I've put a lot of thought into year-long planning.
I've surveyed 5 of my friends and here's the answers i got:
Q: How do you visually plan out your year and keep track?
A: I use the calendar app on my mobile phone
My issue: logging stuff in a mobile device that is really small, doesn't allow you to see big picture and serve as a constant reminder
Q: How do you visually plan out your year and keep track?
A: I use a calendar book that i purchased
My issue: the book itself doesn't give a year-long summary, it is more of a monthly/daily note jotter.
My solution: look for something i can use to place in my room and serve as a reminder of my year-long goals. It should be something that i can use every year and something i should be able to modify/remove/add as days go by (goals change, people change).
My options:
Option #1 - a real electronic device that is large enough for me to plan out my year.
Thoughts - this is not feasible. I remember back in the day when they first tried to market "Microsoft Surface". This is before they came out with the surface products, it was initially marketed as an electronic table board that was large enough and interactive enough for you to comb through many problems milennials face today (illustrating thoughts, long-term planning and design).
Option #2 - a hard surface non-electronic annual calendar that will immediately visualize my year and allow me to strategically segment my annual plans visually. So i found this product listed below, and decided that i would pin it in my room with half-inch steel top pins (these also exist) and use dry-erase markers.