It’s not every day I get to introduce a guest blogger with the same name, but this morning’s post comes by way of artist Leah Markov-Lindsey, who’s written a very nice review of the Space 24. Thanks, Leah!

I’ve used several planners over the years (Filofax: thin paper, too bulky to carry around; Franklin Covey: love the format for busy jobs, nice paper, pricey, bulky; Moleskine: dreadful paper, sticky cover) but none of them have been able to hold my attention for more than a year or two.

I actually haven’t used a paper planner for a couple of years. My last office job required Outlook, and when I started working as a visual artist full-time, I segued over to iCal, thinking it would be enough. A year and a half later, I realized that it didn’t matter how much information I entered into iCal because I never opened the program to check what was going on! I had stopped writing anything down, and I was forgetting ideas, budgets, deadlines, and appointments.

I finally had a realization shortly after I was diagnosed with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (at age 29). I need a system that works! My planner had to be functional, sure, but I also need to enjoy using it to ensure that I would write important things down and actually look for them later.

Enter Exacompta’s Space 24. From previous planner experiments, the format that works best for me is weekly, with a page for notes each week. My planner also needs to be good-sized but portable. And have great paper! The Space 24 meets all my requirements.

Here’s a look at how I use my planner.

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