planner consumerism :(

[@DisPrincessJen]

What I have switched to is not watching planner reviews (except for a couple of creators) because I am not looking for a new planner. I am looking at planning techniques and innovating my methods and habits in order to not feel overwhelmed. But I definitely get the FOMO. I also keep a list of features and brands that I want to keep in mind for the next time I need a planner or if my planning needs truly change (not just FOMO).

[@kyra_james]

That’s so smart! I have a list of things I want to track next year but I like the idea of listing features/brands instead of just getting obsessed with whatever planner I don’t have. :)

[@briteddy9759]

Well said. I am also looking for planning techniques that resonate with me and might work for me. I print my own inserts for a 6-ring A5 planner, adjusting them as needed. I have room for only one month in the planner, so it is practical to re-evaluate on a monthly basis. I do have monthly’s for the full year. I use my planner daily and it gets messy. That’s ok. It is not art, but a tool.

[@sharonmitchel1377]

@@briteddy9759 Spot on. It is a tool for me too.

[@cynthiaakacyndsmith6539]

This is very true here, I watch to see if I am missing out on something I could work on in my journal. My biggest thing is my hand writing.. and a smother way to keep up on the monthly have too’s. And how to rotate the seasons for me to keep up on the have to’s. I get it that it’s quite a bother what I am saying but I know what I need to make me work more smoothly.. I tend to think I ought to make notes and tip this ins. So I can keep on track. I have only done ONE planner and TN-s about one aper quarter.

[@SmartiChronicles]

I have agree completely and I’m getting tired of the planner hoppers. I want to see someone progress and grow with the one they have and maybe change after find it didn’t work after a couple months . Not hop to another system in less than a week…which then creates another unboxing video and more fomo… thank you for letting me vent

[@kyra_james]

Exactly!!! Thanks for being here :)

[@theplannerpincher1928]

Subscribe to me, I’m not a planner hopper.

[@KimSJoy]

I am a recovering Planner Addict. I used to have 2 to 3 planners going a year. I was so disorganized it wasn't funny. I have settled on one and am ok- everything in ONE place! My planner is also a record of my business for the year. Thank you for talking about the elephant in the room.

[@kyra_james]

Ironic to be disorganized with that many planners! When it's for business it's so important to be consistent and organized. Thanks for being here!

[@KimSJoy]

@@kyra_james The "promise of organization" by planners and the rabbit hole of all the planners out there is horrible. Sad to see so many people cashing in on our desire to be organized and feeding into that desire.

[@kyra_james]

This is exactly what it is “the promise of organization”

[@jenrt77]

For me, it's a search for the perfect one. I love the paper, the look of a fresh, clean planner. It becomes an addiction of sorts.

[@Maryam.Kebick]

100% agreed! I stop immediately when youtubers start showing collections or purchases! I am not a youtuber but I have been planning/journaling...for over 40 years. I make my own notebooks, planners and my fav pen is Bic.... expensive paper, pen, planner cover doesn't bring peace or happiness. Thank you for this video!

[@kyra_james]

Amazing!!! You could probably out-function every single planner out there. I love this.

[@terrieisanaudioslave]

I’m enjoying a dead silly simple index card method along with my journal. It’s great since index cards don’t feel precious at all. Only what gets written down on them. I have a very short stack I use for my goals and related tasks and keep to a few motivational pep talk affirmations or quotes I like and a task list and my daily card that holds anything pertaining to that day. The appointments I really keep in my phone. But I used to buy everything. I have a happy planner mountain and even some coveted hundreds of dollars stuff. I just started this method a month ago. The freedom is amazing. I can’t look back, but my phone has my past appointments and my journal holds my thoughts. My 3x5 cards hold my necessary comfort. That’s how I’ve been doing it. It’s very nice. Just found this channel. You are funny silly and lovely. Thanks for posting.

[@kyra_james]

Thank you so much! I had an index card phase and it was amazing and I often want to go back to it. I ended up carrying around a massive stack of index cards, haha! So it might not be a fit for me but I love it for all the reasons you mention. Thank you for being here :)

[@Zumbafan999]

I'm not understanding why someone needs so many planners? I just need one.

[@trnigyul]

I agree, its to the point where I was getting annoyed watching planning videos....and thats when I decided to take a step back. I started watching planning videos more for planning techniques and time management instead Ive been bombarded with things that caused me more anxiety: 1. They'd start a planner that they absolutely love and then the next month they'd be tired of it and say its not working and so it goes for them all year. Planners or stationary addicts? 2. The whole planning in 10 different planners confuses the heck out of me, like how does that work for productivity when you spend more time setting up planners than referring back to them? 3. The pwm videos where its just laying down stickers, especially to the point where theres barely space to write actual plans. And yes I know everyone is free to do what they like or whatever works for them, its their time and money but these are just some of the things that has lead me to abandoning the planner community on yt because waste and excess gives me anxiety.

