Alright, so this Froesch thing popped up everywhere, and honestly, I was kinda lost about it. Looked like some productivity magic? I figured I’d give it a spin myself since I was struggling to juggle everything.
Step 1: Just Write Stuff Down (No Filter!)
Right. My brain felt like a messy junk drawer. I grabbed the ugliest notebook I had (seriously, didn’t want to waste a nice one) and dumped everything swirling in my head.
- Fix that leaky tap (been dripping for weeks)
- Email the bank re: that weird charge
- Grocery shopping (milk was basically water)
- Outline ideas for next week’s blog post
- Figure out why phone battery dies by noon
- Call mom back (oops, missed her last three)
Surprise: Felt lighter just scribbling it all out. Like decluttering your brain’s desktop.
Step 2: Look at Your Calendar (Seriously, Check!)
Okay, looked at my calendar. Surprise meetings! Dentist on Thursday afternoon blocked off. Client call Friday morning. Was planning to go rogue on Thursday afternoon, bad idea. Shifted the email and phone battery stuff to Wednesday morning gaps instead. Made sense not to pile it all in one imaginary free block.
Step 3: Pick Just FIVE Things
My list looked longer than a CVS receipt. Froesch said pick FIVE for tomorrow. Just five. Felt impossible. Finally narrowed it down:
- Buy groceries (non-negotiable, empty fridge)
- Email the bank (charge stressing me out)
- Brainstorm 3 blog post ideas (15 mins max)
- Call mom back (priority guilt!)
- Look up phone battery settings quickly (a 5-min job)
Saved fixing the tap and the blog outline for later. Had to accept I couldn’t do it all at once.
Step 4: Do Them in Order (Finish One First!)
This felt weird. Normally, I bounce around. But Monday morning, I attacked the list in order. Emailed the bank first (easy win!), then braved the grocery store. Called mom on the drive back (hands-free!). Brainstormed ideas with my coffee after lunch – kept the timer on. Then spent legit 5 mins messing with phone battery settings.
Focused on each until done. Didn’t switch until the last one was crossed off.
Step 5: End Your Day & Prep the Next Top Five
Around 5 PM, looked at the list. Everything checked off? Yup. Actually felt finished. It wasn’t magic, just felt… calm? Took five minutes to jot down my rough top five for Tuesday, pulling stuff from the master list. Didn’t actually do them, just planned.
My Big Takeaway: I kept this up all week. Sounds basic, but writing it down stopped the mental swirl, checking the calendar grounded me in reality, picking just five made it feel possible, doing them in order stopped the half-finished chaos, and ending the day/prepping the next put a lid on it. Ended the week feeling less frazzled, actually managed to finish everything on the plan, including finally fixing that damn tap! Froesch ain’t fancy, but damn, it works if you actually do the steps. Simple wins.
