The most likely "guide" you're looking for is the comprehensive productivity system by Dr. Sarah Hart-Unger. Her book, Best Laid Plans: A Simple Planning System for Living a Life That You Love , and accompanying podcast focus on intentional living through structured planning.
A step-by-step ritual involving reflection on the past week, calendar integration, "mood and energy" assessments, and a "fun audit". Best Laid Plans
Planning your year in five seasons instead of four to better match natural life rhythms. The most likely "guide" you're looking for is
Strategies for handling the "mental load" of family and career without burnout. 2. Origins: "Of Mice and Men" A step-by-step ritual involving reflection on the past
If you're looking for the cultural or literary "guide" to the phrase, it originates from the 1785 poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns . Best Laid Plans - Apple Podcasts
A system for aligning daily tasks with monthly, seasonal, and yearly objectives.