[@kyra_james]

1) yes 2) yes 3) yes!!! I get so much anxiety watching those. Thanks for being here :) :) :)

[@shellibass6599]

I have so many planner things that I am overwhelmed

[@kyra_james]

It’s so tricky to know how to get what you need when there is so much hype around everything and it’s all so enjoyable. I feel like that a bit too. Thanks for being here :) :) :)

[@luslab]

The algorithm really gets you. I've been wanting to see a video on a setup of the goals section of the Common Planner and I haven't found one, not one. I mean a video that goes through it step by step. I've filled my goals section in my new Common Planner and I'm wondering if I should make a video just because there aren't any out there, but I'm not sure I want to be creating KZbin videos. I avoid unboxing videos because I'm already familiar with all the planners out there. You just need to watch one. What I like to watch are videos of how people have set up their planners, just to get inspiration. I've always been into Japanese planners, for the past 10 years or so, but I only discovered planner KZbin in the past year. It has motivated me to be more consistent and I filled every page of my Hobonichi Cousin and Hobonichi Weeks this year (first year with both, I used a Jibun Techo before).

[@kyra_james]

That's a shock that that video doesn't exist... definitely make a video if you have any inclination to do that... it can be fun! I love that you filled every page, I have never achieved that.

[@cathyparker8870]

Hi! I am new to paper crafting and have noticed a lot of this in that community also. A lot of new videos feature new products such as dies or stamps. I don’t have the budget to buy every new product that comes along. I end up watching old videos because that’s where I learn.

[@kyra_james]

I like that idea, going back and looking at old videos! Thanks for watching! :)

[@MommaBeeb]

I am trying to get back into using a paper planner, so I started watching videos, but mostly from one channel. Over the years, I’ve tried many different things, so I already knew I wanted a dated & structured planner (not a bullet journal or DIY option) that was bound like a book - not spiral, disc, etc. I also knew that I need to experiment and determine if I want only weekly, only daily, or both, so I got a planner with both. I think so much of this is understanding what doesn’t work for you and eliminating those as potential options for you. I also know that I have limited time & energy to decide on a planner, and same for experimenting with any planners this year. That really helped in not getting caught up too much in the consumerism and buying only ONE planner I intend to use for the entire year.

[@kyra_james]

You are so right. I think some of the hopping I have done has been a mix of not knowing what I want/need... and getting sucked into some of the videos. I love how you have it dialed right in.

[@Sobanggongbugirl]

I got into this channel by Jibun techo, because there were none of reviews in Korea, also. and since then, I agree everything you say and so relatable. What I do at first is make a limitation on my budget. I don’t have enough money, I got my Hobonichi a6 weekly supplement through second-handed Korean app and it’s for recording my study habits, and got Muji diary a7- for planning ahead and it’s my to-go scheduler, and that’s it. Total about 18 dollars for 2024. Earlier days when I into planner tube, I was so obsessed by various kinds of diary & notes, but I started to make my own standard. 1. I don’t like bigger than a6 2. I don’t like midori because I’m afraid of white things, it might get dirty. 3. Traveler’s notebook is quite expensive for me, and I will get that later when I’m available for traveling. 4. I just need scheduling and recording only about study so it’s enough, I don’t need to decorate and write nice - and for future, I’m just practicing english cursive so that one day I can use in my diary ;) After I finish my study, I will get 1 traveler’s and 1 jibun techo! I’m sorry this comment got too long - anyway I love your channel!

[@kyra_james]

Aw thank you so much! LOL I’m afraid of white things 🤣 same I either drop things or get coffee on them! I love how you totally know what you want and need and make it happen and don’t get caught up in all this craziness! Thanks for watching :) :) :)

[@mamahnita]

I watch a ton of planner videos and I never had the compulsion to buy any of it. I use a standard notebook, 3 ring binder, printer paper. I write everyday in my journal with fountain pens on that paper. It is more fun to make my own and the videos just give me ideas.

[@kyra_james]

I love it!!!!!!! Yes exactly getting the ideas from the videos is the best way to do this. Thanks for being here :) :) :)

[@dr.d723]

What a great video! Many of my thoughts you have elucidated very well. Truthfully, I decided to watch the "planner" videos to come up with some new ideas - not to buy more planners; to find what might work better for me - not to get wrapped up in beautiful spreads with tons of stickers and washi and all that stuff. In fact, I learned fairly quickly to avoid the sticker/washi rabbit hole because it bulked my planner up so much that it made it almost unusable. I ended up taking out most of it so that I could continue using the planner - AS A PLANNER - for the rest of the year. Thank you for taking the time to make such a great video.

