Papercode Daily Planner

I have both the Panda Planner and the Simple Elephant Planner. I like both, but I prefer the Simple Elephant planner. The panda planner is really nice. It's got a nice hard cover that feels elegant and nice, heavy paper. It's somewhat like a journal and planner all in one. What I don't like about it, is that it is only 3 months, and for the price, I feel like it should be a full year. Also, there are parts of it that I'm not sure what to do with, so I just use those spaces to take notes, or I would end up wasting the space entirely. Additionally, it comes with videos and a lot of what I consider to be spam mail. I don't feel like I should have to watch videos or get spam mail to use a planner. The goal is to get organized, not waste time learning how to use the planner. In the weekly section of the planner, I do like the project planning page sections and the goal sections. I can take or leave the last week review sections. I do not care for the planning upcoming week sections, because it is just too cumbersome to fill out every week. My family/work/personal/relationships all sort of overlap, and I don't have that much to say/do, really. Habits, learning, and passion projects are all incorporated into my weekly schedule, so I feel like those pages and sections are just kind of wasted space. In the monthly section of the planner, again, I feel like there is just too much to write. I appreciate the planning section with the goals to accomplish and the distractions to avoid, but I don't care for the review section of wins and insights gained. In the daily section, I like being able to set priorities, having the schedule and task lists, and even the end of day review. I don't care for the morning review. I don't know what I'm supposed to do with the affirmation section or the exercise section, and again, I don't want to watch a video or read a mini-book to figure it out. A sample page filled out in the beginning of the planner would have been nice. The Simple Elephant: The cover is not nearly as nice. It is still a hard cover, but it's kind of a soft hard cover and the planner overall feels cheaper in quality, and in fact, is lower in cost. The pages are about half the weight of the pages in the Panda Planner, and the overall feel is not as elegant. It has the same basic assembly as the Panda Planner with three ribbons to mark your place, and the elastic to hold it closed. It has one "Focus" section at the beginning of the planner, so instead of a daily or weekly focus, you set out yearly goals. Here is where they put their affirmation and "grateful for" sections. These still are not necessary to me, but at least they only take up one page, and I don't have to look at them everyday. Monthly sections are simple with just the month, goals, and space to write notes. Weekly sections consist of the week with goals for the week, successes and what can be done better. I like this a lot better than having an entire "weekly review." Also, the Simple Elephant has the entire week right in front of you, where the Panda Planner has one day per 2 pages. Which is kind of frustrating if you have an actual schedule you need to follow. Furthermore, in the Panda Planner, your weekly reviews are in a separate section from the daily views, so it's not very logically laid out. Had I designed the Panda Planner, I would have done the weekly view, with 7 daily views immediately following. All in all, they are both great planners with great features. If you're looking for more of a journal, then you may want the Panda Planner. If you are looking for a planner to keep you on task, without all of the work and fluff, then I would go with the Simple Elephant.

For many years I have used my phone to keep organized, and it worked great. But I got to the point where I had far too many tasks, across many different jobs, not to mention home, and I wanted to try a paper planner to help me get a better visual idea of what to do for who and when. I looked at a lot of different planners - for someone just wanting to see if this system would even work out, most are pretty darn pricey. And many others just have too much 'fluff'. I decided on the elephant planner because it had a good price, and didn't look like it's the whole purpose was to make me feel good about myself and do mini-scrapbooking and journaling every day. Using a simple pack of multi-colored pens, I was quickly able to set up a system that worked for me in the elephant planner. Pros: - The pages are laid out well, with plenty of room. - The cover is sturdy, and the pages secure (I'm rough as heck on it, and it's holding up great) - Note pages! Pages and pages and pages of blank, LINED pages - and each page NUMBERED. Perfect! You can start different types of notes in different places and write yourself a handy index at the front - A handy pocket on the inside back cover, which I'm sure is meant to hold stickers, or receipts, or other such things, but I put my pack of pens in there and it works well. - I use fountain pens, and I was worried they or markers would bleed through, but they don't. The paper is thick and good quality, I've not had either my fountain pens or markers bleed through, and the pens glide smoothly on the grain. I'm also very heavy-handed (one of the reasons to switch to fountain pens, in case anyone reading this has the same problem...far less hand fatigue compared to other pens- you don't need to apply any pressure at all while writing), and when I had to make a note with a regular pen the pages didn't dent badly or scrape/tear like tends to happen on other paper types. - Undated, so you can start as soon as you get it, no wasted pages, no waiting another month or three for the year to end. Keep in mind undated means you will need to go ahead and set yourself aside a little block of time so you can fill it in, at least the monthly pages, before you start using it daily. Cons: - Ribbon markers. I wish each ribbon was a different color. The matching color makes the planner look nice, but I find myself just wanted to grab the marker for a section quickly, and I think different colored ribbons would shave a second off my logging time. This doesn't even warrant dropping a half star from my rating though. - weekends have half as much room in the weekly planning section than weekdays. This seems to be the norm for weekly planners, so no specific complaints about this product, but I'm sure there are many others out there who have just as many tasks and goals on Saturday and Sunday as they do Monday through Friday. I just write extra small and put in 2 lines of writing of every single line provided. I have been very happy with the elephant planner - and will probably get another when I finish with this one.

Comoda, grande ma non troppo, unuca pecca che nel mensile inizia con la domenica

The pages smell amazing!

Der Planer ist super und unkompliziert. Ich hätte ihn weiter benutzt, hätte ich keinen größeren gebraucht um meine Arbeitstermine zu organisieren. Größe, Aufteilung und Griffigkeit des Papiers sind ein Traum. Das hätte ich gern in dem anderem Planer und es wäre perfekt :-) Oder der Elefant wird ein wenig größer.

Muy bonito, práctico y funcional! Vale la pena ..

Great monthly and weekly planner. Thick pages. Really well made. Love the envelope in the back for extra storage and the pen holder on the side. The other pages for goals and vision boards are great as well. Comes with a little sheet of basic stickers for important days.