PAPERIAN Brilliant 2021 Monthly & Weekly Planner - Wirebound Undated Monthly & Weekly Planner Book Scheduler Diary (Grey Sky, 5.9 x 8.2 x 0.4 inches)

What I want in a planner: + Undated + Minimalist; No stupid artwork or bright colors that clash with my aesthetic on my desk. + Ivory paper + The entire week visible while the planner is folded in half. (Week is contained to one page instead of being split across two). + Month is visible when book is laid open. + Pages aren't too thin. I can use a fountain pen if I'm careful. + Lighter hued Zebra Mildliners (highlighter) have only mild bleed-through at the end of strokes. - Darker hued Zebra Mildliners and many other markers a very visible through the page. - Fountain pens will bleed-through at pool points (end of strokes) if you're heavy handed or use larger than extra fine nib. - HB pencil lead smears pretty easily on this paper. Use harder lead to avoid this if you're a pencil user. This ticks all my boxes and I don't have any real complaints. I'm thrilled to have a weekly view that I can see all on one page so I can save desk space. The month is still spread over two pages, which is necessary if you want to use it for appointments. Note: Show-through and bleed-through are TWO DIFFERENT characteristics. This paper handled most of *my* daily tools without fuss, as described below. Best pens for this paper are ballpoint. I use Uni Jetstream and Cross refills on it and they look glorious. Darker gel pens show through too much. Fountain pen inks I tried were Waterman, Parker, and Herbin. They had pretty mild bleed-through, a tolerable amount. I also used a few cheap Chinese brands that didn't perform as well. I don't like rollerball, so did not have any to test. I assume the same mild bleed-through would occur. You need a light, quick hand if you're going to use "wet" ink, and a high quality brand.

I really do like this spiral undated calendar. One week on one side, with a page for notes; full months at the beginning. It works, it's simple and not too fussy. The size is nice, too. I would prefer if the Months/weeks were closer together instead of grouped as the monthly calendars, then the weekly calendars. But that's really common. Seems like a nice product for the money and it's holding up in my bag as I carry it to the office daily.

I am a planner fanatic and am very specific with the planners I use and like. Typically, I had a planner for one year and just find a different one each year. I was influenced to try the Brilliant planner and loved it so much I bought it for a second year! I love how it is undated meaning you won’t waste pages and has a lot of open space for to dos and notes.

I have searched high and low for a task planner. I have used kickstart campaigns and more. I have used outlook digital to do lists that sync on my phone but nothing beats paper sometimes. The layout is fantastic. Half days plus a page for notes each week is wonderful. Two versions of larger calendars both a year and month are perfect. I so far love the product. I hope I find it to be my solution for task management and quick notes for a long time. This is at least my 6th attempt at a nice task and note planner.

This is a nice weekly planner. Its size is a good tradeoff between being too tiny to write things in vs. too big to have with you all the time. I really appreciate that each week is a two-page spread, with the left side showing the days Monday through Sunday, and the right side a blank lined page for notes. This is really helpful for me because I like to track my bank account balances in my planner. One thing that will probably take a little getting used to (for me, at least) is that my previous planner had the two pages for a single month, followed by the weeks for that month. In this planner, the 12 months are grouped together at the beginning, followed by the weekly pages for the entire year. This is definitely not a big deal, just something to note. I get why they did it this way; it saves any wasted pages for months that maybe need 5 weeks vs. months that need 6. The covers of the planner are a good quality; they're a thick-ish card stock, but feel almost like plastic because of how they're coated, which makes me feel like the planner will probably survive for the whole 12 months it's designed to track. The paper inside is on the thinner side; I would say, if you normally like to write with a fountain pen, this might not be the right planner for you, since the thin pages will probably bleed through fairly easily. However, if you like to write with a ballpoint pen or a pencil, then you shouldn't have any troubles.

I prefer paper over digital planners/calendars, and I've been buying this particular planner for multiple years running now. It is the best planner I have come across. The cover and paper are excellent quality, and the size is perfect for carrying around by hand or hauling in a backpack. The paper also works great with a pencil which is my preferred medium for writing in it. Although I rarely use the monthly or yearly spreads, the weekly spreads--which are the heart and soul of this planner--are quite flexible and have become invaluable to me. I use the "morning" and "evening" sections to separate my "work" and "domestic" activities, meetings, and appointments for the day, and I use the adjacent lined page (on the right side) to brainstorm ideas, jot-down notes, and to document my reading/writing for the week. I am an academic by trade, and this planner works great for my work flow. My only word of caution: The "ivory" and "black" cover have a gold imprint which is reflective and glints in the light; I find it most annoying. The other colors are fine, with my preference being the more muted color, "grey sky."