The Advantages of Paper Planners

In an increasingly digital age, there is an app for everything but no electronic calendar can compete with a pen and paper planner. Technology is meant to make life easier but being inundated with text alerts and reminders can be stressful. When pondering the best way to organize your life in a clear and calm way, consider the finer points of a traditional day planner.

Creative Control: There is not a lot of flexibility when using digital calendars or note pads. The way that information is inserted into templates does not work for everyone. Choosing a paper option allows for complete control of how information is presented. For more visual learners, planners and journals are able to be customized with graphics to draw attention. Instead of filling in boxes and mandatory fields, a custom design allows users to input as much or as little information as they want.

Kick-Start Your Memory: Most people tend to find a correlation between memory and handwritten notes. Typing is quick, impersonal and a basic routine for almost everyone, so dates and appointments can be easily lost in the shuffle. More than retaining the information that was written down, flipping passed the same event or note over and over again can make events or deadlines easier to remember.

Stay On Track: Checking in with paper personal planners eliminates the distractions present with smart phones or other digital calendar apps. It is very easy to intend on confirming a dentist appointment only to find yourself in a text conversation or YouTube spiral instead. Paper planners allow users to stay focused and keep on track.

Unplug: Choosing a traditional planner means never having to rely on an internet connections or a full battery life. Along with being constantly accessible, paper is also subtle. Between text messages, e-mail, and calendar reminders, electronics produce a lot of noise. In addition to being annoying, this constant noise can desensitize users to the importance of alerts. This means events can be missed or ignored unintentionally.

For as many apps as there are for organizing schedules and appointments, they just can’t compete with the tried, tested and true methods of paper.

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