[@kyra_james]

Thank you so much! Yeah this past year I felt really frustrated that my spreads didn’t look like some of the ones I see on here, with perfect writing, tons of antique looking stickers (lol). As I work through prep for the coming year and making these videos I’m gravitating towards keeping it simple and most of all functional! Thank you for the comment :)

[@MsCharlotte2001]

Hey, companies spend a FORTUNE on getting us to believe that we need stuff that (a) we probably don't, and (b) may not have even heard of. Don't feel bad when they succeed! But please keep posting critques of consumerism - the more we hear and think about it, the better chance we'll have of stopping ourselves from buying crap we don't need. (I recently realized that there's not even a snowball's chance in hell someone else will ever design a planner that works the same way my brain does, so I basically just look at planner reviews for ideas now. It:s been remarkably freeing.)

[@kyra_james]

This is all sad but true. The constant pursuit of the perfect [insert item here] sigh!

[@theplannerpincher1928]

So right about making planners that don’t work for what you need, been a boy it’s hard to do any of the creative processes that I would like to do, have to invent it myself.

[@sija906]

Thanks for talking about this in straightforward terms. I too think that consumerism in the world of planners has become terrible - under the influence of this community in 2023 I changed my planner almost every month and it was terrible, I started to lose deadlines and information. In 2024 I have Hobonichi Cousin, except for the summer vacation, when I had fewer responsibilities and used bujo and all the decorations just for fun. Now it's autumn and I'm back to the same Hobonichi Cousin 2024 and in it I plan to finish the year. Now I am intentionally looking for content creators who are more consistent, show their system that they are perfecting. I want to see how they deal with normal life, maybe I will pick up something for myself. This is a niche on YT, but I think that this niche will not disappear, but that it will grow, because more and more people are tired of looking at the pile of unused outdated planners. And YOU get a sub from me 😘

[@bhadams1]

Great therapy session :). I love it-Thank you!

[@kyra_james]

Aw thank you so much!!!!!!!

[@LewisLittle66]

I found planner peace in a plain a5 dot-grid, bullet journal for £6, and one £10 fountain pen. No markers, no stickers, no washi tape, not even any spreads or layouts besides the traditional future log and monthly log.

[@kyra_james]

I dream to go back to this!!! Simple simple simple is the most effective. But the other stuff can just be so fun 😆. Thanks for watching!!!!!

[@andylanegra-thoughtsfromth7451]

I just got to the opening of the wormhole and I was slowly starting to fall in. All to say I appreciate this video so much. This helps me go back to my initial intention…find a planner where you can do it all. Ended up with the Hemlock and Oak Daily planner and the Hobonichi Weeks for all wellness and budget stuff.

[@kyra_james]

That sounds like a great combo. It's so hard to decide when you can watch endless videos and see so many options, especially when people have such appealing layouts. Thanks for being here :)

[@carolslavens5565]

Wow, thank you! I have used the same planner for 6 years and already bought the 2024 version. Then I watched a goal setting video and next thing I knew; I was the proud owner of 2 more planners! Now that I have had them for a bit, turns out it was a waste of money, I really can put everything into my original planner. I really regret the extra expense, because they were not cheap!

[@kyra_james]

It's so crazy how that happens and in the moment you are so convinced you need that other planner that you see on that video. It's sad how our brains can be so influenced. At least you have affirmation that your original planner is long term for you! Thanks for being here :)

[@kimd.7846]

Completely agree. I love my planner but I wasted a lot of money in 2023 on planners I used for a couple of days. Right now for 2024 I have a Hobo Weeks, Hobo A6, Jibun Techo Weekly, Sterling Ink, Franklin Covey and a PaperTess Designs. Crazy. I need to pick one, leaning towards PaperTess, and sell the remaining. I'm a one-planner person. What was I thinking? Ugh!

[@bethany.3.0]

I’m there with ya. I have 4 dated planners I could use for 2024… and I cannot handle using more than one. I’d ask how I ended up in this position but … I think we know.

[@kyra_james]

We know!!! :)

[@kyra_james]

If you keep multiple you could be a planner hopper on purpose and that's ok! Or just organically use whichever ones you gravitate towards and then next year you might have a better idea of what to focus on!

[@JT1358]

I fell down the rabbit hole a few years ago, but only in terms of watching lots of planner-related videos for ideas. I quickly realised I didn't have the artistic abilities to draw my own layouts, lots of colour would fry my brain, and sticker kits were a complete waste of time/money/page space. I decided to use filofax preprinted pages (always readily available and paper is paper), and my ideal is their A5 week on one with notes opposite, which is also available in a Leuchtturm for those who prefer book-bound. I gradually built up a small wardrobe of covers to change between for variety, but for my pages I pick a colour from my Vintage Sarasa set, pair it with a toning tombo or mildliner (I have a huge collection of around 6) and that's my colour scheme for the month. No laying-down of washi or tweezering of stickers, just a swipe of highlighter with a little dash of a pen-based design over the top will do instead of washi. It took a year or so to evolve into its current form, but it works and has done for several years now. It's a tool not an art project. And don't get me started on those who proudly unbox a new filofax and discard the inserts they come with as though they're contaminated!! I've been known to re-date an entire year so's not to waste a set of inserts...

