Planner Pad Spiral Bound January-December 2026/ Calendar Year 6 3/4″ x 8 1/2″ Medium 3-Tier Funnel Down 12 Month Organizer, Greenish Grey Cover/Soft Green Ink

FINALLY, THE BIG PICTURE! Best Planner in the Age of Digital Distraction and Anxiety!
I have used all sorts of planners and time management systems over the years. I started in the 90s with the Franklin Covey System (First things, first!) and then used various versions of GTD and had yet to find a good way to manage the clutter and chaos that is my digital life. I work in media / tech and have so many incoming channels (email, calendar invites, Slack, Teams, Sharepoint, JIRA notifications, etc.) not to mention a personal life of gmail, text messages, What’s Apps, Instagram, Twitter / X, Facebook (because my actual family uses FB still), and then just the regular old mobile phone call which is largely spam, but more often a friend in need. It’s so easy to get overwhelmed and forget about your own life, the quality of your energy and your priorities. I’ve even tried Cal Newport’s time boxing systems and various apps that integrate all your digital lives, I”ve had a Hobonichi Techo planner and various Moleskine calendars, but for whatever reason, none of these solved the planning problem.The issue isn’t the tracking of tasks or the time management, it’s the energy management, the need to shift things around to meet priorities and the ability to proactively plan – not in a myopic daily list way – but in a way that has some foresight into the upcoming volume of asks and responsibilities. I needed something that was NOT another digital distraction. I needed something that helped me THINK and get things under control so I could VISUALLY see the volume. This Planner Pad (I got the desk sized one which is 6×8 roughly) is just that solution.You can see a collection of things, what you’ve committed to doing on a certain day, and any big events. That way everything is all in one place and can be proactively sorted. When I use it, I can assess my level of energy better. I can read out loud the upcoming anxiety of a big presentation, stacked with a day of meetings and say, “you know what – schedule some down time that night when I’m done – order in, watch a movie – paying bills can wait until Friday – it will be ok.” No guilt. I’m building my live energy back into my productivity, rather than trying to pack more into every minute with multitasking, multracking and micro time management. THIS IS THE BIG PICTURE!This is huge for me. It also clearly addresses the incessant copying of tasks from one day to the next. My bullet journal worked great, I’m a big BuJo fan – until it started causing shame because the priorities always got pushed and the creative tasks always got relegated to the back-burner and that started introducing shame into my morning routine, where I would look at the previous day and realize I had accomplished less than I’d hoped and had no real way to dig out of the overload, as each day piled on more > and then another > and then another >, until all I had from the previous day were >’s. Just not a great way to start the day.NOW… I start the day with a quick glance. I see all the things I hope to accomplish. I assess if that’s actually doable on that day (weather, energy level, other intrusive tasks). As I go I start to notice my tolerance for pushing things forward and I can see when things are getting out of balance and proactively set a boundary. If something gets added to my plate, something else gets moved and I get to choose what I’m willing to move around and what I’m not. This gives you a real tool for setting work-life balance boundaries. It’s flexible and you learn as you go where your hot spots are. Already, I’ve started taking better care of my health, getting better sleep and keeping up with finances and relationships. Additionally, there is a psychological component that allows me to anticipate things – some of these things are stressful, and some are exciting, but because I can see them coming, they feel more predictable in a way and even though we don’t control everything in our lives, we do have some choice over how we respond to circumstances. Now I have a better understanding of what I’m actually responding to. It’s not just that last email at 9PM that makes me grumpy… it’s that this is the third night I’ve worked later than I anticipated. I can see the imbalance and recognize it for what it is… a digitally driven environment that has collapsed time and geographic space with ceaseless always-on demands. What I thought was my problem, was not my fault! And this Planner Pad proves it! Get one. Watch the video. It is life changing! (Will still use my bullet journal for meeting notes, but that’s it!). This is definitely the best planner in the age of digital distraction and anxiety.

Unique and perfect appointment organizer and calendar
This is most organized calendar/appointment book I have ever used and have been committed to it for many years. It’s worth the price as I can label the columns and keeps lists, reminders, and to do list all in one place. I use the monthly calendars to track birthdays, etc and the front/back pockets for business cards.

Very Good planner
This is the third year in a row that I have purchased this planner. For the top section, I use it as a “brain dump” where I put everything that needs to get done for that given week. The next section, I assign all that needs to get done to a day. And then give it a time. It’s a little plain, but I use washi tape to make the pages look more interesting. The sections are not so boldly written, so you can easily use the other sections to suit your needs—just use washi tape or a post it. So I created a section for words of the week. I have a quote for the week at the very top. I carry it everywhere I go!Now, for a person that doesn’t want to fiddle around with making it more creative it’s still a great planner. I think it helps me to develop a vision for the week.Oh, I forgot to add that there are pages for notes and pages for goals if you really like keeping track of your progress.As the years have passed, I have grown to use this planner in a more efficient way.

Good planner
This planner promises to help you become more organized and accomplish more in your life. I am only in my third week of using it, but it is already proving its value. Use it to simplify complicated projects like decluttering, spring cleaning or remodeling that need to be carried out over a period of weeks or months. It is especially valuable if you need to stop work mid-project, and pick it up again later.This planner comes with a very helpful video explaining how to use it—don’t miss that as it clarifies its features. This is a highly recommended choice if you stop using your other planners after a couple of months or you are making a career out of decorating your planner. It is pricey, but ignore that. Isn’t a better-organized life worth it?

The Planner Pad is great. I got it on Wednesday. But the Guttidirect and UPS tracking are a big joke!According to the tracking my order has not been delivered and is just about to go out for delivery. Unbelievable how screwed up it is!Planner Pad gets 5 stars, and tracking gets zero!