How to Use a PAPER Planner for Work 📔 Stephanie's Hobonichi Techo Weeks (Functional Planner)

[@JetPens]

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[@Ink2Screen]

That letter reading was too cute! I hope you will get to enjoy the stationery you were thinking of trying out, Lawson!

[@LetterLadyZ]

I love seeing FUNCTIONAL planner examples! This is similar to how I use my weeks-I also use a digital calendar so I don’t use the monthly pages. I have the weeks Mega and am using some of the back pages for bullet journal type spreads. And there are so many pages they don’t feel “precious” and I can use them for notes and ink samples.

[@JetPens]

Thanks for sharing! 😊

[@riverAmazonNZ]

It’s so interesting seeing people’s methods. I love that everyone’s handwriting is unique to them, so personal and expressive.

[@akira_ariga]

Honestly the only thing I’ve ever used any sort of yearly index for in terms of work, is to record daily sales Also congratulations for being in hobonichi’s book AAAAHHHHHH

[@heatherbell1524]

I use the weeks as my garden journal (I keep track of weather, plants, garden schemes, etc...). I use the yearly index as a tracker for how much time I spend in each of my gardens (herb, vegetable, landscape, etc...).

[@GC12345]

4:45 When Stephanie asks “Do you use Hobonichi Weeks?” I totally got Dora the Explorer vibes.

[@danniellesantana5814]

I use the yearly to track oil change, car needs, doctor visits and med refills

[@jrobertdeans]

I use a Cousin, but this may have convinced me to use a Weeks as my pocket calendar for when I go out. I feel naked without a notebook when I leave the house. Also, I use the yearly grid for Birthdays (Blue ink), Anniversaries (Pink), and when annual subscriptions, like Prime, renew (Green). Thanks for the video! Have a great holiday!

[@JetPens]

Thanks for sharing and happy holidays! 😊

[@sherrycohen1824]

Great idea!

[@h.o.y.o]

You weren’t lying when you said it’s not neat; I feel SEEN!!!!

[@mellow-jello]

I got into Hobinichi just a month ago, and only bought a plain navy A6 cover on discount. Fortunately a week after, I stumbled upon my local Muji, which had an A6 weeks journal, which I fit in my cover. The paper is FP friendly, and the system will cost $25 US. Wish me luck using it in 2024!

[@JetPens]

Good luck!

[@BunzLee]

It took me 3 minutes to realize that this is a brand account. And that only happened because you've referenced the other product videos. Speaking as a professional marketer myself, well done!

[@kevinspa96]

I bought the Tomitaro Makino weeks for 2024 and I can relate a lot about how gorgeous the covers are. I use my weeks for appointemnts and work, so the first column in the weeks view I use for appointment with some washi dots. Having the clear cover is a must for me.

[@asimog9790]

I started using the Weeks this year and as the year progressed, so did the amount of things I was putting in the planner. I mark down deadlines for work using the weeks section, and the monthly section is for all events I have going on and scheduling my outside of work life. I haven't actually used the back grid section yet because I can't figure out what I want to use it for, however, I'm realizing now that maybe I could use it for lists because for some reason I struggle to make lists in any other type of notebook. Grocery lists material lists for work, I'm realizing now that I could have been using this all along for that. It's really helped me organize my life and free up my mind for other notebooks to be more for journaling Additionally, I do a little bit of extra journaling on the blank right side of every week's page, reflecting on the events of the week and writing down how I feel they went

[@softsoundartASMR]

The yearly section makes a good habit tracker if you're only tracking one or two habits. Color code each habit with a different pen. It's also good for a countdown like how many days do I have before my first draft is due because I can get the big picture in one glance.

[@prophetkat]

I really like the countdown idea. I just need a goal to countdown to lol

[@egdankins]

I love my Techo weeks. I used it last year as my very first planner and ive learned and grown so much more in organizing and planning! The extra space in the back for notes came in handy way more than I had expected. So of course I ordered the 2024. I love the size because it keeps everything easy to find and forces me to be to the point in my writing. My 2023 Techo Weeks didnt have bookmarks so i used a sticky, but I love the new bookmarks in the 2024 that I have.