[@kyra_james]

Amazing, this sounds like a dream come true! I love how practical you are in totally getting what you need (and still some aesthetic with the colour choices). Thanks for watching :) :) :)

[@heidihollands741]

You defo speak the truth! This is SO me!! I am thinking I may use the one i have as more of a journal, than a planner! Keep the happy memories and nice things that will happen in 2024! Less stress too!

[@kyra_james]

yes!!!! love it :) thanks for being here!!!!!!!

[@lindaturley3762]

A $9 planner will hold the same schedule as a$99 planner. I cannot stand everyone buying tomoe river paper and then covering it up with Kits!! I use regular ballpoint pens and my brush tips are from Kmart lol. I watch for layouts

[@kyra_james]

Haha yes that is so true, getting the TRP and covering it up kills me sometimes! Again everyone gets their hobbies and preferences, but it does feel a bit sad seeing every layout re-labelled.

[@iluVioletLink]

I've been saying this a lot on other planner videos discussing about this topic. Why did you even buy a planner/notebook with pre-filled templates... and ended up covering all of the printed/pre-filled templates with stickers at the end anyway? Just get a normal notebook at that point. I love stickers as much as the other person but this always boggled my mind.

[@imiandcole]

I agree, I bought nothing in 2023, it was my goal to use up may supplies. I also sold half the supplies I had. It was fun when I rediscovered planners, during the pandemic, but I am a minimalist and quite quickly reset. The people who buy like 6 different ones and have 3 subscriptions. It’s too much.

[@kyra_james]

I love this. I am constantly fighting myself between being a minimalist and... basically a maximalist haha. Thanks for being here :) :) :)

[@Stormbrise]

T-etch-o i think it is how it is pronounced. I only watch those who really go into layouts of the planners that I am already use, or give something more educational. Like Rachelle in Theory and Paper Joy PH are two of my favorites. I watch others, but I am not influenced by some of what they share. I did buy the Sterling Ink, and lo and behold, I cannot see the grid. So 2 christmas gifts taken care of at once! I am selling onwards two of my weeks, unless other nieces want them. I got two more back home in the States. I buy only new pens to match the aesthetic for that month, but I do not have full sets of pens except the ones I write with daily. Same with my colored pencils. I have also bought more stamps which are reusable rather than stickers. Plus stamps do not bulk up my planners. Yes, I have a sticker stash to get through, but trying to avoid buying 1000s of dollars worth. I am autistic and have ADHD, and can be impulsive in collecting.

[@kyra_james]

I hear you on the impulsive on collecting :) I love how you have more than just the basics but you are keeping it to what you know you need and will enjoy using.

[@CaffeineByTwilight]

OH MYLANTA!!! I adore your KZbinr style!!! I can’t pull off adorable to save my life and your video was so cozy and fun!! New sub and am totally with you. I’m actually downsizing my planners for 2024. Even though I need to keep things separated, I don’t need everything!! LOL FOMO hit me hard this year.

[@kyra_james]

OMG thank you so much!!!! LOL!!!! And thank you so much for being here!!!!!!! The FOMO is so painful but we can overcome!!!!! :) :) :) :) :) :) !!!!

[@thejunkjournalco6812]

I definitely got into it as well, but in my case I just watched lots of KZbin videos and then I went and bought what I thought would work for me and I’ve stuck with that and I use it like crazy. I have the travellers notebook company. I have two is used for my monthly calendar which has all my appointments in it. Another one is also used for my personal vomit journal. One is used for my daily gratitude journal and then in my other travellers notebook company is like a personal health tracker, with goals for the year and a little journal to do sticker journaling on the go. When I’m at home I do junk journaling so it’s totally different. I don’t take that with me for my every day day today. Journaling the travellers notebook company is suitable for me because I can change out the little journal notebooks and add new ones to what I need. I’ve been doing that now for two years isn’t that works really well, but I do get really good ideas from watching all the KZbin do a lot of them just showing you and not actually using them

[@yesterdayonpaper]

I am sure many of us see it and have thoughts about ourselves haha. I try to search for plan with me's to deter seeing all the promo for fomo new planner videos. I have been down that road, just a little thankfully lol. I especially felt the fomo with the pens and highlighters too, and have gone back to my tombow twintones, mildliners, zebra gel pens etc. I agree Kyra, we've gotten a little ambitious 😅 If I hadn't found PaperTess Designs this year, I was definitely headed back to bullet journaling or Standard TN inserts. I learned from all this to allow my planning needs and habits to lead me, turning off that fomo was hard at first. We should move into new planners from our own interests and desires ❤

