Why I Ditched My Erin Condren Planner & Switched to Digital Planning | I Have Found Planner Peace |
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Hey everyone!
In today’s video, I am sharing why I switched from pen & paper planning to digital planning! I have finally found my planner peace!
I hope you enjoy! Thanks so much for watching!
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Stephanie Anne
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I switched to digital four days ago. I was exactly where you were at. I was always trying to find the "perfect" planner and the "perfect pen" - I have so much sh*t around my house all related to planning. It's only April and I had already switched out my planner three times - each time buying a new one to try and find what I was looking...(and since I didn't know what I was looking for I was in a never ending battle). I feel great making the switch to digital and I'm finding over the last couple days that I can do SO MUCH MORE!! Life changing and I think this was the first weekend in 5 years I didn't go and buy any planner supplies.
Such a freeing feeling right??!! I’m not buying an Erin Condren planner for this launch and it feels so weird haha!
Dang girl you had a problem like i do. I’m here for help, my planners are stacking up lol. hope to find the help! 😂
For me it’s not just the black hole of planners- I got addicted to covers and fountain pens and making everything beautiful. It was actually never about planning at all. It was about making other people impressed with my beautiful stuff. So much money wasted. Story of my life. It’s not just planners. It’s jewelry. It’s handbags. It’s everything.
@@GrayWithMe facts! Same! I am seriously thinking of joining shop-a-holics anonymous 🤔
I just switched too. I was spending 800 on stickers a year for my weekly custom kits. I can buy a new iPad every year for that much!
I’m so glad I found you! I had the exact same problems with paper planning, especially perfectionism. I just started digital planning & this is reassuring through the inevitable bumps. Thanks so much for this video and I’ll be visiting your Etsy shop 😊
This is one of the most self aware videos I’ve seen in a while! Good for you for identifying how you were being influenced to jump on board things that you really didn’t need or want to do.
I have always had a planner of some kind but recently moved to all digita. I love the ability to have all notes with me.💕💕
You touch all the points why I love digital planning. You can create your own and you never have to spend $ again, just reuse them again and again.
I switched to cut my ties of my addiction of all planners, and supply’s when I retired. I didn’t know how much I would make per month and had to change my spending. It was the best decision I made, then in October Lizzie showed good notes and I was hooked then I saw you in the side bar with a digital planner and I rushed to your channel and was so happy.
yes, addiction,,, switching to get rid of all the clutter! My brain says no, but it's gotta go- re-train my brain.
I just made the switch as well. I have had a planner since high school (1995) and I was tired of always buying stickers and inserts. It was expensive. Now I will never go back to a paper planner :) I don’t event want to think of what I spent! 🤪
OMG, you freed yourself with those confessions. Totally makes sense though. Though I haven't spent nearly as much as you have, I have been thinking about switching to digital.
I've been thinking about ALL of this lately too. I love pen and paper but I would love to design my own planner because I love my ipad and the portability of having everything there. I'm trying to learn Keynote now. I've seen people making them there as well as canva. Glad you found your planner peace :)
While I enjoy both pen & paper and digital paper, I agree with everything you mentioned. I would love to see a video of your favorite fonts for planning digitally.
Omg yesssssss to this entire video. I flip flopped through so many paper planners and systems and I was never happy. But geeez the amount of money I spent on it was crazy. I have so many sticker books and so many sticker kits for different planners that now....I don’t even know what to do with! Digital is so much easier to use and I finally feel free of that fomo you were talking about. Thank you for sharing this!
I love your weekly plan with me … thank s for the video … your family and you come first .. we’re here to support you ❤
I think it's awesome that you finally found your planner peace! I went back and watched some of your super old planning videos and you've definitely come a long way! Lol
So happy for you! Simplicity works!
Giiiiiirrrlll same! I feel like Covid changed my planner style. Also , my word for this year is simplify and I felt like I was actually doing the opposite. Thank you thank you for posting this! I actually created my own and have love the fact that I can get rid of things so much easier. Also being a teacher that moves around a lot I felt like I needed something more portable ! Awesome can’t wait to see what other content you create!
This was so very relatable and I appreciate your honesty! I've just started with digital planning and it takes getting used to, but so far I'm finding it fulfilling!
