The short version: your saved posts are a list of what you want, collected all year before you had to promise anything. Gather them, sort them into Do, Try, Buy and Let Go, look for the patterns, and turn your top three into plans with a date attached. Set aside about 45 minutes, ideally with something warm to drink.
The Year-End Saves Review
Open your Instagram saved posts, TikTok Favorites, Pinterest boards, your Screenshots album and the chat where you send things to yourself. Your newest saves are at the top, so scroll back to roughly the start of the year.
Do: bigger goals, like a trip or a skill. Try: small experiences, like a recipe or a café. Buy: your wishlist. Let Go: things you've moved past. Unsave those now; if your saves need a bigger clean-out first, do the 30-minute digital declutter.
What did you save again and again? Dozens of pasta recipes, beach towns or home workouts aren't random. They're what you want more of. Write down your top three themes.
Turn each theme into one specific plan with a first step. Then create a custom collection for each in Sprink, like "Next Year: Travel," and move the matching saves there from any app. Add a note with the first step so the plan and its ideas live together.
A plan without a date is still just a save. Put each plan's first step on your calendar, plus a 15-minute check-in on the first Sunday of every month to open your plan collections and pick what's next.
From Saves to Plans: Examples
- Saved a lot of recipes? Plan: cook one new saved recipe every Sunday. See the best way to save recipes.
- Saved a lot of places? Plan: book one trip from your saves by March. Here's how to keep travel ideas trip-ready.
- Saved a lot of workouts? Plan: pick three saved routines and rotate them weekly. More on saving workouts you'll actually use.
- Saved a lot of home ideas? Plan: finish one room or corner, not the whole house. Start with where to save home decor inspiration.
- Saved a lot of products? Plan: turn your Buy bucket into a gift idea list for birthdays and holidays.
"You don't need new goals. You've been saving them all year."
Curious what your saves say about you? Take the saving personality quiz before you start. It takes a minute and it's a fun one to send to friends.
Frequently Asked Questions
Quick answers about planning with your saves.
How can saved posts help with New Year's resolutions?
Your saves are a record of what caught your attention all year, before you had to make any promises. Resolutions built from those patterns tend to be things you already want, which makes them easier to keep than goals you invent on December 31.
How many plans should I make for next year?
Three is a good number. It's enough to cover different parts of life, like food, travel and health, and few enough that you'll actually remember them in March.
What should I do with saves I'm no longer interested in?
Let them go. Unsave them so next year's review is shorter. Interests change, and a save you've moved past was still useful: it showed you what you didn't want.
When is the best time to review my saves?
The quiet days between Christmas and New Year are popular, but any time you're planning works, including your birthday, a new season or the start of a school year.
Give next year's plans a home
Sprink brings your saves from Instagram, TikTok, Pinterest and more into one library, with custom collections and notes for every plan. On your iPhone and the web.
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