The D1 Archer Planner: Detailed and Different, 3-Pack

I was always making lists on regular paper lined notebooks, and it would always get so monotonous I hated it. Even though I hated doing it, I had too for the sake of a to do list. Once I was introduced to my first Archer I was hooked! This magnificent, well thought out, well designed, functional, and actually very fun "planner" is the best of it's kind. I'm close to my 16th Archer, and its actually one of the best parts of my day. I'm not just filling out what I need to do, but, I sketch, I cross out boxes and label them as other things, or extend into them, I play connect the dots, hangman or I've actually folded it up to put in my back pocket for a meeting. I log places I've been, people I've met, and everyday I get to see how consistent my mood is, which, you can log specific items like that in their categorized area. If you don't see an area to log your interests, create one. Your keeping track or logging your life on an every day basis, and you don't even know it. I looked back the other day to see what the weather was like this time last year, and what my day consisted of, and I love doing that. The Archer is perfect for that, it's not just for daily work tasks, it's a journal, where you can write, it's where you write down your experiences in your day to day life keep track of your finance etc.. Most of all, the idea behind it is what's so fascinating. There's no wrong way to use it. Another fantastic feature of the Archer is what I call the "Archer Democracy". When you finish your book, you can (if you want) express what can change, what you like, what you don't like and much more. They're always listening for great ideas and I've seen them incorporate them in newer versions. Just like a democracy, you have a say in what you like to see change or improve. Try it out and just enjoy using it the way you want, that's what its designed for and what I do every day and I love it. I will NEVER go to another lined notebook again.

Not nearly enough for an active business person. Writing spaces are too small to write but one or two words.

Great for those who like a little more detail in their planning. With a little white-out you can customize the planner quite effectively. I wish each booklet contained enough to pages to log a whole month including weekends. I hate to spread my months out into two books but I also like to have a spread for every day. A student version off this planner would be greatly appreciated.

Preliminarily, I am excited to try it and friends were so in awe I actually gave 2 away. I will update after I try and may use as my teams monthly reports.Update: I have found this to be less useful than originAlly thought.

Low quality and waste of money...

The media could not be loaded.  The Archer planner is not your typical planner, it's ten times better than anything you will find on the market. Although it has structure, it's not confining, it allows, and dare I say even boosts creativity. I use it everyday to keep my personal and work life organized (all in one notebook) I love the top section where you can fill out  your mood, health, money, luck, etc. for the day in a scantron-like form (very nostalgic, in a good way, if you ask me). I love that I can put my appointments on one side and my tasks on the other- it helps with both time management and just to visualize my day. I also love the monthly reflection part of the planner. It's a great reminder to focus on how well the month went and what could have improved. If you're looking for a slim, satisfying, easy to use planner- I can't recommend the archer planner enough.

I like the idea but doing it daily can feel more chore than productivity hack. Good thoughts contained but it does take some doing to get it working

The Archer system is fantastic for those like to be active participants in their world and not just shuffling from meeting to meeting. Three things that I love....Archer acts as a journal and lets you track (and look back at) so much more than your appointments. Flipping back through old journals I can see how and when I was most productive/engaged/effective. I can see when my personal state of mind played a helpful role in my professional life. I can recapture how I felt in those moments where everything is a whirlwind.I have a place to capture those Netflix recommendations and book suggestions. I can reference when I met people, and what the circumstances were. I track expenses as easily as I make note of things I come across. It really covers everything I do in a day.It allows me to cross reference ideas with meetings. There's room to sketch, write, create but in a way that ties it all back in to the bigger context of keeping my day/life in order.I'm a big fan of what this system is and couldn't be more pleased with it.