[@kyra_james]

I LOVE this “allow my planning needs and habits to lead me” you are so right. Thanks so much for being here!!!! :) :) :)

[@mellodi]

Very well said! I am very discouraged by pen and paper snobbery. Looking at YT it seems that you are not a journaler unless you use TRP. Well, 90% of the world has never heard of TRP! I journal in locally bought notebooks which are low to medium price range and my inks still look beautiful. And I stopped watching fountain pen hauls because as you say they are just ridiculous. All of that pens are out of my price range some costing half my salary or more. There is no need to give myself anxiety watching people fawning over glittering pens that I will never be able to afford. And even if I would how many pens do I need?

[@kyra_james]

LOL I always think that about the TRP too! So much anxiety watching some of those videos.

[@RachelLWolfe]

I feel the same way. Most of the planners I see these people creating or working in don't or wouldn't work for me. I get my planners and journals at TJ Maxx for the most part because they're usually less than $10.00, and they're still beautiful. Lately they've been carrying Ecolo planners, and I bought one last year to use for this year and I've loved it. It was $9.99 or $7.99... it was a low price. I think everyone should just get and use what what works for them. I'm in the 90% of the people who have never heard of TRP. 😁 I do really love ink pens and I have a ton of them, but I'm having a no buy year so I can use up what I have. I HAVE to get them gone! Lol

[@katzenfrau]

this, 100%!! the thing that kills me is the phrase "planner stack". like... what?! I would need a planner just to plan how, why, and when to use a STACK of planners!! smh also, it is so funny to me when content creators attempt "one book July" where they try to use one planner for everything. that's what 99.999% of the world does 100% of the time 😅 what are you doinggggg and then you hit the nail on the head - money. there is a massive financial incentive for content creators to buy and change and decorate and show off and then buy more and more planners. it's all for the algorithm... and it's all at OUR expense! and it's not just planner people, it's every single "community" that's online. artsy bujos, books, makeup, yarn, video games, etc etc. but that's capitalism for ya! 😅 someone else posted a video on this topic, and she talked about using these videos as inspiration and not influence. which is great in theory, but very difficult in practice in this community!

[@kyra_james]

One book July oh brutal haha! I mean to be fair, people have hobbies and spend money on hobbies and that’s everyone’s decision. But yeah evil cycle: new planner = more views. And makeup, yes you are so right I have been down that rabbit hole too!!! This is a good takeaway, using planner videos for inspo and not to want to get more planners. Thanks for watching :) :) :)

[@loriannacarter5996]

I love your comment!!! I despise the term planner stack lol.

[@Jenscraftsandjournals]

Great video! You are so right! I’m so guilty of consuming, planner hopping, and spending countless dollars on trying new things. I do enjoy my Subscriptions that I get and create with, but I know I need to scale back for 2024 on planners. I definitely need to use what I have and not buy anymore planners or notebooks. Thanks for a great video and reminder! - Jen

[@kyra_james]

It’s soooooo hard not to get more when we see everyone’s layouts and different uses and constant unboxings. It’s fun but there’s no point having more than we can even use. Thanks for watching!!!!! :)

[@Jenscraftsandjournals]

@@kyra_james so true! You hit it on the nail.

[@FeralJournal]

Different strokes for differdifferent folks. While I understand what you are saying I think it is just a self control exercise & trying to be mindful of what we are buying.. but I absolutely love my stickers.. & I jumped on the hobonichi bandwagon & I will be mindful of my consumerism while also not allowing anyone to shame me for what I buy. You won’t catch me with 7 planners ever, however you will catch me with all the stickers. 😅

[@andreatalbot2739]

Omg....I so needed this!!! Thank you!!!❤

[@kyra_james]

Aw thank you so much !!!!!! :) :) :)

[@cynthiaakacyndsmith6539]

I am so with you! I have had one planner per year and one TN per quarter…. That is it. I have been doing this for several for years. Like 30 years.. I have survived just fine. The TN is more for doodles and scripture, quotes and that like. Kind of a common place book. I do try to date thoes but…. Good job.

[@kyra_james]

Amazing I love that! Thank you for watching!!!!!! :) :) :)

[@cynthiaakacyndsmith6539]

I just subscribed, what you are saying is absolutely true…. I have been a cheerleader of one planner…. And one only. I have notebooks to add parts of my life to what I want in them. We don’t keep all of it!

[@kyra_james]

Exactly!!!! Thank you so much!!!!!!!!! :)

[@vanessaschultz6648]

Thank you! You tube needs more of this!

[@kyra_james]

Thank you for being here!!!!