Omg!! I have so many Planners like you!! Just ordered an iPad Mini and switching to Digital Planners and love the idea of Digital Stickers
Great video. I too like so many others who have commented thought I would ever switch to digital planning.
and now... I am obsessed with digital planning and agree with your points and reasons why you made the switch.
love, love, my digital planners!
Omgggg i was obsessed with stickers and planners!!!!! But I love digital now!!!!!
Trying to make the move
Me too
THANK YOU for this video!!! I have been wanting someone to compare and contrast paper vs digital planning as I decided what to do for 2022. And it's so hard to find anyone talking about why digital planning is awesome. I bought both paper planners and digital planners but I think I'm going to go with my digital. Thank you for this indepth review of digital planning.
Thanks for being honest! This was definitely me with paper planning not to mention trying to lug my planner along with all my stickers and different color pens with me EVERYday!!!! I love 💗 my switch to digital planning!!!!
You made some great points girl!! I was thinking about switching too!!
I’m so not tech savvy so I love your digital plan with mes! Please keep posting them so I can learn different techniques and working with the good notes app! I agree that an iPad is much more portable than a physical agenda and my iPad literally has my entire life on it already! Thanks for sharing your experience!
Thanks for this video. I’ve been going back and forth on what I want to do. I might still do a combination this 2022 and fully immerse in 2023. I’m with you, I spent all this money on supplies and do really want to use it. Don’t get me wrong, I have destashed some blank planners… thank god I was able to recover some loss. 🙌🙌
I had the same problem, I switched to digital one month ago and i’m in love!!! It’s perfect! ❤
This is a great video as you really explain why digital planning works for you!!! 😊 someday I am going to total what I spent on paper planners and supplies over the past few years - it’s been kinda nagging at me. I’m so glad I am digital planning now. The overwhelmed feeling I always had with paper planning was really tough.
I can relate to so many of the things you feel regarding paper vs digital planning! I'm trying to get really dedicated to digital only, this video was very inspiring :) I have also spent a small fortune on cute planners,stickers, pens and countless "experimental" planning systems. I need to just donate it all and move on, it reminds me of how much I wasted, ugh! Great video, thanks!
Girl. 2000 I thought my makeup addiction was bad. I’m getting into digital planners. I’m really love procreate I have been making my own stickers. It’s so rewarding. However if I bought them I could get better quality. The digital stickers are inexpensive. ❤️ Dont feel bad about the money. I over spend also. We all do it on different things. ❤️
This is such a true video, and I too am not trying to convert anyone, well in person I am, lol! Truth be told I was scanning through CZcams and saw your video about using a digital planner, I couldn’t sleep watching and learning more and more, and was super excited to move from using my Happy planner, yep couldn’t do the EC and all those stickers, I stayed with some basic sticker and the monthly budget planner which I threw away more than half the pages because they weren’t necessary for what I was doing. When I learned more about the digital planner, ( I just do my budget) after purchasing your digital planner, and GoodNotes, then watching how you used your planner, I was good to go. I keep it simple, however if a busy month comes into my life, I just grab any one of your inserts and bam am done. I actually now get really excited about doing my budget now, takes me no time, using my Apple Pencil is just a jewel, it takes all the whiteout madness away and life is once again easy. I am learning about the Cloud space and where and how to store my planner, which you did give me some advice, now I will get going on saving my planner, like I stated am still writing the important stuff in my Happy planner, however as soon as I get that saving my planner done, it will not even be a thing for me anymore. Sorry this is massive long!
I just switched to digital like this week. I am glad I found your channel because even though I slowed down on buying planner stuff (hint: get off of social media to kick the habit)...I still wasn't satisfied with my planner. But, this digital business is where it's at!
I totally understand, I tried digital planning back in 2018 and it didn’t work for me. Now, so much has changed since then that I’m in the process of going fully digital. Great points made, I’ve found when traveling there’s less supplies to take and I’m saving so much on photo paper because memory keeping can be done right in my digital planner on the daily pages which rarely get used. Thanks for sharing your experience.
I use both. Pen & paper to write down small small daily spendings, and digital for bigger yearly goals/sinking fund. Regardless, may we all prosper ❤️
Definitely agree with everything you have said. Love using my digital planners. I am still using my inkwell planner I bought for the year, but ive made it more of a creative memory type planner. I dont see me buying one for next year
Because of your digital planner... I'm sinking right know an iPad fund... for your planner... It's a must have...! Can't wait.
