I’m going out of town again for a couple of days, this time to attend my niece’s wedding. Usually, I’m quite anxious when it comes to packing for my travel but I stumbled upon a hack a couple of years ago that has made packing so much easier for me.

I’ve created a Notion template with everything I’d need for travel. This list includes everything from basics like clothes and toiletries, to a sublist for medication (regular prescription, over the counter meds), finances (cards, cash), IDs (passport, driving license), etc. I just have to clone this template for a trip, spend 10 minutes “organising” my packing, and then I know I just have to go through the list mechanically (which can be done later, in smaller time slots) and tick things off as I pack them in.

I know the next step is to have a travel bag already half prepared for quick trips, but thankfully, I’m not traveling so frequently for work nor pleasure.