my hybrid planner setup for 2021 

are we just going to ignore that wedding tab??? CONGRATULATIONS!

DOOMED👏TO👏FEEL👏CONSTANTLY👏UNSATISFIED👏ABOUT👏MY👏PLANNING👏METODS

*If you think I'm being overdramatic , well this is a productivity channel so this is probably the only drama we'll ever have* KSKSKSK IM WHEEZING 😂😂😂

Personally, I like going digital for things I need to do (events, tasks, projects, and things that tend to be flexible timewise) and I like going with paper for things I am (diaries, brain dumps, habits) I need the efficiency of digital systems to be productive and I need the freedom and relaxation of paper to be reflective.

I keep my calendar digital and write down my to-dos daily and weekly. It's not perfect but it works:)

the camera quality is better than my eyesight 👁👄👁 - honeypot films

“If you think I’m being overdramatic...” I could never. We’re in this planner peace journey together.

Hey Mariana, I'm a patreon and your videos have long helped me through my executive functioning issues due to my mental health. It's inspiring to see someone organized and put together when you struggle a lot. However, I wanted to share something I've learned through my times being messy and dealing with perfectionism that I think would be helpful to you as well. When you're creating content that thrives on, well, knowing things, being perfect, it can feel really tricky when that video that you released of the perfect planner system is no longer working for you. I noticed while watching that you're being a bit hard on yourself in this video, just by some choice of wording. I promise and assure you, there is nothing wrong with being adaptable. If a system no longer serves you, then that's all there is to it. We are human beings and one of the greatest gifts we can have is being able to adapt. I think you are already very good at this, seeing you came up with a nifty hybrid system for the future. All I am saying is grant yourself permission to adapt. You do not have to make a "for all time" perfect planner set up. All that it needs to be, in that moment, is perfect for you in that space of time. If this hybrid system doesn't end up working out midyear and you get stressed that it was marked for 2021 and it's partway through the year and you don't like using it, don't stress. It served you for that block of time. you both showed up for your part. It's okay to just cooperate with your systems and go with what work for you. Atleast, that's been something my therapist has been working really hard to teach me. So yeah, I hope this little tidbit of acceptance can help fight any perfectionism, or at least serve as a reminder that it's okay from someone out there in the sea of the internet. Have a great day.

i'm very happy to know i'm not the only one who writes notes in two languages

You are being overdramatic and so am I because I've spent weeks deciding between paper and digital. You're the perfect RU-vidr for me!! Thank you for this video!

Paper is FANTASTIC!!! We've been using paper FOREVER, it's timeless. And doesn't hurt your eyes.

Etsy has great covers for the Hobonichi! That’s where I got my cover!

I still love your digital planner system. I bought the same one and already purchased the 2021 planner.

Ahhh, thanks for the reminder. So the search begins for my ideal 2021 planner system..I aspire to be as organized as you!🙈😭

My hybrid setup since I've been doing both for school.~~ Analog - I use a pretty bare bones bullet journal for schedule planning, daily events & tasks, and notes when I'm away. Physically writing down what I'm doing the next day really helps me remember and feel focused. (I'm also a digital artist, so time away from screens to plan is relaxing + dopamine from checking things off) Digital - I use notion for my more detailed notes and trackers. i.e. A tracker for art projects progress, a tracker for school, and one that integrates both & admin tasks. I also use it for taking notes for school, and anything else that needs a little more detail, or links & such. And - because it's the best way I've found to automate my routine reminders - I use habitica for my habit tracking and routines, that way I don't have to rewrite them in my journal. :)

2021 will be my second year in the hobonichi cousin. I changed careers last year and all of a sudden i have a packed calendar and need to keep track of client requests. The daily pages are life

She is legit the only reason i actually get up to do work. Lyy girl and thank you for the inspiration.

When I say this video is God sent, I mean it! I have been wracking my brain trying to figure out if I should plan digitally or physically in 2021.

I also use digital planner (Google Keep and Calendar) for school and work related planning while I use paper for personal stuffs (writing kinda makes me reflective about how my day or week is going). It's not perfect and sometimes it gets messy but hey for someone who hates seeing school/work details every night, it works.

this seems like such an amazing and productive approach to planning, especially for those who’s days are always busy- thank you !

