Solora
Solora guides
Plan by role, one focused day at a time
Short, practical guides on the methods behind Solora: a daily Big 3, roles with weekly targets, rituals that keep a week on track, and what to do when energy is low. They work on paper too; Solora just does the counting for you.
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The two ideas behind Solora, explained so they work on paper too.
The Big 3 method: pick three things that make today count
Pick three outcomes a day, handle leftovers on purpose, and see how it compares with MIT, 1-3-5, Ivy Lee and Eisenhower.
Method guideRole-based planning: balance work, family and yourself without a longer list
Give each role a small weekly target, then check once a week which one got squeezed. Includes 23 role ideas and a sample week.
Rituals
Small, repeatable routines that keep a week on track.
The 15-minute weekly review: a simple template you'll actually keep
Five questions in 15 minutes: wins, the role that fell behind, the most-postponed task, next week's focus, one pile to clear.
GuideA 5-minute morning kickoff and a 10-minute evening shutdown
Aim the day in five minutes, close it in ten: an energy check, a Big 3 that fits, and a shutdown that decides what happens to every open loop.
For your situation
The same methods, tuned for a specific kind of week.
What to do on a low-energy day (and still feel you moved forward)
Shrink the plan on purpose: one small win, an easier version of each habit, honest streak protection and guilt-free rescheduling.
For working parentsHow working parents can plan the week so the important things don't slip
Four roles, one non-negotiable each, three things a day and tiny family habits, plus a 10-minute Sunday check.
For content creatorsHow to plan your week as a content creator, without burning out
A role, a small weekly target, batch days and a minimum post for bad weeks, plus what a planner app can and can't do for creators.
For travelersHow to keep your habits and plans on track while traveling
Shrink habits on purpose, protect your streak honestly, and keep the whole trip in one project with a moodboard. No internet needed.
For side projectsHow to plan a side project around a full-time job
A small weekly target, one next step at a time and a clean line between roles, so your side project moves without taking over your life.
Compare
Honest comparisons with other planners, sources included, and written by the maker of one of the apps, so read them with that in mind.
Role-based planner apps compared: which one fits how you plan?
Week Plan, Harmony, Griply, Structured and Solora side by side, with when each one is the better choice.
ComparisonFree Structured alternatives for iPhone: which one should you pick?
Tiimo, TickTick, Tweek and Solora against Structured: what's free in each, and when Structured's own free plan is enough.
ComparisonSunsama alternatives: free and iPhone-first options
Sunsama has no free plan and its iPhone app needs a desktop first. Solora, Structured, TickTick and Akiflow compared.
ComparisonTodoist alternatives for planning your personal life on iPhone
TickTick, Things 3, GoodTask and Solora, for when a long task list isn't what you need.
ComparisonNotion alternatives for planning your life on iPhone
Love the Notion life dashboard idea, tired of maintaining it? Griply, Structured, TickTick and Solora work out of the box.
ComparisonThe best AI planner apps for iPhone, compared
Solora, Structured, Tiimo, TickTick, Akiflow and Motion: what each AI does, what it costs, and which ones need a computer.
ComparisonPrivate planner apps for iPhone: no account, little or no data collected
What App Store privacy labels really mean, and how Solora, Apple Reminders, GoodTask, Things 3, Tweek and Streaks compare.
ComparisonHabit trackers that won't punish you for missing a day
A broken streak makes people quit. Solora, Streaks, Habitify and Way of Life handle missed days differently.
More from the same developer
- Where to start organizing your life: a short reset across planning, photos and sleep.
- A simple Sunday digital reset (Solo.Swipe): clear the week's photos in a few minutes.
- A ten-minute wind-down routine (ATHA): breathing to end the day calmly.
- In Turkish: Solora rehberleri (where to start organizing your life, the Big 3 and beating procrastination).
- All guides by Gül Eda
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