Grab the free Sparkle with Plans guide and learn exactly how to use your planner — horizontal, vertical, or dashboard — and what every box is for. No more blank pages staring back at you.
There's no one 'right' planner layout — there's the one that fits how your brain works. Here's how to tell which is yours.
The horizontal layout lays your week across two facing pages — wide rows for each day. It's the classic 'see your whole week at a glance' view.
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The vertical layout stacks each day as a column running down the page. Time flows top-to-bottom, so it reads like your day actually unfolds.
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The dashboard combines your calendar, to-dos, goals, and notes into one overview page. It's your command center for the week or month.
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The free guide walks you through each section. Here's the quick version so you know what you're getting.
The 1–3 things that, if done, make the day a win.
How to use it · Write them first, before anything else. If you only finish these, the day still counts.
Where your hours actually go — appointments, deep work, life.
How to use it · Block time top-to-bottom. Treat a block like a meeting with yourself.
The smaller tasks that support your priorities.
How to use it · Keep it short. If it has more than ~7 items, move the rest to a 'later' box.
The parking lot for thoughts that aren't tasks yet.
How to use it · Capture freely — a book idea, a reminder, a name. Sort it later.
The bigger thing you're working toward this week or month.
How to use it · Keep it visible on the dashboard view so daily tasks stay pointed at it.
A line to look back — what worked, what to change.
How to use it · End the week with one sentence. Patterns show up fast when you write them down.
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