It wasn't until this video that I realized how much you've actually influenced my study and planning process over the past few years. Through your advice and recommendations I've built my own digital/analog hybrid system that works really well for me at this point in my uni career. I use a paper planner for appointments, since I find analog still gives me the most efficient and complete overview of my week. On note pages I add weekly to do- and grocery lists. For my daily planning I use Google Calendar, to structure my day hour to hour. This has really doubled my productivity in this covid situation. For notes on uni courses I use OneNote because it's the easiest and fastest way for me to switch between summaries and notes from different weeks. Last but not least, I use Notion for anything and everything else, such as wishlists, recipes and projects. I think its cool that you keep changing your planning system, since different momentsin your life require different approaches. And of course I keep learning a lot from you. Thanks!

Anyone else who clicked on the video the moment it appeared 🤭

I love my hobonichi planners and use them with a koyuko b6 26-ring binder for project planning. I love notion but have trouble using it for school - the search is not reliable. I would love a mid year update next year where you go through how your Hobonichi is working for you!

No one judges you for not finding the perfect system bc it just means more content for us :)

I LITERALLY HAD THE SAME PROBLEM JUST YESTERDAY. I love digital but decided to switch back to paper after about a year of being happily digital, dubbing December as my "re-trial period" before I decide on my 2021 system. This video is a big help

That intro is so relatable to me! I bought an ipad thinking I'll do digital planning, then after a month or so bought an hourly planner, then started calendar blocking on google calender and keep and then now I'm back at paper planner (i have 2 😅)

THIS! This is what I needed. I have the motivation to make my own pros/cons list now to see how I should plan and take notes for the spring semester. Thank you!!!

I use a digital calendar for major preplanning, a separate task list app, and a bullet journal for... everything else.

I was literally waiting for your video and checking my RU-vid feed continuously.

I think after years and years of buying different planners and bullet journals I have finally found a good system that works for me. I put all my appointments/class dates/work times on my google calendar that I can then access from my phone or add to from my phone at any time. However, the calendar is for my "have to do's" and it's not for specifics. That's where my brain dump journal comes in handy. Before I had my brain dump journal I used to put sticky notes with important info/reminders/passwords/to-do lists/etc all over and I would lose them constantly. My brain dump journal is a place for my jumbled thoughts to be written down. This doesn't mean they are pretty or well organized. But I can always refer back to them later. I've been doing this for 3 semesters now, and I have gone through 4 brain dump journals, but I never throw them away because I can always refer back to them. It's so my random thoughts have a place to go and don't disappear into nothingness.

digital journal is efficient, but paper one is more enjoyable. totally agree!

I just got the same planner! I started my setup and honestly it was worth the investment.

I started with better organisation of my life thanks to your videos. I tried many of your suggested methods, some of them stick with me and others weren't suitable for me at all. But I found the perfect combination from them, that is just "me". Notion is too complex, so I use OneNote for my knowledge base. I tried Bullet Journal but then I switched to weekly planner with a lot of space for notes (because BuJo system is great, but I missed preprinted days). Now I found something, that I absolutely love: paper-tablet from reMarkable. The handwritting experience is awesome, it's distraction free (no email, no browser) and I can have everything in it perfectly organised. In my "Diary" file I have template with week planner and dotted pages for BuJo style notes. So thank you for all your videos, it really helped me find my own "perfect system".

The new graphics were wonderful ! The hybrid method is my go to way. I am all for minimalism and efficiency apart from the bursts of creativity I get. Love

Just sharing what working for me right now... Daily tasks in reminders app Date & Time specific tasks in calendar app Every database in Notion I use bullet journal at the end of the day to reflect on the day, my mistakes and write some tasks down for the next day which I copy on phone app after I get ready for the day and open my journal for a quick glance.

I prefer to use paper because I like to think of my planner like a diary. I will keep all my used planers and maybe in 20 years I can look through them. When you are digital you might not be able to do that

i feel like this is the video i've been waiting for a really long time... i've definitely felt like this for a while, where my life is split between computer and paper

I feel you Mariana! OMG really needed this I just got an iPad this year in the middle. Was attracted to digital planning. Then felt my paper was what I wanted and ended up being confused! But u helped on the right time. Thank you so much 😊

i feel just like you. i digital is eficient but analog is enjoyable. so things for i strugle to control everyday by writing (like my budget control ) i use digital apps. for other things i use paper (like my weekly plan, to-do lists, etc)...

Good choice-paper and writing things down is somehow more real. NB: you can use iPhone to take pics to “backup” your paper planner.

Everything about this video resonates with me. “Let’s call this my perfect 2021 system. Since I already had a 2020 perfect system. And a couple 2019 perfect systems.”

Because this video too. Thanks for your instructions metholaziec n concepts not a little bit of our life time membership too

Yes you get it tooo!!!! I need both

i have been WAITING for planning system that combines digital and physical planning. I use one myself, (with Notion too) and I love it. Thanks for this!