[@iluVioletLink]

I only really got into the planner space this year and decided on getting a hobonichi cousin/weeks for 2024. I tried to dip my toes into journaling with using a regular empty notebook at first and found that I hated making my own templates, and found that both the cousin and weeks would serve its purpose for me very well. I get really really confused and boggled seeing these planner videos with more than 5 planners under their belt. What are you going to even use all of those for? Are you not gonna get burnt out easily? Segwaying to hobonichi, it really really does blow my mind that people buy and hoard so many of their covers. Or really, just getting a lot of covers in general from different brands. I thought covers are utilized as an investment you buy once and use them for as long as you can before they wear out. But these people go as far as buy really expensive leather covers too... that really isn't very sustainable in the long run. They treat these covers like its a designer bag brand rather than fulfill them as what their utilized for.

[@kyra_james]

That’s the same reason I got into Hobonichi too, I was doing regular notebooks but just needed some amount of structure and Hobonichi was perfect! For sure re all the covers, like I said everyone gets to have their hobbies and spend their money, but it feels like when watching lots of videos that it’s more of a fomo and constant need to buy new things thing.

[@jeaneb]

"you see the person that you will become when you are using whatever certain planner..." hahahah damn, i felt that part in my soul. 😅 cuz i fell into the rabbit hole that led me here.

[@sharonmitchel1377]

I agree so much! I look at these videos revealing their planner “stack”, beautiful “stickered” layouts and just shake my head! I have no idea how people even afford all this or how itvreally helps in planning tasks and events! All the stickers, pens etc just aren’t necessary. Planning is about technique. Some of the planners I see are really scrapbooks!

[@kyra_james]

For sure!!!! And if it's a hobby and that's what it turns into that's one thing but for lots of us watching videos it's easy to think we need more more more when we really just need an actual planner! Thanks for being here!!! :)

[@katyirie]

i made my budget planner on the loose leaf A5 and i did buy the hobonichi weeks because its smaller, but i really think that you can do it with only one planner...my hyper focus made me want a bullet jornal too. the influence of the internet in our lives can be dangerous sometimes.

[@kyra_james]

Love it... and SO TRUE! Thanks for watching :) :) :)

[@mzamilbr]

I am a guy looking for a planner and hold and behold. Hobonichi pops out, and now I hook and go nuts on Tombow Dual Brush and find the perfect pen for my Hon. It's crazy.

[@kyra_james]

LOL welcome to the rabbit hole!!!!

[@mybibliofiles]

Preach! 🙌🏼

[@kyra_james]

:D

[@simple.flamingo]

I enjoy the planner community 😊 and I certainly have bulked up on planners, and I’m happy that we have a safe space to agree of over consumerism

[@kyra_james]

It feels like a tricky balance to enjoy the hobby and not fall right down the rabbit hole. Thanks for being here :)

[@theplannerpincher1928]

So much stuff, where do you pack all this stuff.

[@kan-zee]

LOL ✔ ☑ 📖 ✍🏼 😂👍 I hate my bullet journals , going back to 2000... I draw, I cut and paste magazine pictures, I cut out letters from magazines to make titles, I plaster stamps & stickers everywhere to cover my mistakes...I 2020 (covid era) I've bought thousands of dollars on different brands of Pencils and sizes... Paint Brush Pens, Fountain pens, and refills Quill and ink sets, calligraphy sets, different ink pens from gel pens, to roller ball point, Stylus pens, felt tips, Markers of every brand available, chisel tips and medium to fine tiped to drawing colored inks and Water Color paint antique to modern sets, boxes ..all filled to the brim with painting supplies.. and a bin filled with hundreds of highlighters, I buy stencils, and endless stickers, & washy tape, and the ink stamp collection has taken over all my storage areas, which have forced me to buy More and more Storage areas, and bins, and organizers... I have a wall to wall shelf , filled with untouched , unopened ...hundreds of Journals.. Lined journals, grid journals, bullet journals, blank page journals, Japanese journals, , art journals, dream journals, travel journals, gratitude journals, garden journals, prepping journals, tracking journals, ranting journals, food & cooking journals, workout journals, reading journals....all waiting for my attention. All these journals from different companies...Over a thousand companies that produce journals....Midori, Hobonichi, Penco, Pentalic, Noble, Puggy's , Thailands Travellers notebook, Field Notes, Ciak Mate, Leuchtturm1917, Moleskine, PeterPauper, Dingbats, Ecobullet Journal, Kokuyo, Lamy, Apica, Rhodia and dozens of more..... My Life hasn't improved...I am not happier, I am not Mentally weller, I am not organized 100% , I am not Richer. I really need HELP.....how can I break this Impulse Buying BULLET JOURNAL ADDICTION ?? HELP ME , Kyra , you are my only Hope. LMAO 🙃😜

[@kyra_james]

wow wow wow wow!!!! that is a lot!!!!!!! holy!!!!!! well I really appreciate you being here and.... live and learn? thank you for watching!!!! :) :) :) you know what you need it's all uphill from here!!!!!!!!!

