do you need sections in your planner?

I'm stating the case for NOT having all those sections in a planner. Yup, I said what I said, with a side of salad 🥗🤣
The book I mentioned is: Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less - Greg Mckeown
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I'm currently re-reading/listening to it.
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[@kanek0yuki]

I get what you're saying about making planners too complicated. I'm definitely guilty of that, but I do feel like it's working for me. I have a bit of a different system - a bound planner that is very minimalistic and simple for scheduling and to-dos, and a ring binder for everything else. That everything else is information that I reference from year to year for running our farmstead/smallholding, so yes, there are sections within sections. But the nice thing about a ring system is that if something becomes obsolete I can remove it! Thanks for the lovely content and inspiration :)

[@PlanningwithChloe]

Ooo, I love that idea - scheduling/to-dos in one thing, then all the life/home/family/work maintenance in a separate system. Thanks so much for watching and commenting 🥰

[@stephaniebograd3315]

So interesting. I love my sections. I have fewer than I used to, but particularly for work, I don’t think it would work without them, for me. Best thing about planning is figuring out what works for you.

[@PlanningwithChloe]

That is 100% the best thing about planning! And a rings planner has definitely helped make that easier for me because I can switch things up or out if they don't serve me.

[@Mae-r5h]

Thought-provoking post! Such good tips regarding sections. I'm definitely an essentialist - I use and enjoy what is essential to me in this season of life. For me, consumerism and FOMO have no more value. Just enjoying what others create is really delightful.

[@PlanningwithChloe]

Dipping back into the key aspects of essentialism has helped to lessen the impact of FOMO for me, and, as you've said, helps to create space to simply enjoy what others are sharing. Thanks for watching and commenting.

[@GlamGadz]

Interesting perspective. I like my sections. That is just the way by brain works. I have less dividers though. And I love my label maker lol. When i’m done with something, I take a picture of it and put it in my Onenote, or scan using by printer. That way its less paper. Just went back to A5 rings from a Hobonici and prior discs. I also tried a personal rings and its too small for everyday use. Im glad there are options for us all. 😊

[@PlanningwithChloe]

I love that there are options for experimenting to find what works, I think that's the beauty of rings too - it's easy to switch something out or in.
I'd love a label maker too but I've not yet invested in a decent one. I found a work around with my printer and vinyl sticker sheets which has turned out rather well 😁

[@SimpliShelli]

I just took out my dividers 2 weeks ago, and it's the best decision I've made! My planner has been much more useful since ridding it of those sections. Glad to hear your point of view on it.

[@PlanningwithChloe]

Ah 😌 that liberating feeling of shedding what no longer serves the bigger picture, love it.

[@adriennejournals]

I’m just getting into Rings this year (hopefully, maybe!?) in the Plotter A5, so we will see how that experiment turns out. As I’ve been kind of a notebook (leuchtturm and Stalogy) person, these don’t really have sections unless you make them, so I’m definitely planning to keep that going-the only exception is that I like to archive by month, so I am thinking of just having a cover page with the month written out on it, and then just the pages. I never go back, never look back-and most of the important things are either in my phone calendar (like birth dates and appointments)or they are habits (like cleaning and gym) so as long as I do them the same day of the week, they are automatically ingrained. I don’t really see sections for each little thing as valuable because I tend to just connect things to months and what month they happened in-like a budget in January stays in January, and I’m not bringing that into February with me, if that makes sense. My planner is meant for me to focus on the now and the future, not on the past so I’m not really looking at what had happened.

[@PlanningwithChloe]

I really like how you have things assigned to a day or a month and have built a routine based on the repetition on occurrence! Very clever, as it cuts down on the thinking and planning time.

[@adriennejournals]

@@PlanningwithChloe You actually make a very good point! 😊 Having some things as habits and routine truly lowers the mental fatigue and load on decision-making, especially since we make so many decisions every day. Why not make one less?

[@shirleybrown1674]

Yes! There’s less flipping from one area to another and again another if I collect needed info ahead of time, jot down a few noteS and go to a particular section WHEN NEEDED. Otherwise I feel less organized mentally as well as on paper. BTW, that’s a great top (dress?) you’re wearing!

[@PlanningwithChloe]

Nothing beats a well organized paper system for mental clarity 🌟 Aw thank you, it's top - I rock it up a bit with boyfriend jeans and biker boots!

[@catiejohnson7910]

interested in the new planner you mentioned. might have to go down that rabbit hole -- bit i want bigger rings... booo - thats why im looking at the norfolk after i saw it in your video

[@PlanningwithChloe]

Ah well, the rings on the Norfolk certainly are bigger than most! My other A5 planners have 30mm rings (Filofax Malden & Terrazzo, Moterm Luxe 1 & 2). 30mm ,is big but the Norfolk is slight bigger at 38mm. Hope that helps 🙏