I don't really "plan" anything specific per se. I almost always start at the tower, browsing the available bounties, take any or all that I have room for that I can knock out quickly, and then rush off to get them done. I try to hit at least one public event as quick as I can as well. From there, it's kind of just a free-for-all that goes between patrolling, Daily/Weekly, Crucible, story missions, etc... Kind just go with the flow. I'm currently trying to level up both Vanguard and Crucible to rank 3 to get a couple weapons I want. I've already got Dead Orbit and New Monarchy to 3, so I'm working on the others now as they have items I'd like to have. It seems to be going quite slow since not all of the points are combined like the were for the factions. I'm always working towards that next level though (trying to get to 28) so I guess that is my overall plan.