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When you want to live your best (and most organized) life, sometimes the best way is with a paper planner. Even if you swear by your favorite productivity apps, research shows that writing things down by hand can help us better organize our thoughts, retain information, and boost our ability to come up with more ideas. Oh, and jotting words the old-fashioned way (instead of typing them on a keyboard) has also been proven to increase our brain activity.
On that note, we’ve rounded up some of the best planners for every type of person, from entrepreneurs to busy parents and more. Check our top picks for the best offline organizers. (Bonus: they’ll help you conserve your smartphone battery!)
Panda Planner Pro
We love Panda Planner’s entrepreneur-minded Venture planner, which helps you create quarterly business goals, plan your daily tasks, prioritize work-life balance with gratitude prompts and more.
Happy Planner Undated Beautiful Balance Classic Wellness Planner
We all know that balance is key to success (whether it’s work, home, or social life), and Happy Planner’s wellness-minded organizer can help you achieve it. This undated 7.75″ x 9.75″ planner helps you keep mental health top of mind and has pages for writing encouraging notes, monthly goals, mood journaling, gratitude tracking and more.
Happy Planner Undated Beautiful Balance Classic Wellness Planner, $28
Erin Condren Tie-Dye Metallic Daily Parent Planner
If you’re looking for something to organize your kids’ schedules, we’re fans of Erin Condren’s parent planners. This one is 7″ x 9″ and comes in an undated three-month format and includes pages for class schedules, school information, contacts, and more. The designer even has organizer options for your little ones!
Moleskine 2021 Weekly Notebook Diary
For a no-frills planner with a classic look, we’re big fans of Moleskin’s 12-month weekly planner. It’s available in large, pocket, and XL sizes, and perfect for keeping track of your daily schedule to-do list, projects, bullet journaling, note-taking, and more, thanks to the calendar grids and note pages.
Clever Fox Budget Book 2.0
Focusing on your finances? CleverFox’s Budget Book 2.0 is a 12-month planner that’ll help you achieve your money goals, whether it’s getting out of debt, increasing your savings, tracking your home or business expenses, and more. It has a built-in receipt pocket and is slightly smaller than A5 size, so you can easily throw it in your bag and plan from wherever you are.