[@otto7058]

I just use a free notion. I watched some videos, downloaded some free templates, made them much better, and it works like a charm. I used to watch all these videos you're talking about, and never finish one planner before buying another one. Now, i actually do what it's in my tasks to do!

[@kyra_james]

That's awesome! I love Notion it is so functional and flexible!

[@theplannerpincher1928]

You are so right, only make more views if you are buying new stuff for the many brands. I work in a way to not buy planners, use what I have and and concentrate on been creative. Work on what it needs to do. No matter how hard I work my subscribership is low, even though my views are high. I even make planner covers, just keep up with the colour trends or themes. Also been a boy, has its issues. The biggest point I have on the brands is the space you need for all planners, like happy planner, you need space for all the stickers and book sets. Been a boy it is more limiting for choice, and end up using only a few stickers, what do I do with the rest. Even stickers bought on the cheap on eBay, where do I put the stuff. Just too much.

[@kyra_james]

it can get overwhelming so fast. thanks for watching!!!!!

[@cakebakerish]

New Subbie here, my problem is that I kept watching videos and now I somehow have two different 2024 Hobonichis and 2 different 2024 Happy Planners. This is actually an improvement from last years 2023 “haul” which included Traveler’s Company And Midori Diary as well. I’m afraid I’m too confused to choose one (and that is something that would make me very happy) and I’m even thinking of getting a Leuchtturm and have been eyeing Jane’s agenda. I need real help. I’ve stopped even decorating them and actually using them has become an afterthought. If this group has some advice to give, I will listen intently.

[@kyra_james]

Thank you so much for being here!!! It's ok. I can totally see how that can happen. We see the videos and we get crazy and are convinced we truly need all the planners and then it is overwhelming. Maybe you can focus on a few and use this year as a year to figure out what you really need as well as what you really enjoy and then not go through this next year. It's so tricky seeing things online and then having to convince yourself you don't need it. Hugs.

[@beautrice1202]

Social media is a bitch - it makes us forget what we actually need and makes room for companies to tell us what we shoud do. 😐 All the planners you own have been designed by specialists in time management. So each of them would be a good choice. Basic functions are to hold your appointments and your task lists. Do you need more? Trackers to develop good habits? A place for your children's activities? Do you journal? Choose the planner that seems best suited for these special things. Do you work in an office? Then choose the smallest one since you will be carrying it in your handbag. Do you intend to decorate it with stickers? Then anything that is bound like a book will not work, as it will no longer close properly after a few months. Make using the planner as simple as possible - then you will stick with it for longer. Is there a risk that you will stop using the planner because you have no time to decorate it every week? Then decorate only the first page(s). A Leuchtturm btw is a planner for people who find decorations distracting (like myself). If after some months your planner is not working out for you, try one of the other ones.

[@kyra_james]

@beautrice1202 this is perfectly said. THANK YOU.

[@themazeballet]

I don't planner hop; I don't understand how peoople can use seven planners and not getting confused! I have a system that works for me, and I enjoy watching videos to see how people use the planner that I do, or the planner that I may use in 2025 (i think ahead lol).

[@kyra_james]

I agree, I like the function and satisfaction of spending the whole year in one planner, even if there are parts I missed because I was busy or tired of it!

[@Philca1]

Spot on. It just matters to follow a plan however you may do it ….

[@kyra_james]

Exactly!

[@dotdavies5402]

Well said

[@toryevanss4512]

Commenting because the algorithms tend not to favor videos like this

[@kyra_james]

Thank you :) thank you for being here :) :) :)

[@goldenretrievermom7945]

Oh it definitely is intentional. Advertisers pay KZbin to promote videos with their products in them, therefore if a creator wants to get views they better show that product as well. The world revolves around money and this is no different.

[@kyra_james]

YEP. It's so tricky because I'm sure most (maybe I'm naive) a lot of KZbinrs are driven by the love of creating etc., but money is such an influence.

[@arianneherglotz5704]

No what’s out of hand is Stanley cups 😅

[@kyra_james]

YES!!!! lolollol it is nuts what's going on with those frickin cups!!!!!

[@ManuPlansAndWrites]

I think it's super healthy to have this conversation! the consumerism frenesi is real. But just to give another point of view I enjoy watching videos with hundred dollar pens that I'll never buy and beautiful shimmery inks that I can't bother to get. The amount of options is so big now that I enjoy watching all the planners and notebooks I won't get and how people plan in them. Your weeks looks beautiful btw, for me, any used spread is satisfactory to watch :)

[@kyra_james]

Thanks so much :) that is a great perspective that I should try to learn - enjoy the creativity when watching the things you don't want or can't have. It makes sense, it is people's art or hobby and sharing it is one of the great things about KZbin.

