How to use a planner

     So planners are one of the first things that students are encouraged to use in school. But do they work? I've heard so many people say they don't work for them and its just a waste of time. The reason it wont work is because of lack of consistency and using the wrong types of planners for you.  This article is about the type of planner I use (I made it myself) and the best way to maximize it's effectiveness. 

     Planners can be expensive and won't always meet your needs. So I made one that I feel has everything I need as a student. It might change a bit once I'm out of school and enter the work force full time, but it is awesome the way it is. I started off with a bullet journal. It was great for a while but still didn't have everything I needed. Yes it was customizable but it took up a lot of time. So I decided to combine that with what I had seen with my previous planners and what I had been using in addition to my bullet journal. 

     The basic things I included were the calendars (obviously,) weekly schedules, daily schedules, assignment logs, excercise logs, monthly reflections, and other various organizational techniques. These things worked together to make my life more efficient. The planner itself is made on a yearly basis and is time consuming when you first start off. But once you get to a point where it becomes second nature, it'll be done in the blink of an eye.  

     Once my blog gains some traction I might make bulk copies of all my planner types and start selling those but for now I will just be elaborating in future articles. 

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