Which form of planning suits you?

If we look at time and task planning according to the way in which it is (or should be) planned, two poles emerge at first glance: more orientated towards time units and resources or more task or content-related. The "ideal forms" would be the calendar and the to-do list.

And of course there are many, many variants that can be categorised somewhere between these two types of planning. However, a slightly different view also shows that planning also differs in terms of whether it plans ahead, into the future ("I'm going to study statistics for two hours on Monday afternoon.") or actually has a retrospective reference when something has been completed ("I've learnt statistics, I can tick it off."). This approach may seem banal, but it can be helpful if you are not happy with your current planning:

Let's assume I make weekly or monthly plans with all my regular commitments and place tasks with a fixed time slot in them. However, I regularly lag behind my plans (have already applied all the readjustments) and am becoming increasingly dissatisfied. Perhaps I should try a (more) retrospective version at this point.

Conversely, let's say I have numerous to-do lists, but I always get to the point where I "run out of time", I catch myself taking too few breaks, sometimes a "mountain of to-do's" "surprises" me in a week... Perhaps I need to incorporate more time dimensions into my planning. A fundamental question is also which form of planning suits me, my needs and the tasks I have to plan - which form doesn't suit me or even demotivates me?

For the larger plans, it should help to find out what suits you. However, it can also happen from time to time that switches are made for certain tasks or, for example, detailed planning.