Tempus Daily Planner Review (Pros, Cons & Video Walkthrough)
I don’t often review daily planners as I don’t often use them. However, I’m making an exception for the Tempus Planner. Rather than the traditional hourly scheduling format most daily planners have (which is the reason I avoid them), the Tempus Planner has a task focused layout.
Disclaimer: I was sent a copy of the planner in exchange for this review. I was going to purchase the planner anyway. As always, all opinions are my own. This post contains affiliate links. If you purchase this planner using my affiliate link I’ll receive a small commission at no extra cost to you.
Quick facts
- Size: 6″ wide x 8.75″ high
- Sewn binding
- Hardcover
- Important Dates
- Neutral inside pages
- Daily planer (1 page per day) – task focused not scheduling
- Saturday and Sunday each get their own page
- Weekly review
- No monthly calendar
- Half year review
- Undated
- 6 month planner
- Lined & unlined notes pages
Let’s take a closer look!
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The Cover
Approx 2.2cm thick but feels very light
Annual Planning
Goal Planning
I really like goal setting pages that have space for what the milestone is and the tasks for each milestone so these pages are a perfect fit for me.
There are 5 of these pages which should be plenty for the 6 month duration of this planner.
Daily Planning
The pages are undated so you can stop and start using anytime without ‘wasting’ any days.
Saturday and Sunday each get a full page <3
No pre-printing scheduling times printed in this planner. If you’re a fellow night owl you’ll know how hard it is to find day to a page planners like this!
This is how the creators suggest using the pages:
Weekly Review
Love everything about this page except the books read section. I’d probably use this for jotting down what I did that week for big goals like creating an ecourse (similar to the small wins section).
Half Year Review
Something I wish more planners included – a half year review! I really like this format – the questions are similar to what I use – to the point questions that are actually helpful.
Monthly Calendar
There is no monthly calendar in this planner.
Extras pages
Books to read – a good idea but the page is very spaced out with room for only 8 books per page.
I’m not too sure about this quote finder thing that appears a few times throughout the planner – I probably wouldn’t use it.
Lined & unlined notes pages
Tabs
There are no tabs in this planner (probably because it’s hardbound)
Pen Testing
I tried various ballpoint, gel, fine tip and marker tip pens. Overall, the pages faired pretty well. There was bleed through on my cheap highlighter, stamps and the fat tip of the Uni Pi. But other than that, no ghosting or bleed through 🙂
The planner also came with this planner carry case / pen case!
Pros of the Planner
- Portable size
- Minimalist color scheme – gender netral
- Full page for Saturday and Sunday
- Bright white paper
- Smooth paper that feels really nice to write on
- Goal pages
- Pages lay flat
- Undated – stop and start using anytime
- Weekly review
- Half year review
- Reasonable price for a 6 month planner ($23 USD)
- Ribbon bookmarks
Cons of the Planner
- No tabs
- No monthly calendar
Would I use this planner?
Yes. I typically avoid day to a page planners as I don’t need them on weekdays when I’m at my 9 – 5. However, since this is task focused I’d probably use it all 7 days of the week.
If you like this notebook, it’s available on Amazon (affiliate link)
More planner reviews:
- Using the Slice Planner (daily planner + app)
- Corie Clark Purposeful Planner Review – Daily Version
- Day Designer Mini Daily Edition Review
Planning Tips:
- Daily versus weekly planners: which is right for you?
- Using the daily and weekly Momentum Planner by Productive Flourishing
- 52 Lessons learned after trying 52 different planners in 52 weeks
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This really surprised me, as I was expecting a review of the German tempus. system, which has a 2-page-per-day format. I’ve used it and liked it, but obviously as it’s orientated towards a German calendar, it was unworkable for me, living in the USA. Anyway, I was unaware that there were two different planning systems named tempus./Tempus.