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September 6, 2019

Lion Planner Review – Daily, Weekly & Monthly Spreads (Pros, Cons & Video)

There seem to be more and more daily planners available, specifically undated planners so you can start and stop using them anytime. One of these that caught my eye (which has 2 pages per day and lots of room to write) is the Lion Planner.

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Quick facts

  • Size: 5.5″ wide x 8.5″ high
  • Sewn binding
  • Hardcover (no personalisation)
  • This belongs to page in case your planner is lost
  • Neutral inside pages
  • 2 page pre-plan weekly + reflection – no days of the week
  • 2 pages per day
  • 1 Monthly Planning page
  • 1 Page monthly calendar (starts on Monday)
  • Notes pages
  • Contacts pages
  • Undated
  • Lasts 6 months

Let’s take a closer look!

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The Cover

Typical hardcover sewn bound notebook. It does have a lion symbol in the corner… but other than that it’s very plain.

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Approx 1″ thick

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At the front of the planner are some open-ended goal planning pages

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Monthly Calendar

Week starts on Monday but since there’s no dates you could use some whiteout and switch it to Sunday. To save time I like to use date dot stickers for undated planners.

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lion planner undated monthly schedule 1 page simple minimalist pros and cons video weekly daily agenda planner

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Weekly Planner

This planner is a bit different – there’s no days of the week on the weekly pages.

Instead there’s space to pre-plan and then reflect.

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Daily Planner

Not sure why, but the daily has a 24 hour day. If I used it I’d re-purpose the unneeded hours for extra list making space

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Not very often that each day has 2 pages to plan:

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Extras pages

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I find contacts pages to be a waste of space (as I keep that info on my phone) but you could re-purpose this page for lists, password log etc.

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Tabs

As is the case with sewn bound notebooks, there are no tabs.

There is 1 pocket folder adhered to the back cover:

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Pros of the Planner

  • Portable size
  • Minimalist color scheme
  • Bright white paper
  • Despite it’s thickness it doesn’t feel like it weighs much
  • Monthly, weekly and daily pages
  • Undated – start planning anytime
  • 2 page daily spread
  • 2 page weekly overview
  • Pocket folder

Cons of the Planner

  • 1 page monthly calendar – may be crammed for space in the boxes
  • No tabs

Would I use this planner?

It’s different… but I’m not sure it’s the right fit for me. When I bought it, it was with the intention of turning the daily spread into a weekly spread. I may still do that – I’m undecided at the moment.

If you like this planner, it’s available on Amazon (affiliate link).

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Comments

  1. Alice says

    September 7, 2019 at 11:33

    For the hourly daily schedule- some people work nights, have their whole day flopped. They work nights and sleep days. I think it was nice to consider the needs of “night owls” or people with night jobs and not just those who are able to get up at 6-7’oclock am.

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    • Alice says

      September 7, 2019 at 11:36

      Or to keep track of medication times, nursing a baby time table, or maybe they have 2 or 3 jobs.

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