2026 Planner How-to Guide

Learn how to use each spread in your 2026 Planner to maximize your productivity and organization.

Yearly Calendar Spread

Yearly Calendar Placeholder

Get a bird's-eye view of your entire year.

How to Use This Spread

  • Mark important dates, holidays, and events with different colored highlighters.
  • Use symbols or icons to categorize different types of events (work, personal, travel).
  • Identify busy periods and plan accordingly.
  • Track recurring events and appointments.
  • Note deadlines for major projects or goals.
Pro Tip: Review your yearly calendar at the beginning of each month to transfer important dates to your monthly spread.

Goal Breakdown Spread

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Define your big goals and break them into actionable steps.

How to Use This Spread

  • Write down your main goals for the year/quarter.
  • For each goal, list smaller, manageable tasks or milestones.
  • Set deadlines for each task.
  • Regularly review your progress and adjust as needed.
Pro Tip: Make your goals SMART (Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-bound).

Yearly Tracker Spread

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Monitor habits, projects, or any recurring activities throughout the year.

How to Use This Spread

  • List the items you want to track (e.g., exercise, reading, project milestones).
  • Use a color code or symbols to mark completion or progress for each day/week/month.
  • Visually assess your consistency and patterns.
Pro Tip: Don't try to track too many things at once. Start with 3-5 key items.

Quarterly Spread

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Plan and review your goals and priorities for each 90-day period.

How to Use This Spread

  • Set 3-5 key objectives for the quarter.
  • Break these down into monthly or weekly actions.
  • Schedule important deadlines and appointments.
  • At the end of the quarter, review your achievements and areas for improvement.
Pro Tip: Use your quarterly review to adjust your yearly goals if necessary.

Monthly Spread

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Organize your month, track appointments, and set monthly goals.

How to Use This Spread

  • Fill in all known appointments, events, and deadlines.
  • Set your top 3-5 priorities for the month.
  • Allocate tasks from your quarterly or yearly goals to specific weeks or days.
  • Use it for habit tracking if not using a dedicated tracker.
Pro Tip: At the start of each week, refer to your monthly spread to plan your weekly tasks.

Weekly Spread (Vertical or Horizontal)

Vertical Spread

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Horizontal Spread

Weekly Spread Placeholder

Detail your daily schedule, tasks, and appointments for the week.

How to Use This Spread

  • Choose your preferred layout (vertical or horizontal).
  • Block out time for appointments and fixed commitments.
  • List your to-do items for each day.
  • Prioritize tasks (e.g., using A, B, C or 1, 2, 3).
  • Review your progress at the end of each day and week.
Pro Tip: Don't overschedule. Leave some buffer time for unexpected tasks or breaks.

Blank Journaling Pages

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Space for your thoughts, reflections, ideas, and creativity.

How to Use These Pages

  • Daily journaling or free-writing.
  • Responding to journal prompts (see our Journal Prompts page!).
  • Brainstorming ideas for projects or goals.
  • Mind mapping.
  • Taking notes from books, podcasts, or meetings.
  • Sketching or doodling.
Pro Tip: There's no right or wrong way to journal. Make it a practice that serves you.
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