I was soooooooo frustrated with planners. Have you seen how small some of those spaces can get? What if I have more to do on Tuesdays than I do on Friday? I do not need 15 pages for notes! Some people can adapt but my philosophy is why do that when I can have everything I want!
Everyone is unique. What works for me may not for others and that's what makes this a perfect system.
I suggest starting with a list based style. Simply make a list under today's date...check off items as they are done...rewrite leftover tasks under the next day and repeat. After a week think about your likes and dislikes of your style and change as needed. I suggest doing this analysis periodically because as your life changes your planning needs to adapt.
Things to think about:
Do you need items categorized? Organized by times?
Do you need a tracker so you are not forgetting routine tasks?
Should you color code important/urgent to do's?
Do you need to set goals?
Is your journal focused on the most important thing to you at this moment in your life (i.e saving money, time with family, weight loss, spirituality, scheduling, etc.)
