Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
You begin the day knowing exactly what you want to accomplish. Then the meetings, messages, emails and interruptions begin. By lunchtime, you’ve lost track of what matters and have no idea how to get the day back under control.
In this video, I show you a simple paper-based daily planning method that gives you one clear place to return to whenever your day is disrupted.
You don’t need an expensive planner. A basic notebook is enough. By writing down your appointments, choosing two or three essential tasks and leaving space to capture notes, you create a realistic roadmap for the day—without abandoning the advantages of your digital tools.
If you would like to build a complete system combining digital tools with notebooks, pens and paper, take a look at my Hybrid Productivity Course:
carl-pullein.thinkific.com/courses/hybrid-productivity
Try this daily planning method for seven days and see whether it helps you feel calmer, more focused and more in control of your day.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 When your carefully planned day falls apart
00:54 The problem with a completely digital system
02:03 What digital tools are good at
03:18 The hidden decisions inside your digital system
03:37 Why a paper planner helps you refocus
04:03 Planning around your actual available time
05:16 Why this is not about going fully analogue
05:48 A single place to return after interruptions
07:39 You don’t need an expensive planner
08:55 How to create your daily planning page
09:18 Choose your three most important tasks
09:59 Leave room to capture notes
10:49 Try this planning method for seven days
12:14 How it reduces overwhelm and anxiety
12:46 Why I keep returning to the Franklin Planner
13:08 The three things your daily plan needs
Learn the basics of productivity in 45 minutes for free.
👉 tinyurl.com/3snsshzz
You begin the day knowing exactly what you want to accomplish. Then the meetings, messages, emails and interruptions begin. By lunchtime, you’ve lost track of what matters and have no idea how to get the day back under control.
In this video, I show you a simple paper-based daily planning method that gives you one clear place to return to whenever your day is disrupted.
You don’t need an expensive planner. A basic notebook is enough. By writing down your appointments, choosing two or three essential tasks and leaving space to capture notes, you create a realistic roadmap for the day—without abandoning the advantages of your digital tools.
If you would like to build a complete system combining digital tools with notebooks, pens and paper, take a look at my Hybrid Productivity Course:
carl-pullein.thinkific.com/courses/hybrid-productivity
Try this daily planning method for seven days and see whether it helps you feel calmer, more focused and more in control of your day.
TIMESTAMPS
00:00 When your carefully planned day falls apart
00:54 The problem with a completely digital system
02:03 What digital tools are good at
03:18 The hidden decisions inside your digital system
03:37 Why a paper planner helps you refocus
04:03 Planning around your actual available time
05:16 Why this is not about going fully analogue
05:48 A single place to return after interruptions
07:39 You don’t need an expensive planner
08:55 How to create your daily planning page
09:18 Choose your three most important tasks
09:59 Leave room to capture notes
10:49 Try this planning method for seven days
12:14 How it reduces overwhelm and anxiety
12:46 Why I keep returning to the Franklin Planner
13:08 The three things your daily plan needs
Learn the basics of productivity in 45 minutes for free.
👉 tinyurl.com/3snsshzz
