the week first? The free weekly life planner compares estimated minutes with the time you have each day. It is separate from the saved app: it does not create a project in your account or sync into it. Download your CSV before leaving to keep a copy.
Talk through the part that is unclear
Tell Ginger what you want to make and what you already know. Ask for help defining the outcome, choosing a small first step or changing an existing plan.
Help me plan a personal project. Ask what I want to finish and what time I can give it before saving the steps.
The result is work you can open and edit in Play This Life. Review the saved project and its tasks before relying on the plan. You can also create and change work directly.
Explore AI task breakdownBefore you start
What belongs in a personal project planner?
Use a project for an outcome with several steps, such as a portfolio, photo album or hobby build. A single action can stay a task; repeated practice can be a habit or routine alongside the project.
Do I have to plan with AI?
You can create and edit your projects and tasks directly. Ginger is there when you want help thinking through or changing the plan.
Is the personal project planner free?
The saved app has a seven-day trial with a card required, followed by a paid subscription. See current prices and cancellation terms. The separate public weekly planning tool is free and needs no account.
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Explore the idea in practice
Bring one project you want to finish.
Start with the outcome and the part you are unsure about. Build a plan you can review, change and return to.