Rocketbook Panda Planner with 2 Extra Pens
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Size: Letter Size
Color: Teal
Condition: New
Top positive review
125 people found this helpful
Great find for the ADHD brain
By B. Blank on Reviewed in the United States on February 25, 2021
I am an adult with ADHD and have tried every type of planner and method under the sun with no avail -- Day Planner, GTD, Franklin Covey, etc. I wanted something that was detailed enough for a busy work schedule where meetings could take place literally from 5 am to 7 pm. I also needed something to capture tasks, serve as a notebook and give me at-a-glance look at the week and months. The TL;DR version is -- It has lots of ways to prod you to be mindful of your life and help you organize it, but most importantly -- its erasable and forgiving if you just need to reboot and start over. I am also big on writing things down vs. going 100% digital. I tested out the print version of the Panda planner and would stick with it for a week or two before that voice in my head said, "You got this! You don't need this!" Then chaos ensued! Missed deadlines, scrambling at the last minute to get something done you forgot to write down, being late or missing a meeting...my personal, work and family life all out of whack and not doing any of those well. I knew I needed to have the planner be more than a calendar and to-do list. I needed it to help me get a grasp on all aspects of my life. I went down the rabbit hole of online reviews, Google searches and reading on ADHD forums. A lot of people sang the praises of bullet journals and while I love colors and customization...I did not want to have that pressure on my shoulders --- it would not end well! I knew about Rocketbook and Panda, but not the Rocketbook Panda. I started to look at it and went down that rabbit hole too. After a week of "should I or shouldn't I" I was getting nowhere fast. I just threw it in my cart with some pens and said lets go! So far I like it. I have not used it consistently or used ALL the functions. But I love that you can just erase the page and you don't have the guilt of looking at a piece of paper from a month ago reminding you about your lack of use! Here is what I love so far: * Its sturdy even though there aren't a lot of pages. * Monthly pages so you can plot things out and erase if things change *Weekly pages -- I love these! I really use the weekly and daily pages now and this helps me think out the week ahead. It has places to jot down wins, lessons learned, etc. with room for tasks and weekly overview. * Daily pages -- Exactly what I wanted. A schedule, priorities, tasks and some things to help train you to reflect on the day ahead and recap at the end. * Everything and Everything page -- Has categories to just jot down things you want to do in five categories * Goals -- first off, I hate personal goals. I also hate writing a resume so reflecting on yourself can be tough, but the book is constantly prodding you to set goals, metrics and milestones -- plus a couple of key habits you want to start (...like using this book!) * Motivation -- Really getting you to think about the why and the how to goals -- helps you commit and plan! * Plank pages -- I started using these for notes and love it, but I think I could use a few more pages as I tend to work on several projects or clients at the same time and might roll into back-to-back-to-back meetings. The Pros definitely outweigh the Cons, but there are a few things that could be better. * More monthly pages -- you only get four and some people like more, It really doesn't bother me. * Light shading -- the Panda planner uses light shading to separate areas of the planner and for page lines and grid dots and in some areas is way too light. I can barely see the lines and dots on the blank pages. * More blank pages -- I haven't run out yet and tend to put off things and will come a time where I will have to either erase or have to use another notebook when it comes to scanning and uploading to the app * Pen choice (but to be fair, this isn't Rocketbook it Pilot) -- there are a lot of pens to choose. When it comes to writing on paper, I prefer a fine line so a fineliner or 0.5mm is my go too. Rocket paper is reusable and is slick, so much different than paper. The pen with it is OK and the Frixion Clickers I got are really fine, sometimes too fine. I'm going to experiment with the Fineliner Markers and see how this goes.
Top critical review
4 people found this helpful
Good product in not great condition
By Am on Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2024
2 Stars for Amazon giving me this not "like new mess", but 4 stars for the product itself. Complaint on top, details of the product farther down. Bought this as an open box item from Amazon, which was purported to be "like new", but the cover is scratched up and dirty, the pages are wiped clean but not very well in some cases, and it whoever used it last was a heavy writer, as I can see the indentations of past usage. That said, the planner organization and number of pages is great. I wish there was one more "weekly" page set so I could have last week, this week, and next week views at once. To use a notebook like this effectively getting some kind of divider tabs is a must. Otherwise it's great. Great tool for organizing a day and focusing efforts in time gated chunks. Do I wish this were a full letter size rather than executive size? Not sure... I see benefits of both, honestly and not sure which I'd rather yet. Page list: Annual planning (1) Monthly (3 double truck) - good quarterly focus Goals (6) - includes a guided journey to focus many interests into a few focused priorities with roadmap and milestone design guidance Weekly Review (2 double truck) Daily (7 sets of 2 pages each) - includes space for identifying priorities, tasks, meetings, notes, and reflection. Blank note taking pages (5) Tips: Go to the rocketbook website and look at the guide for getting the most out of your panda planner. It mostly is intuitive, but the guide is great for some of the other little features. Daily schedule: why do I need this when I have my Google/Outlook/digital calendar? If you're anything like me you get double scheduled all the time. At the end of my day, I find that writing out my schedule for tomorrow helps me prioritize which meetings I'll actually attend and make sure I write in time for each priority block I need. I'm more mindful about my day this way! I mentioned above, but goodness gracious buy yourself some tabs/dividers. But be careful about what kinds that might be annoying to write over or stickies that could ruin your pages.
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