[@elenabasch3897]

I use my hobonichi weeks for grad school! It helps me keep my syllabus and assignments organized; I’d be lost without it.

[@abigailmcleod3206]

I use the weeks as a meal planner and the memo section for my grocery list! Such a useful planner for “mini” planning, at least in my opinion.

[@amypanddirtytoo1926]

I'm the HR person at my job so I use the yearly part to remind me when different Quarters start, Spring hiring, inventory week, etc. You know the bigger events for a giant retail corporation. The monthly is what I use for things like Freight team appreciation week (and every dept appreciation week), our meetings that are always at the same time every month like monthly talent planning and our Monday dept supervisor/manager meeting, things of that nature. I do transfer them to the daily section to be able to schedule my actual day around those events, but I like having them in the larger sequence sections to get an eye for how to plan my month and bigger sections of my year. And I use the graph paper for notes during our meetings cuz I'll forget at least one thing if I don't write everything down too! There's just so much to do and a lot of it is very important and I don't have the luxury to say "Oh! Oops! sorry I totally forgot, I'll do it right now!" LOL!

[@azure0819]

I never thought i would see Kota during a planner video. A+

[@bSidesTheRoadTaken]

I love that it’s okay to be messy. ❤

[@mrueda4277]

Congratulations on showing up on the Hobonichi publication. Love your videos, and they always have great information and fun supplies. As for the Hobonichi Weeks, it's one of my all time favorites. It's great for carrying in my purse, love the size, lots of extra pages for all kinds of lists and notes. Must admit though, this year I have been really lazy about keeping up with stuff...

[@bamberr255]

I work hourly/per diem while in school. The yearly spread in the weeks is helpful in tracking hours worked and clinical hours!

[@jenniferwatson8798]

I have a Cousin and a Weeks Mega, and I use the Weeks Mega as a reading journal. I realized a couple of years ago I wasn't reading nearly as much as I thought I was, and I wanted to build better habits for myself. The week spreads get an itemized account of what I read daily and in what format (print, digital, audio), and the graph pages throughout generally function as a commonplace journal for quotes from the books. Quotes that are especially poignant go into the weekly spread graph pages; everything else goes into the pages at the back. I note the start of each month's quotes in the index, which makes locating quotes for specific books very simple. I have 24 memo pages left for the remainder of December! This journal is also one of the ways that all my fountain pens (12) get plenty of love. I keep them all inked, and they all get used on at least a weekly basis in my reading journal. Certain quotes have even become linked in my brain with a particular pen or ink, helping me with general retention of the things I've read.

[@JetPens]

Thanks for sharing how you use your Hobonichi! 😊

[@cls3282]

Omggg the extras at the end, so cute!

[@kuromi_valentine]

Hmmm I’m thinking of getting into planners, but I just decided to start taking notes digitally for college ! Maybe I should consider a planner, that way I can keep writing physically as well ~

[@emilylackey3840]

The Coloverse Cat makes my day every time I use it.

[@ivantansbm]

I use the year section to note public & school holidays, plan my annual leave and work-from-home. Great for planning family vacations as I can also block out heavy work periods.

[@MADGuy248]

Just realise that Stephanie is rocking a pair of stretched earlobe! Looking great. I love how you use the hobonichi weeks for work as well. I use jibun techo for work planning, but it’s always useful seeing how other people use their journal for work purposes.

[@justkelly2]

The weeks is my go-to work planner, too! I pretty much use the exact same method as Stephanie. I must say, I’m surprised you use a double-broad nib in it! I use fountain pens in mine too, but that grid is tiiiiiiny, so I usually go for F or EF. For 2024, I got the one with the olive leather cover and it’s gorgeous!