Thank you for sharing I'm with you. I'm thinking of making the switch but I'm nervous lol. I was thinking of just doing the powersheets next year. But... I could do all of that in a digital planner.
Thanks for all the tips. Your eyelashes are amazing!
I love this video!
Thank you!
I too had the same problems you had, I loved planning but the pen and paper was not something I could do. I never was happy with the layouts, the colors, and the stickers. They would not have the stickers I wanted, I’d see something and think I want that it would make a great sticker. But now I take a photo, go to use Procreaate or Canva and create them from my family photos! I love you for saying what you have in this video, I do not feel so bad anymore! :)
Oh I fully understand where you are coming from. I spent so much money on my planners. I now only plan on my phone, MAC, and phone
Thank you for your video, it is very helpful, I am totally convinced to switch to digital planner.
I’ve been gradually switching to digital myself for about a couple months now. I finally have an iPad I can start using, it’s actually my moms 2016 iPad Pro! She let me borrow it while I save up for my own iPad. Very generous of her! Right now I’m working on creating a budget planner for myself, I got the life planner from Amanda Davis at Breezy Organization, and I love it!
I'm glad I found you. I'm downsizing and wanna make the switch for storage reasons among other reasons. Also my writing is not what it used to be so it's all stickers for me.
I have moved away from paper planning for the same reasons that you mentioned😊
I am looking forward to the wave of paper planner girls going digital lol.
Because I’ve been a die hard paper girl but yes to the simplify, yes to the perfectionist in me, yes to we need more layouts !! Lol
I am kind of in between, I absolutely love the feel of paper and think I will always have one paper planner, but I would love to switch my Bible Study Journal into digital format.
I am trying to switch to digital planning since the beginning of the year. For some reason, I keep going back to my paper planner! I agree with everything you said! The waist of money, space, not using all the stickers from the kits or books… How heavy they are to carry around…
I will keep trying, I guess.
I’m stuck right now because I use a HP mini for my personal, cloth and paper for work and digital for real estate. Next year I plan to switch to Cloth & Paper mini inserts to resuse my covers and plan to do digital and combine real estate and work digitally next year. Eventually maybe after next year I will think about going all digital but I will say I have slowed down dramatically on hp releases so I’m proud of that and planner things in general. Thankfully I only have 2 planner carts but one of them only has planner stuff on one shelf so if I stopped abruptly I wouldn’t feel too bad considering I got a lot of my books for free.
Completely understandable!! So glad you found planner peace girlie !! However , if you EVER need to get rid of your stickers IM VERY MUCH SO INTERESTED!!! Lol
Definitely follow my destash Instagram - I will be doing a huge destash this weekend. My username is in the description of this video 🥰
I’ve felt this way too, I switched to Zinnia app, it’s amazing! I just couldn’t afford it either, lol
This was the perfect video for me to watch today as I just got home from 🛍 shopping and wandering aimlessly around 3 different stores (planner aisles)…and not falling in love with anything. Overcoming fomo is real😒
I would love to see what you do for being creative hands on? And what accessories you use to make your iPad planning fun, such as covers etc…..
Definitely check out my digital plan with me playlist! I share how I use digital stickers, and I switch out my covers here and there 🥰
One of the main reasons I switched to digital planning was being so sick of how much white out I used because I was constantly changing numbers in my budget planner and it drove me nuts. Portability was another huge reason. I want my finances with me on the go and taking the iPad is so much easier
I just switched to digital and I’m a bit overwhelmed. I don’t know where to start… and I only spent 100 dollars on digital stickers… but they super cute 😂
I recently made the switch and I have to say…all of your reasons matched mine. I wanted portability of digital and carrying my planner around, just wasn’t working. I never used it. And I’m sure I’ve spent just as much as you when it comes to the stickers and pens…and I have a serious problem with pens! 🤣
I just bought my iPad Pro and I haven't had time to plan in my pen and Paper planner since haying a baby. But Just started getting into digital planning. I'm obsessed
Congrats on your little one 🥰
When I decided to start planning I had bought a planner and like a bunch of pens and highlighters and stickers and stuff, and then I found out about digital planning and wound up choosing that instead. Bessssst decision for my planning journey.