Finally we could see your Notion setup! Will you show it in greater details? ! No covers for Hobonichi????

If you start itching for more digital, there’s a store called agathecase/goodplannr on Etsy that does digital planners, one of them being almost identical to the hobonichi cousin layout, with all the day/week/month pages hyperlinked, and I believe they have a free version for the end of this year for people to try out. But don’t mess with a system that works (I just get excited about planning stuff)

A qualidade dos teus vídeos é incrível! Adoro este canal!

lol i just came up with solution a week ago and i swear this is the best thing!

Lovely video! I had a similar planner setup several years ago at an old job and it was the most organized couple of years I've ever had! I've been using different setups since, but was thinking about going back. I think your video is probably the universe telling me that's the best idea. :)

Could you please make an in-depth video on your knowledge base? :) Thank you!

same problem, TYSM!!

Can you make a video with your favourites apps or apps you have on your iPad

I can truly say that I agree and I can relate to doing the hybrid of digital and paper planners. 🥰

Wait... What??? Notion is free now? 😱😱😱 Thanks!!

I also have the same issue of preferring digital or paper. I like digital bc it makes my notes/plans easily accessible everywhere. I personally work better on paper tho, but i don't have one notebook that i carry around everywhere. I haven't found the perfect system for me yet, but i'm working on it!

This is 100% me! Indo love paper but appreciate a very hands on app to organise. I’ve struggled the whole year trying decide which one would be the best , ended up doing exactly as you in this video, still on paper with the weekly planner and stuff and monthly task and project on notion and trello, and thats all! Loved the video! Cheers ❤️

I can sooooooooo relate to your opening statement! Ty

I love your planner videos!! I adopted your hybrid bujo filofax system and used it for work for a full year!! I’m switching jobs soon so I decided to give the Hobonichi a cousin a go for 2021. So I hope you consider an update video at some point next year to see how the Hobonichi has worked for you!

I really waiting your videos, no doubt it's inspiring as usual, I like your planing method and be sure I get Notion app from last some weeks and there is some hesitation that how I should use Notion and this video help me alot

I’m a lefty and I’ve always hated my writing. But I have a hybrid job with Multiple personal responsibilities.

I finally joined the hobonichi cousin avec crowd this year too. I look forward to seeing how you use yours in 2021.

ce podia colocar legenda em português p galere q n fala inglês tão bem ou nada, mas seu canal ta me ajudando muito! amoh

Hey there, I am very happy to hear from your perfect setup, since I was struggeling with the same problem. I hope it is okay for me to share my solution to it, maybe you give it a look as well. Moleskine brought out a smart pen (around 100 $, expensive I know) but with it comes a special notebook or planer, the pen recognizes the page you are writing on and basicly syncs that with the virtual Notebook on the App. The App dosen't even have to be open, the progress can be synct later too and last year they brought there first planer out, with this tecnolegie inside. It is what I will be using next year because (this is so amazing) it can sync to your ios calendar or Google calendar, so it puts in the event you write on paper straight into your phone calendar app. I am so blowen away by it, I hope you at least look at it. 😊 Love your Videos btw. Greetings from Germany. ❤️

This is my first video of yours and I already love you! You speak to my soul with everything you talked about your system. And then the British TV 📺! You just got a new subscriber!

While I don't use Apps for my notes , I also always had a little bit of a hybrid setup! But I really like your detailed planner! I will definitely try to incorporate this to my own , it's looks so helpful and just generally really smarter ! So thanks for this new concept, it really looks fun!

I also have a hybrid system, i love paper planning and use it for my daily to do lists but i use notion for longer lists, projects, and long term planning

Thank you for sharing, I recently bought my first hobonichi cousin full year for 2021, I look forward to seeing more of your videos on hobonichi :)

Wow i just found your channel. I never heard anyone describe how I feel about digital and paper studying/planning as you did. I do everything exactly as you do it and I’m very glad to find someone that I ca. Relate to! Love your channel and keep up :)

So good! This is pretty similar to my plan as well- hobonichi for everyday planning andnotion for project managing my online business. However I’m also using roam for my zettelkasten. Hope this works out for both of us!

OMG A HOBONICHI (I'm so excited by the thumbnail).