[@techplannerbabe]

Hmm so I've been planning going on 11 years with bujo. I dont go insane with any of it.We must keep in mind that those KZbinrs that constantly push content is their actual job. I won't call out any names but it's absolute marketing. This is a hobby. Love your content and yes you can absolutely grow without mindfucking folk.

[@katzenfrau]

also, the "bujos" people post online are *not* actually following the bullet journal system as created by Ryder Carroll. they're just diy art planners, but they co-oped the term to use the buzzword and hashtag for the algorithm. everything always comes down to the algorithm.

[@kyra_james]

OMG thank you this bugs me so much!!! When I first learned the actual Bullet Journal method years ago, I loved it for its simplicity and function. Over time I got so frustrated seeing how it is being used here. All of those videos and creators are awesome, but it should be called something else. Frick I needed to hear this so bad and I didn't realize it haha!

[@kyra_james]

Thank you and YES!!! I'm sure its a tricky balance for KZbinrs where it is their job, but, it's so out of hand these days the STACKS of planners.

[@katzenfrau]

@@kyra_james oh absolutely, the artwork is beautiful, and people can do whatever they want with their journals, but their posts deter people from even trying the bujo system bc they think it has to be a beautiful work of art... like no!! it's supposed to be a functional system tailored to your needs! there are a few creators who are true to the bujo system but they are very few and far between. the DIY art planner creators should definitely call themselves something else!

[@johnlopez7529]

Choosing to run your life by plan and not by accident, to me, is one of the main points for having a planner or planners. Everything else is relative. As individuals, we should find what fits our needs for the moment. "Evolving" or growing is a natural part of life. Everyone, of course, is unique.

[@kyra_james]

Exactly, by plan and not by accident.

[@MaryannCn]

Also the planner creators who create a frenzy where you have to set an alarm to get the planner ordered fast - in like July or September (for the next year’s planner) - because they don’t make enough for the demand. No thanks. I won’t even watch YTs who create videos with those planners. If it’s not available year round and easy for anyone to buy, then nope.

[@kyra_james]

I didn't even know that! There were a couple I googled just out of curiosity and saw that they weren't available, I didn't realize that was why.

[@golden_ratio]

10 secs into the video - ah yes, a fellow Canadian

[@katendress6142]

I turned off auto play.

[@kyra_james]

This might be the best KZbin tip of all time!!!!

[@amydillardGypsySoul]

OMG when some of these channels say "here are the SEVEN planners I'll be using for 2024"!!!! No!

[@kyra_james]

lolololol yep!!!!!!!!!!!! thanks for watching :) :) :)

[@blktauna]

While entitled to your thoughts and opinions, I wonder why you keep watching these things if you were satisfied with the way you were working. While you might not need 7 planners, I'm sure there are people who do. Its not up to you. This fomo is not the fault of the person making the video.

[@Tria0526]

Serious question (not trying to be snarky)… how is this different from most things we buy? I do not have multiple planners, but how people spend their money is their business. I don’t “understand” a lot of purchases people make (especially as it relates to planners) but I just try to make sure that what I’m buying makes sense for me. Sometimes I’m successful and other times I fail - i.e the obscene amount of Christmas ornaments staring at me right now 🫤. Some would argue that no one needs a paper planner at all in this age of technology, but of course they don’t get a vote on what people “need” for their life. If you don’t participate in over buying, I’m genuinely curious why it bothers you that other people might?

[@kyra_james]

Very fair point, I get it. I do really appreciate that it is people's hobby and if they want to buy 20 then whatever. My reaction is, for me, based on the fact that I started watching more and more planner videos - partially for planner ideas and partially for layouts - and it felt like the more videos I watched the more I felt like I should have more and more planners. I don't think any one creator or any one video does this. But in bulk it starts to come across as buy buy buy. Obviously this is a symptom of social media in general but it seems like there is a fine line here between creating/enjoying, and consuming for the purpose of generating views and sales. I feel like a lot of videos leave me wanting to consume vs flourish in the creative side. My own fault, my own issue... which others have too. If that makes sense. I really appreciate you being here :)

[@ccpippin307]

​@@kyra_james...but of course content creators are going to make the content that gets the clicks...? It may be that you've just "noticed" this the current year but it happens EVERY season. A lot of people are actually really intentional with their spending and who they choose to watch on KZbin. Planner hoppers? I hit "don't recommend channel" because I'm not here for it. I curate my feed, I watch for things I love, and I know I'm not going to use washi tape ever. So the consumerism speaks to a larger problem but lol saying people make content because that content is what's popular ...? Of course they do. Who wants a video that sits at 200 views for three weeks. Being judgemental about the community you're a part of is super tacky.