I decided to make the switch because I have arthritis in my hands and writing has become difficult and I was not filling out my planner as much and things in my personal life was falling through the crack, along with my business. After doing a clean out of all my planner stuff was definitely a wake up call to what And how much I was actually spending! I have always used printable, sonI have everything in digital form but trying to figure out how to use them in a digital planner has been a struggle
You are so beautiful, so calm. I love the video. Kisses from Greece 🥰❤️😘
I totally went all out on paper planner stuff like 2 months ago and found I only did one month and maybe a week planned out and switched back to digital because I was spending sooooo much money on stickers and stuff that now is just sitting there sadly but I love my iPad and being able to save money and do everything digital!!
Thanks for this video I finished your sentence so many times lol very relatable and a lot of the same reasons I switch last year #newSubscriber
If you like Erin concern planners you’d most likely prefer the leafytreetops planners. They’re are a much much much better life planner.
Just making the switch…loving it but now I have so much stuff to get rid of
I'm making the switch to digital lol I have had it fighting with white out!!
I enjoyed your video, thanks. I can feel you, but I am still using paper DD planner and want to move to digital planners. I love the one you showed us. What's the name of yours?
I am considering getting a digital planner. I have an iPad Air first generation that I don’t use as much as I should. I have seen people with those high end planners and I they look great but I don’t think I could deal with all those stickers and tapes. I would be upset if I messed up and had to use tons of white out. So I get why you switched. Now I’m trying to figure out which digital planner to get.🤷🏻♀️
Omg I make digital planners and I love it so much better
I just got into planning last year and spent double what you did. Fomo is real. I recently bought a Silhouette and plan on printing my own next year plus I have enough stickers for this year (bought last year). My planner spending is way down this year. I've thought about going digital but I don't really know where to start. I do love being able to go to my old planners and look back at them though.
That’s a good idea - printing your own! For digital planning, I think the best place to start is to watch digital plan with me’s. That way you can see what it entails. I plan to print my digital planner using a company like Shutterfly at the end of the year. It’s super easy to export your planner pages as images and print them that way. 🥰
I always used my phone calender app to plan stuff, but i was missing alot of things like notes, to-do's, meals... and i had to use different apps for every single thing. Now i got a paper planner (plum paper) and while i love using it, i still go back to my phone calender (since it notifies me of events, and my work is also digital) now i am in a weird in between stage
Omg I thought that I was the only one. I had tried digital planning about two years ago and switched back to paper but seems like every season, Happy Planner was coming out with all these new sticker books and I had to have them but you can’t fix a mistake with paper stickers. I love digital planning because it is cheaper, you can reuse your stickers and fix mistakes with no issue. I am still in the beginning stage of digital planning but I think I will stick with it now.
Girlfriend. My sister from another mister. I'm in the process of switching over to digital planning for the same reasons. I'm also switching platforms- I'm ditching android and moving over to the Apple side. I'm just dealing with the guilt of all the money I've spent on planners- Filofax, Kikki K, Webster's Pages...and I have TONS of acrylic stamps, PenGems etc. 😩. At least my office is more organized!
I moved to digital budget planning after finding one of your videos. I have finally found budget planning peace 🙌 I already had a iPad Pro 12.9” I purchased for tv purposes that I use! Is it worth it to purchase a smaller version like an iPad Air for portability?
I personally enjoy having the air. I use it for leisure activities like reading or watching a show. I do like planning on my 12.9 though! 😊
you can also make your own planner on powerpoint as well if you are in a tight budget
Very true!
I am planning to switch because I love small bag but can’t put my paper planner so now I want to move into digital Planners.
This is me!!
From what I've seen and what you've told I don't think digital planning might have the effect as you want it to. You'll still want the newest sticker and feel like missing out.
I wonder if you had the ipad before or bought it? If you bought it then it will take more then a year for it to truly be cheaper then pen and paper. As you could have challenged yourself to a no-buy and using up your staff.
About the customizations I would recommend the bullet journal method. Which can be done digital, before you buy a digital planner, there are free once I've heard.
Otherwise my advice for you is to think about what your planner is supposed to be doing for you, what do you want to do with it. Where do you want to take it, for size?
And what will you be doing with all the things you already own? Through away?
About the clutter that can easily happen digital too, you still need to declutter at some point.
I'm not trying to tell you not to switch, as you said, digital isn't for everyone, I just want to caution you that you could still end up with the same issues if not new ones.