Goodplanr is a hobonichi style digital planner

Hi Mariana, thank you for this lovely video! I was just wondering if you ever considered trying out "endless" notebooks like Rocketbook? They have multiple products from small flip notebooks to a nice big planner. They are made from not really a paper (but it feels like paper), the surface is erasable with wet cloth and you can scan your notes directly to different platforms and clouds. I had the same problem about wasting paper too much and I simply love the feel of writing things down by hand so I decided to give this a try. I gotta say that it's not perfect for planning, at least not for me (but I only have an ordinary notebook so far, I'm thinking about buying their planner also), but for taking notes it's perfect! I mean yes, it does take more time than typing directly on the computer, but personally I like this a lot. I still can write notes by hand and have them digitalized at the same time, it even has the OCR function for some languages, so looking up things/keywords later is also not a big problem :)

Hey I think that you would also love the Ella Kalender too. She is a German RU-vidr and does her calendars herself. She is just so amazing and really cares about her buyers because it’s a one woman company. I have her calendar called the Experte and it too has monthly, weekly and daily spreads. I absolutely love it and i really love to support European creators!

Socorro, eu literalmente tive um bug no cérebro quando você começou a falar em inglês e do nada eu li as notas em português. Fiquei tipo “ué, eu tô entendendo o que tá escrito, mas não é inglês” HAHAHAHAHAHA

We do be needing that digital v analog drama Mari! spill the tea

wahhhttt this is too relatable omg thank you so much for introducing this to me!! ahhh it really has changed the way i organise my life, thank you so much

Great video ... I also simplified my system using both digital and analog

This is system I use as well. Hybrid is the way to go for me. I just can’t seem to find the perfect notebook + planner that won’t cost an arm and a leg

I was literally struggling with the same thing! Thank u for sharing thisss 🤩

Love this hybrid setup as this is exactly what I want to implement. If you are able to, are you able to showcase your entire (new and improved) Notion setup including your different workspaces, as this is very interesting to me? Thank you! Love your content.

I love your voice! You remind me of a college professor that I had!

Have you seen the planner for iPad app by Takeya Hikage? You can use daily, weekly, monthly styles, import calendars, and hand write and use stamps! I use the weekly view and so far haven’t yet felt the need to swap back to analog since it has that flexibility of writing in ideas around my cloud calendar time slots.

This may be my new set-up now! Thank you so much for this video. I’ve also switched a lot with digital and physical systems, currently using Notability bullet journals and trying to use Notion more 😅 The physical planner set up with thin notebooks looks ideal for my brain - something between a midori traveler’s notebook and the old cancelled Microsoft Courier project that launched my digital planner search lol

On girl, imma gonna need your nails brand and colour! They red and RAD!!!

Very well explained. Great that context given and very honest.

Which European stores are selling the Hobonochi? 🤔 I really want it but the customs+shipping to Portugal, like you said, are: 😭

I'm really glad to see this video, I've been thinking about using Notion to help me keep better track of my assignments from my class syllabi but I also still like to have my paper planner for times when I don't have computer/internet access.

I swear I have spent YEARS looking for a planner... I currently use a day designer daily my hubby laughs at me cuz he wonders how long it will last before I need a different one lol

I've had printers guilt forever!!! I never wanna print things out, but I learn best that way. :( IDK how to get over this.

Mariana, seu inglês só fica mais gostoso de ouvir com o passar do tempo. Parabéns, flô!

Lol this is just me I feel like I want both for 2021

admito também apanhei um susto quando recebi o hobonichi em França, não estava à espera de pagar tanto na alfandega. acabei depois por procurar uma copia no aliexpress, algo que queria evitar mas adorei o formato deste planner

Hey mariana, great video, thanks for sharing these tips. Could you tell me please which is the app at 3:09?

Hi. I didn’t quite catch the other system (other than 2nd Brain aka PARA) mentioned for setting up a knowledge base. What is the 2nd system?

Gostei especialmente das palavras em Português, totalmente eu!!! : ) new subbie

I organize everything long term in digital (notion) and make everyday to do lists on a bullet journal :) Made a video about it and have templates for planning in case you'd like to try it out!

I'll do the same i guess, notion and a paper planner, tho i'll be using the fox planner

Yes yes yes I struggled with the same thing and found almost the same solution. I have a small book for random notes and a physical planner and notion, but how do you manage the small task related to a project? I kind of wanna have them in my notion too but I don’t want to write them in both systems, do you have any recommendation?

Literally where my struggle is at this moment! I didn't think to hybrid, but I love how you're incorporating it!! What is the notebook/journal you're using at 7:58 and 8:22? I like the size!

Hi Mariana, have you thought about going for journaling/planning on Ipad (using Apple Pencil), instead of paper? I do find myself quite in the same place as you, when doing this I crave for the other 😭The only thing left is that whether I should use my Ipad to planner daily routines (which I think it would waste fewer papers, as I tend to not look back on those tasks except for end of month/year), or keep on paper-writing.. What is your opinion on this? Thank for the video anyway! ❤️