The Finisher’s Journal 3.0: Better Than Bullet Journaling?

[@pauldittus]

Do you prefer paper or digital planners?

[@efficientapp]

Gosh, I wish I could get more behind the physical daily planner/journal. That's such a beautiful looking journal, love how you went over the UI/UX of the physical journal, so fun! I find that if I had better handwriting, I would enjoy a physical journal more-some friends that have great handwriting, just looking through their daily planner is so satisfying. Clever layout and how the page markers even have unique functionality. Super creative! Zebra F301 pen FTW, I can appreciate your pen choice, but F301 FTW hahaha

[@pauldittus]

I totally understand. I haven't yet gotten to Instagram-level handwriting. Maybe someday #goals. Haha I love that the G2 has a rival. I just bought the Zebra F301 to test. We will see which is better 😂

[@iSpike]

9.5/10 🙌🏻 Very well done Paul, your editing is on point and narration is superb. Nitpicking - It sounds like your speaking/breath is coming from your chest (slightly tight), i would suggest practicing breathing into your belly, relax your speaking voice. I do like using pen & paper more than online, i have several note pads A5 & A4 filled with ideas & notes. I also use my iPhones note pad because it’s always convenient at hand & quick & easy to jot down my thoughts. That is a good looking planner diary book 📖, i would buy it at the drop of a hat but the shipping will not make it practical compared for me buying locally. Keep up the good work, I am 100% sure the owners of this book are super pumped with how well you represented their product.

[@pauldittus]

Hey Spike!! Thanks so much for watching the video and the feedback. Will definitely take this into consideration for the next video. There's something about pen and paper that's hard to beat. I feel like a hybrid method of digital and physical is a great solution. Thanks again for being part of the channel fam 🙌

[@stetreault44]

Very helpful ... Thank You

[@pauldittus]

My pleasure! Happy to help 😊

[@MrMarshEnglishClass]

I'm a fan of the Full Focus Planner. How does the Finishers compare?

[@pauldittus]

The Full Focus Planner is good. The layout for daily pages is similar. I like that the Finisher's Journal uses dots for the notes area. I also appreciate the simplicity of the Finisher's Journal. I've only used the Full Focus Planner once so I'm not as familiar with it. I appreciate how the Finisher's Journal is no-nonsense or extra fluff. It gives you a simple system to get stuff done. Let me know if you have any questions in particular. Happy to help.

[@MrMarshEnglishClass]

@@pauldittus Thank you. I've been a Full Focus Planner user for YEARS, but I stumbled upon the Finisher's Journal through a Gabe Bult video. So I got curious. The FFP has a lot of pages I don't use -- it's nice but maybe more than I need. I like how it gives me a three month calendar view and space to make lists for each week -- like lists to get done for the week. What do you like so much about the FJ? I'm truly curious.

[@pauldittus]

@@MrMarshEnglishClass I love the simplicity of the entire system. As you mentioned, there were pages that you didn't use in the Full Focus Planner. I would agree that I didn't end up fully appreciating all the sections offered by the FFP. Great planner, but it had a lot of things to fill out that I wasn't sure if it would directly help me reach my goal. If you want to learn more about the Finisher System this page does a great job showing the system: finishersecrets.com/pages/system I would say it's close to being a bullet journal without all the time setting things up. I started out testing and reviewing their journal, and I now do some work for Finisher Secrets. One thing I help with is their ELITE community. You can learn more about it here: finishersecrets.com/elite Let me know if there's anything else I can help with.

[@pauljohnson271]

Well done.

[@pauldittus]

Thanks so much Paul!! Appreciate the kind words.

[@fitzjount]

Any chance you tested a Fountain Pen on this paper?

[@pauldittus]

Great question. I did test my Pilot G2 and a Sharpie at 8:55. I haven't tested a fountain pen yet, but I have a feeling it should do decently well.

[@brendalg4]

Does he talk somewhere in here about how it is better than a Bullet Journal?

[@pauldittus]

I do talk a little bit about it around 9:39 - there might be mention of it sprinkled through. That said, I probably should have talked a little bit more about it. Do you have a particular question I can answer? Welcome to the channel fam!