Digital doesn't work for me because to me it takes longer to take my tablet, open the app then my notebook and then write as to taking pen and paper.
My friend on the other had feels right at home in Notion and Planning in there. Witch would have been truly free for you. As you like lists and everything, I wonder if that would have been the better option for you.🤔
I hope you don't regret your decision. I didn't stick to digital planning and I'm glad I got myself a good tablet with not an added name-prisetag aka apple. I have a Samsung FE S7 witch does it's job and is cheap compared to apple. It does have notshelf in case anyone is wondering. I still use my tablet a lot but not what I bought it for. 🙃
Very good points! It’s been over a year now and I’m still digital planning full time and have zero regrets! I love it - but it’s not for everyone. The main thing is that you have to do what works best for you! 😊
@@PlanningtoProsper I saw the video about your hub right after this one and thought you cut out all the things that annoyed you before. And am really impressed with it. 🥰
Thinking to switch but im an Android user on my phone so i want to buy an android tablet too.
If ever i buy an ipad, will the schedules etc be sync on my android phone?
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Interesting video. Honestly, digital planning is so inexpensive. Especially if you start out by DIY-ing your planner using the free downloads available of pages online and also making your own stickers and widgets using procreate and canva, the expense is barely anything.
been paperplanning for about 20 years.. think I might have spent around 3000 us dollars IN THOSE 20 YEARS O.O that includes, post its, stickers, planners, and pens.
You have far more self control than I did then haha 😂
@@PlanningtoProsper nah.. its called being poor, broke, and always in school :p
I am totally in the same head space as you I just bought a digital planner that I love. Now what did you do with all your supplies? Because I am having a real hard time just thinking about throwing it away.
I gave them to my friend who uses paper planners 🥰
What digital planner do u use ? Yours looks fun and colourful xx
This is one of my older planners - I’m currently using the hub system. There’s a very detailed video walking through it on the new releases playlist if you want to check it out 🥰
I have a 64g iPad. Is that enough space for digital planning? Thank you ☺️
I am going through this back and fourth with this right now, but I am noticing I am having problems because I am using my surface rather than a iPad.. That is my other struggle.
Yo también lo hice, me gustan más las agendas digitales =)
Can you do digital planning on a kindle? (amazon fire?) I'm so relating to the FOMO. I consider this my hobby and way to relax; plus it helps me stay organized and functioning lol. How hard was the learning curve on a digital planner if you're not that tech savvy?
I personally don’t own a kindle fire but if I do in the future I can definitely plan something! I would recommend doing a search on CZcams for some videos related to that. It took me a couple weeks i would say to get really comfortable with it! I watched a ton of CZcams videos and practiced practiced practiced! I find it to be pretty easy myself and I don’t consider myself to be tech savvy by any means 😂
I just switched to digital
Omg I am just like you, every time I see someone with something, I have to order, and that was paper and now digital. I do plan digitally now and I am on Etsy everyday and watching all these videos don’t help lol.
I do want to note i dont have an iPad or tablet just my iPhone and imac desktop. I am still able to do digital planning. Eventually I’ll get an iPad but just wanted to throw out there you can do it on a phone to
Definitely! The phone syncs but if someone wants to use their device as a planner to write on - something that mimics pen and paper more - the iPad is the way to go in my opinion.
With digital planning, is there a way to sync it with google calendar?
It depends on the app you are using - the only one I know of so far is Zoom Notes. Some digital designers add links for Google Calendar in their planners but it only opens the app - it doesn’t sync with it. I hope this helps! 🥰
You might not have been a pen n paper girl to start with. I tend to buy one and commit to the planner for the year no matter what because it’s supposed to help me be productive. It is still a waste where I don’t keep the planner as memory keeping and throw it after. But I haven’t bought stickers in years.
What app are you using?
I use Goodnotes 😊
You're too cute. LOL $2,000!!! OMG.
PLEASE TELL ME THERE IS HOPE FOR ME!!! I am having a hard time learning how to switch.
It takes some time to get the hang of it! Be patient with yourself, and I’d definitely recommend joining some Facebook groups for digital planning. There’s one for Planning to Prosper - link is in the description box 🥰
Can we be friends? I love your personality. Such beautiful eyelashes.
would you donate some stickers I have twins that use and want stickers stickers stickers?? thanks so much loved your video
Please send me the pens. I'll pay