Clever Fox Planner Daily PRO - Daily Life Planner and Gratitude Journal to Increase Productivity, Time Management and Hit Your Goals, Undated, A4 Size - 21.5x28cm, Lasts 3 Months (Forest Green)

UPDATED: Original review below...After further use, I still don't like how prescriptive the goal section is, but overall it's pretty good, however...I won't renew after going through this one as I don't use the schedule section which takes up a massive area of each page. If you use the scheduling section I think this would be great. If you don't, a massive amount of each page is wasted and left blank. They could take that out, make the dotted section smaller and do two days on each page and make it a six month one and it would be a lot better :)Initial thoughts...Just started using it so will update if things change after more use, but overall it contains the main ideas with goal setting type planning, nothing innovative but packs a lot in. I think most people will love this, as I basically I do this with patients for a living I think it's a touch clunky but I'm probably a bit picky with this type of thingProsNice cover, and great choice of coversIncludes most of the basic goal setting ideasMoves through macro to micro goal/value/tracking ideas wellNice use of extra pages for adding in extra thingsNice and big with plenty of space, a little too big if anythingWhat you lose in flexibility from a Bullet journal you save a lot of time in not having to draw out new templates everydayConsI really am not keen on how the goals have prescriptive areas assigned for you, so either you have set goals for areas you might not be interested in, like Business and career etc, or leave big gaps in your goals and have limited room for goals you actually want to set. I don't get why these aren't left blank and included in the guide if people want to add their suggested onesIt boasts 'designed in Europe', and yet it shipped from the US which meant an import charge and higher shipping costsA little big and expensive for my tastes, but some people will like thatNo pen holderThe gratitude section is odd, my use/understanding as an ACT therapist is of gratitude as an on-going process rather than 'write some things here at the start of the journal and we can never mention it again', feels like it's kind of stuffed in without thought of how it actually fits (there's a few bits like that actuallyI don't think this will be my permanent journal going forward as too expensive for the flaws mentioned, but overall pretty good, gets the job done :)

This really ticks all the boxes for me - I've been trying to get the right journal format for ages, and now I'm not travelling to work on a regular basis, I can combine personal goals and work life .. this works a treat. I'm someone who really needs to maintain focus on my goals or they just disappear into the background and get consumed by 'stuff'.This prompts you to review your goals each quarter, and is a good period of time to focus on for results. I can add in any plans I may have using the double spread calendar, plan my week, and then use the daily pages throughout the day. I actually use the 'Schedule' bit as a morning and afternoon diary to jot down any musings about how my day is going, and anything I might want to jot down. My 'to do' list is work related usually, but there's space for personal ones as well. I use the notes area for any work jottings during the day. There's more space for any detailed note-taking or plans I may need to do, which is great (currently a technical workflow in progress!). Then at the end of each week I review how I'm doing against my goals - anything that's gone really well or not so great, what I can do better, and what I maybe need to adapt. All positive, productive stuff!The book itself is approaching A4 size, so isn't one I'd want to cart about - but I have no intention of doing so. I had the smaller daily one previously, which is great, but I had a separate thing for work and it was all a bit disconnected. Well worth the spend and I'll be buying another when this quarter's up!

After attending a webinar at work about boosting productivity I knew I needed to revamp my ‘to do list’. I used to have 2 lists work and personal. This past week I have combined both plus put into place what Uni of Berkeley neuroscience doctors suggested. Have you Most Important Tasks and Least important Tasks defined each day before you begin your day. Like everything, this is a new habit, but this desk sized book has helped me feel more productive each day this week. As others have said this book is designed for your desk and not to travel. It is larger than my previous weekly planners. But feels good. Nice quality paper and easy to use with handy sections and plenty of space to detail your tasks and notes for each day.

I absolutely love love love this journal, I must have bought just about every journal from the clecer fox range and by far this is the best one, because its A4 size there is loads of room to write, because it's only a 3 month version I'm not going to get bored with it, I can plan my day down to the very last detail, the extra bullet pages in the back are fantastic so I won't need any other notebooks, I think this is going to be the one that finally helps me get my life in order, the only little thing is the cover is flexible unlike all the other journals I've bought in the past so you will need a hard surface to write on but other than that this is as always a beautiful journal and very usable.

Came promptly from overseas to uk, very well designed planner with high quality materials used which you expect for the price. Very happy with my purchase.