Plan a Challenge on Selected Days

To plan a challenge on selected days, list the exact practice dates before the round begins, define what counts on each date and keep rest days separate. Agree on how you will record changes and review the completed opportunities.

This is a manual group planning format. Check your chosen app's current scheduling, check-in and streak behavior before using it for a non-daily plan. A worksheet leaves those product rules in place.

Start with available opportunities

Choose the activity, then look at the coming week. Mark the days that have a realistic opening for it. For example, friends learning to sketch might plan Monday, Wednesday and Saturday sessions, with each person choosing a suitable time.

Write actual calendar dates alongside the weekday names. This avoids uncertainty when the first or last week is partial. If participants follow different schedules, keep a separate row for each person's agreed opportunities.

A worked two-week schedule

In this example, a drawing group starts Monday October 19, 2026 and finishes Sunday November 1. Each person plans six five-minute sessions. The review happens on the final Sunday.

  • Week one: Monday October 19, Wednesday October 21 and Saturday October 24.
  • Week two: Monday October 26, Wednesday October 28 and Saturday October 31.
  • Other dates: planned rest days, with optional extra drawing recorded separately.

Arun completes four of the six planned sessions, misses one and has one unknown record. His confirmed completion rate is 4 divided by 6, about 66.7%. Keep the unknown visible alongside that number. Optional extra sessions can be acknowledged separately so the agreed denominator stays clear.

Agree on rescheduling before it is needed

Decide whether a session can move within the week and how the change will be recorded. One possible rule is: tell the group before the original session begins, name the replacement date and keep both dates in the note. This is an example you can adapt to the group's needs.

If someone misses an opportunity without rescheduling it, record the miss and identify the next planned session. If their circumstances change for the rest of the round, agree on a revised future schedule and keep the earlier record intact.

Choose a useful way to compare progress

Counts and completion rates answer different questions. Someone completing four of six sessions has done more sessions than someone completing three of three. The second person completed a larger share of their own plan. The fair group rules guide helps choose what the group wants to recognize.

When zero opportunities were planned, leave the rate undefined. When records are missing, report how many remain unknown. A single percentage needs that context.

Copy the schedule sheet

Activity and personal minimum:
Round start and finish:
Planned dates:
Usual time or cue:
Update window and time zone:
Rescheduling rule:
Rest days:
Date | planned action | completed / missed / unknown | changes
Review date:

Download the selected-days schedule. Use the check-in prompts after planned sessions and the finish reflection at the end.

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