Time management Monday: What to write in your planner?

September 5, 2016September 5, 2016 Laurie Huff 2 Comments Homepage Carousel, How to use a planner, Planning Tips, Time Management

Recently I saw online a question from a new planner user who wasn’t sure what exactly she should write in her planner. She said she decided to use a planner because she feels very unorganized and forgets things all the time, but she didn’t know where to start. I imagine many new planner users […]

Time management Monday: Organizing your day spaces in your planner

June 20, 2016June 21, 2016 Laurie Huff Leave a comment How to use a planner, Planner Features, Planning Tips, Time Management

Whether you are new to using paper planners or a long-time user, everyone loves to see tips on how to use your planner pages. Seeing how others use their pages can give you ideas on how to effectively plan in your own planner. Below are a couple of different ways to organize the day spaces […]

How to set up a new planner

January 14, 2016December 26, 2019 Laurie Huff 6 Comments How to use a planner

Continuing my series on tips for new planner users, today’s post is how to set up a new planner. It’s important to set up your new planner at the beginning of the year. What do I mean by “set up” a new planner? It’s nothing complicated. It’s just getting your planner ready so it fits […]

Time management Monday: How to use task lists on your planner pages

November 2, 2015December 2, 2015 Laurie Huff 1 Comment How to use a planner, Time Management

Continuing my series on planner tips for new users, this post will help you use task lists on your weekly planner pages. This is the third post in this series. You can see the first post in the series with general use tips here, and the second post helping you decide which type of planner […]

Choosing your planner: free-form or structured?

October 23, 2015November 2, 2015 Laurie Huff 1 Comment How to use a planner

This is the second post in my series on helping new planner users. You can find the first post in this series here. In this post I’ll walk you through the three main types of weekly planners and help you decide which level of free-form vs. structure will work best for you. I recommend a […]

How to use a planner: a guide for new users

October 16, 2015December 19, 2018 Laurie Huff 8 Comments Homepage Carousel, How to use a planner, Planning Tips

Whether you are using a paper planner for the first time, or have come back to paper after using digital, here is a guide to help you use your paper planner effectively. What’s the purpose of your planner? First of all, if you’ve looked around the internet for advice on using a paper planner, you […]

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