Need Help Staying Organized in 2025? Try One of These Planners

A planner is one of the best ways to boost productivity, improve time management, and make life less stressful. Between jotting down important appointments, writing to-do lists, and creating daily, monthly, and weekly goals, the possibilities are endless. If putting pen to paper is your style, a physical paper planner is exactly what you need. These are some of our favorite planners to help you stay on track in the new year. 

_{Prices are accurate as of December 15, 2024. Subject to change.}

Muji Weekly Planner

Don’t underestimate the power of a minimalist planner. Their simplicity and no-frills design can help you focus on the important things: proper planning and organization. Muji’s weekly planner is undated, so you can use it when you need it without wasting a page when you don’t.

Happy Planner 12-Month Dashboard Layout

If the perfect planner brings you nothing but joy, try Happy Planner. Written in the name itself, they’re designed to maximize productivity and have fun doing it. This is the dashboard layout, which gives you adequate space to plan each day in a week as well as list priorities and notes for the week (or weeks) ahead, but the brand has many different layouts to choose from that may work better for your unique situation and goals. You can customize your planner from cover to cover, with several different sizes, designs, and disc colors. Add stickers, pages, and accessories as you wish.

Blue Sky Weekly and Monthly Planner

Blue Sky’s planner is simple, yet has the necessities with both weekly and monthly pages. It’s ideal for minimalists who like spiral-bound designs that lay flat. There’s more than enough space to plan, take notes, and set reminders, but it’s still lightweight with a flexible cover, so it’s not a hassle to carry around or toss in your bag.

Moleskine Classic 12-Month Planner

Moleskine planners are popular for their high quality and sleek, classic design. They’re durable in both their soft and hard covers and there’s a range of colors and layouts to choose from. With acid-free paper, the pages won’t yellow or discolor over time, if you like to hold on to your notebooks as keepsakes.

BookFactory Weekly Pocket Planner

If you need something small and portable, a pocket planner is the way to go. The BookFactory pocket planner is highly rated with a weekly layout to plan your days accordingly, no matter where you are. Despite being budget-friendly, it looks modern and stylish with its faux leather, two-tone cover with an embossed year.

LEUCHTTURM1917 Weekly Planner and Notebook

Just like Moleskine, this brand also has a dedicated following thanks to its premium look and quality. Its dotted notebooks are a favorite among bullet journalers, but its planners are standouts as well. They’re available in a range of colors, sizes, and layouts, including daily, monthly, and weekly. If you like having space to take notes, we recommend the weekly planner and notebook combo, available in a hardcover or softcover. 

Clever Fox Planner Pro Weekly and Monthly Life Planner

The Clever Fox Planner Pro is an undated planner designed to help you stay focused on your goals. In the weekly layout, you’ll find a seven-day view on one side with space for daily goals and priorities. On the other page, there’s space for everything else, like weekly goals and priorities, habit tracking, the week’s wins, lessons, and potential improvements, to-do lists, and noting what you’re looking forward to.

Rifle Paper Co. 12-Month Softcover Planner

Rifle Paper Co. is known for its whimsical designs and beautiful stationery, and its planners are no exception. This 12-month planner has monthly and weekly views with pages dedicated to notes and to-do lists. Not only is it practical, but its floral covers look stunning on a desk, especially with metallic gold foil detailing.

Scribbles That Matter Dotted Bullet Journal Notebook

If you’re a visual planner who likes to get creative with layouts, a bullet journal might be one of the best planners you can get because you get to completely customize it yourself. When I was searching for a bullet journal, I wanted a durable, dotted notebook with thick paper that could handle markers, washi tape, and fountain pens without bleeding through. The Scribbles That Matter notebook ticked off all of the boxes and more with its hardcover and bleed-proof, 160-gsm paper. It has two built-in bookmarks that I use for keeping track of my monthly and weekly layouts, and the interior pocket is great for storing stickers and notes.

Papier Hardcover Planner

If a design-forward cover is top of mind when picking out a planner, Papier has no shortage of eye-catching options. You can customize most of the brand’s planners’ binding and colors and choose between daily and weekly layouts. Each planner can also be personalized with a name, making it extra special not only for yourself but also as a gift.

Hobonichi Techo Planner

The Hobonichi planner may be expensive, but there’s a reason why thousands sell each year. The Techo is an A5-size planner that has more than enough space to plan, draw, and take notes with monthly, weekly, and daily views. The planner is best known for its versatility, as it’s not only a place to write down meetings and appointments but can also be a diary, scrapbook, or gratitude journal — the list goes on. You can also pair the planner with fun covers and accessories, some of which are limited edition. I personally opted for a Hobonichi Techo Planner to use in 2025.

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