What's in the range and how to pick your first pack

Choosing your first pack of inserts shouldn't require a spreadsheet. But when you're looking at daily, weekly, monthly, lined, dotted, and half-page options in three different quantities, it can feel like a lot.

So here's the simple version.

One page per day, with a time-blocking section so you can see where your hours are actually going. We make two layouts: one runs 5am to 10pm for the early risers, the other runs 6am to 9pm for everyone else. Space for priorities at the top and notes at the bottom.

Best for: people who have a lot going on in a day and like to see it all laid out. Meetings, tasks, time blocks, the lot.

Start with: the 3-month pack. It's enough to build the habit without the commitment of a full year.

Your whole week on one spread. Days down the left, priorities and to-do list on the right. Also available as a Monday to Sunday layout for the people who plan their weekends too.

Best for: people who like to see the full picture and plan around the week rather than hour by hour.

Start with: the 6-month pack. A week per page goes quickly and you'll want more than you think.

Twelve months of grid-style planning. One month per spread. The place for deadlines, birthdays, holidays, and that thing you keep saying you'll book.

Best for: everyone, honestly. Even if you plan daily or weekly, a monthly overview gives you the big picture. Most people use this alongside another insert type.

Start with: one pack covers a full year, so there's only one option and it's the right one.

Lined, dotted grid, or graph. Pick the grid style that suits how your brain works and choose from 15, 30, or 50 sheets. These are the pages for meeting notes, brainstorms, lists, random thoughts, and the ideas that come to you at 11pm.

Best for: anyone who writes things down that don't belong in a planner layout.

Start with: 20 sheets of dotted grid if you've never tried it. Dotted is the most versatile because it gives you structure without the rigidity of lines.

Shopping lists, to-do lists, and time-blocking layouts in half-page format. Small enough to clip into the front of your planner for quick access. Satisfying enough to make ticking things off a genuine highlight of your day.

Best for: the list-makers. The people who write things down just so they can cross them off.

Start with: 20-sheet to-do list. You'll know within a week if you're a half-page person. (You probably are.)

Start with a weekly planner and a pack of dotted notes. That covers planning and writing without overcomplicating things. Add a daily planner later if you find you want more structure in your day. Add a monthly overview when you want to see the bigger picture. Build your system over time. There's no wrong way to do this.