[@deerie]

The weeks is my favorite planner and I have been using it for a few years 💕

[@lefthandedclogger]

Yay I have that Kaweco as well. Gold clip and everything! And thanks for telling us your ink choices, it’s a must for us ink nerds! 🤓

[@Erni3K]

I got the Mother Weeks in 2022 as a low stakes journal to keep track of a rough year and was frustrated by what I considered to be the too small weekly grid. Switched to the A6 for 2023 (and picked up the Juzo Itami weeks as an afterthought). I like the Weeks better, I've barely used the A6. and am just Weeks for 2024 (Mother edition). Sometimes all I need is that little space, sometimes I over flow to the facing page, but I need the space to stretch out in the notes pages in the back (something the A6 does not have). I use the monthly for weather and sewing/book/reminders, the yearly spread for tracking pay periods and days off/big days at work. I like seeing the shape of my time and effort. Using a Campus A5 binder and copying onto A5 binder paper, I made myself a Weeks style planner for work (the binder stays open for easy notes and scribbles). The my Favorites ThingsList is very amusing, and FYI my favorite You Tuber is Jet Pens ;) 😘

[@cklxgunmetal]

I used the same cover for my weeks for 2023! I generally use the monthly pages to track releases, paydays and due dates! appointments and work are e calendar =)

[@xonotthebirdxo7]

This video came out at the perfect time! I'm trying to narrow down which planner to buy and this was incredibly helpful!

[@flanberry]

The letter reading was so precious :)))

[@dosgos]

Congratulations on the magazine cameo!

[@chicherannah]

Planning on using the yearly index as spending tracker.... money💸💸💸

[@jennb1566]

My favorite!

[@kittymarch8455]

I work at a university and use the yearly spread to keep track of university wide dates, like first day of classes and the exam period. Also add my bosses and people I work with’s planned vacations. So it’s for other people dates, not things I’m doing.

[@gigiwhizz494]

Lovin' the Shawol colour scheme!

[@stanstraykids4610]

I ordered my first JetPens order this year; I bought the Kokuyo Jibun Techo in A5. My end goal planner is to try the A5 Cousin, but I fell out of planning in 2023 so I didn’t want to invest in a book if I abandon it halfway and the Jibun looks like it has a lot of similarities I’m looking for. I feel like if I skip a day and don’t remember to back plan, it usually means I’ll give up on the planner. I’ve been checking my tracking number every few hours so here’s hoping it’ll be a productive year.

[@karibean13]

I’ve started using a weeks for color palettes and collages! Haven’t used the monthly pages in it yet, but I’m sure I will find something for them.

[@missy_naneylove3457]

I used the yearly index to track books that I'm reading. I used color pen to color how many days I spend to read one book. My 100 also for my fav books. Next year, I'm going to use the fav site to document my fav movie, books, foods or person.

[@Jennifer-tw8xs]

I love all the Mother (Earthbound) designs. I finally bought a 2024 Hobonichi weeks because of the Mother 2 design. 😊

[@olidon96]

that’s the one i picked too! i finally got into earthbound this year and couldn’t resist lol

[@christinebainbridge2354]

I work for a school, so I use the yearly index to mark out school vacations, teacher conference days and parent/teacher conferences and snow days.

[@katiepak]

I used the yearly spread for birthday reminders or special events (simply circle the day and write the name/event)😊

[@iluVioletLink]

I use the yearly section to track my spendings for the day. I collect all of my bills/receipt and write down how much I spent in the corresponding box.

[@Gigan83]

I got the Taro Okamoto Weeks for 2024. I've already started using it because the weekly spreads begin at the end of November 2023. I'd never had one before, but when I saw the one with Okamoto's art, I knew I had to have it. I wasn't even sure what I was going to use it for, but on the very first page of the weekly spreads there was a quote from Mr. Itoi about being able to identify good things. I thought it would be a fun exercise, and without realizing it, I started my first gratitude journal.

[@debbienelson2060]

I use the yearly index for tracking work hours, PTO hrs used and days off (vacation, etc).

[@azrahshabudien7769]

I also have a weeks for work and it is my favourite. I dont see myself moving to another techo. I use the index page to track leave, work from home, sick days things like that so i can quickly refer to it

[@yujumu]

I actually the Yearly index in my Hobonichi Day-Free to keep track of birthdays and anniversaries! It’s easier to copy to new planners because the date is always the same, and then in the monthly chart I mark THAT it’s a birthday and I save a little space

[@goddessdejour]

3:22 My Weeks is a work planner too! I use the yearly index pages to log my leave used and mark my pre-approved days as well.

