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Finally settled on a weekly layout after months of flip-flopping
I kept going back and forth between a vertical timeline and a classic two-page spread. The timeline felt clean but cramped, and the spread took too long to set up each Sunday. Last week I committed to the vertical layout and used a single Tombow brush pen for all my headers. It actually saved me about 20 minutes of setup time and my tasks felt more organized. Anyone else find that a simpler setup just works better for them?
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garcia.tyler5mo ago
How many pens did you have out before you cut down to just the one? I read a blog post about this exact thing, how our brains get stuck on small choices like pen color. It totally lines up with what @casey_ramirez35 said about taking stuff away. I used to have a whole cup of markers on my desk and I'd waste ten minutes just picking colors for headers. Limiting myself to two pens max was a huge relief. The setup became automatic instead of a whole project.
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the_wyatt5mo ago
Committing to one layout is the hardest part. I wasted so much time redrawing spreads before I just picked something and stuck with it for a month. That single pen trick is a game changer, it cuts down on decision fatigue. I found that when I limit my tools, I actually get more done because I'm not fussing with colors. The setup time was the biggest thing keeping me from using my planner daily. Now it's just open and go.
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casey_ramirez355mo ago
Isn't it funny how we add more stuff trying to fix a problem, when taking stuff away is usually the answer?
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