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The winter arc, answered plainly
The questions people ask about the winter arc, answered in full and without the shouting. The journal is at the bottom of every page, and you do not need it to use any of this.
What is the winter arc? The idea, explained plainlyThe last ninety days of the year, run on purpose instead of written off. What the winter arc means, where the name came from, and what it looks like day to day.
When does the winter arc start and end? The 2026 datesMost people start on October 1st and finish with the year. The 2026 dates, how many days it really is, and what to do if you are starting late.
Winter arc before and after: a before you will trustHow to take a before snapshot you will believe in December, what to measure for the body, the mind and the work, and how to write the after page straight.
Winter arc journal, app or Notion? What to track it inApps, Notion, a wall calendar or paper: what each is good at for tracking the winter arc, why ours is a PDF and a paperback, and how to use it on a tablet.
The winter arc plan: ninety days on one page, with a templateA plain winter arc plan to copy into any notebook: the setup evening, the two-minute daily page, the weekly review, the halfway page and the close.
Winter arc rules: five you will still be keeping in DecemberHow to write five winter arc rules of your own that survive a bad week, with examples for the body, the mind and the work, and the one rule under all of them.
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