[@cferracini]

This year I used my planner a lot less than last year so for next year I going back to bullet journal. I hope it goes well. I already stamped post-its with monthly calenders so I can move them every week

[@katana_]

When I saw the Weeks One Piece Like the Sun 2024 I knew it was the one for me.

[@BronsonLee]

The perfect video for me - I've used the Techo WEEKS for 2 years, 3 years starting in 2024! Thanks for the tips~! Edit: SHOUTOUT TO IBUSHI BAH GAWD THE GOLDEN STAAAAAARRR

[@Nerdygirlrenee]

It’s my first year using the weeks for 2024. I ended up buying the Opanchu Usagi from the Hobonichi website. I use this first two pages for quick scheduling days.

[@cookie-kei]

I got my very first week's for 2024 this year! I am using the calendar to do daily doodles. That's all I aheb figured out so far.

[@iamthesoultender]

I’m using the Hobonichi Techo Avec for work/adulting and a forest green Weeks for arts and self care. I appreciate you showing your “messy” pages. Seeing beautiful spreads is fun and inspiring but they feel unrealistic for how my days usually go. Lots of frantic scribbling to avoid forgetting things.

[@was0000n]

stationary and Kota Ibushi was not a crossover I was expecting at 6:00 in the morning

[@lioralynx]

I've already migrated from my A6 Hobo to the One Piece Weeks for 2024! It's a much better fit for me, I don't need a whole page per day 😊

[@AngelBolt]

I was watching this on my TV, and had to jump to my phone to comment. My usual EDC is a kaweco pearl, a pilot frixion 3 pen, and the uni Jetstream 4+1 pen myself. The differing colors, erasability, and pencil are so nice to have in one. Glad to know someone out there has similar tastes!! I'm curious if people prefer the narrower travelers or week's sizes, versus something more wide like an a5. I always feel like I have much less paper in the narrower spreads...

[@robertcochran7103]

Thank you so much for this video. I have a question for Stephanie. What would you do if you lost your Techo Weeks planner? I too am impressed that Lawson wrote to you, and with the smiley faces on the back of the envelope.

[@Wild_D]

I'm already using my 2024 Techo!

[@prophetkat]

I use an april start weeks. I put my daily appointments and events like if a coworker has a day off or something else that effects my day on the daily side and on the note side i use it to keep track of my spending. The note paper in the back i have things like an ongoing tally of how much money my husband has in our joint savings because hes saving for specific things and i have a schedule of when autopayments come out of my account so i can calculate them out of my spending money when i get paid.

[@mmveelee]

Stephanie always coming through with the PEARL AQUA 💎💎💎💎💎

[@mama.bearadvocate]

🥰that made me heart melt

[@notchincorporated4824]

I’ve been wanting this video forever especially witnessing that grip. I kid…. I also love highlighting my paydays.

[@herjantisantoso976]

I am gonna use avec for 2024, this is my first time using it. I hope there is guidance to use it in your yt. Nice video, maybe next year i will use weeks also 😁

[@jaimecolston810]

I used the yearly index for pen tests.

[@jbkerns]

I am a bujo boi. I am experimenting with an A5 six ring binder versus the fixed journal book.

[@vcrouch6041]

Yes, I'm using Hobonichi Weeks for 2024. Its the plain yellow fabric cover.

[@minomnom]

I‘m using a Weeks Mega for personal stuff (organizing, planning, to do lists, commonplacing and journaling) and starting next year I‘m using a Weeks (One Piece) for work as well. My brain just loves this planner, so why change a running system? I try to be neatly in my personal planner (though I don‘t mind crossing out words when I did a mistake), but in my work planner I don‘t care, since it‘s entirely functional and I love it. I use the yearly view as a vacation tracker for my team, so I can anticipate when my workload will be a bit more since I‘ll be taking over some tasks over that time.

[@ChantelleArts]

these look wonderful, ❤❤❤

[@reanozeon9459]

All my favourite stuff😅..as always..🎉 Hobonichi !!

[@GaneshV24]

I have started on Hobonichi from this year i.e. 2025 onwards and started using weeks from Nov 25. For the yearly layout, I am marking pre-fixed payments like taxes, insurance payments etc. Atleast this is my initial plan..

[@jessplansandwrites]

I also use a Weeks for work! Not using the yearly section either, though, haha 😂 Chose the Tomitaro Makino cover. ❤

[@bobbiemayers354]

I use it for vac tracker n overtime tracker n sick days

[@BLINK_DIARY]

Very useful ❤

[@RiceLilyMeadows]

I have the same one for the same reasons I chose mine.

[@marvelholt21]

Ironically, i use the monthly part of the layout more than the weekly part! But its the only high quality small planner i like with a good monthly layout as well.

[@Indibirdie]

Use the yearly section as a habit tracker.

[@jennifercentobene1162]

The video she mentions about using the Avec as an art journal isn't linked in the description and i can't seem to find it either. I really wanna watch it cause I'm interested in seeing the results and examples in that video 😭😭 does anyone have the link??? 😭🙏🥺

[@JetPens]

Hi there! You can find the video here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/rqixkn5nn9J6irs

[@floptimus]

Weeks is a lot of fun squeezed into a tiny package, the annual page up front I track my medication and supplements. The back grid pages are more than enough for a while bunch of random things. I log media consumption, books, TV shows, movies with tiny pictures and a review. Also stick my fountain pen labels that I make for each pen in washi tape when I'm done with that fill so I can see which ones I used up through the year. I do wish the paper wasn't soooo cream colored through, only gripe.

[@dianaguerrero5967]

I've stayed loyal to my kokuyo jibun techo. Is the best!

[@1Thunderfire]

I think there are a lot of people who would benefit from paper products like planners and such but are too caught up with thinking everything should be digital because it's somehow 'better'. I don't have anything like this but even a paper calendar is very useful and since ours is by the fridge, you can't miss it. If you haven't done already, maybe you could do a video on why physical writing is good for you and its benefits? We could all do with a digital detox!

[@JetPens]

We did a video on writing vs typing a few years ago! You can watch it here - kzbin.info/www/bejne/iaC2mZmsr7d8hsk

[@francinehibiscus350]

WHERE CAN I GET AN IBUSHI KOTA PLANNER 😮😮😮

[@kristinechavez5744]

I use it to log the birthdays of family and close friends so i wont forget 😅

[@Multi2794]

😊

[@Vovvilina]

2:35 Love the Rorschach test, Stephanie! (can't say what I saw bc NSFW 😂)

[@NightOwl701]

❤

[@sanjayghosh1650]

Hi

[@emilymarlow2624]

I just can't get deal with the paper. I need a weekly with memo page, NOT in bible paper.

[@rchin4753]

PLanners are a THING !!!

[@hardlyHarley]

This year, I bought the same cover Weeks as Stephanie because I thought it was cute, and I wanted to try using a vertical/weekly layout planner. For the first half of the year, my planning was all over the place, but now, in thelatter half, I’ve gotten quite the hang of it, I guess? 😅 I also like the Tomoe River paper, and I use my fountain pens extensively with it (I switch pens and inks for every month, lol). Aside from my FPs, I also use a Sarasa Nano in black and vermillion for finer details that I want to focus on (and don’t necessarily need to write in a sheen ink). I have a cute Pokemon Frixion multi pen that I use for my school events/tests because what do I know about my professors’/the university’s changing schedules, eh? 🥹🥹 For use: I got my first Weeks in hopes of it being my general/accompaniment planner for my Rollbahn diary, which I was using for school. I ended up using it a couple of times for fandom-related events-which inspired me to get another one again, for next year! In MEGA format!-until I ended up using it mostly for school because it’s lighter than the Rollbahn, and it gives me a glance of my workload for the week. I’ll probably get another Weeks for school, and keep the Rollbahn for general planning(a combination of school and fandom planners) next year

[@robbourne1950]

Thanks for the VID Stephanie. But GREEN is payday 🤑