How to Use your Passion Planner as a Book Journal

Used with Permission from Passion Planner

Back in 2016, something called a Passion Planner changed my life. I’d tried various systems over the years to get organised, but I’ve now returned to trusty pen and paper. I love this diary, which comes in various colours and formats, and even in an undated version so you can start it whenever. It’s also a great excuse to buy and use all kinds of stickers and coloured pens.

The Passion Planner kicks off the year with a mind map to encourage you to state your goals and work towards them, and throughout the planner there is plenty of space to schedule tasks. It encourages you to reflect on each month when it begins and then again when it ends. It’s a tool not just to be more organised but also to be more intentional about how you spend your time — and about how much of it you allocate to your passions, so that you don’t let the urgent crowd out the important.

I use my Passion Planner for everything, from my writing to my teaching jobs to my social calendar. But there’s also a pretty good case to be made for it as a reading journal. Walk with me through its many uses.

First, there’s the Passion Roadmap — the backbone of everything. The question that’s asked at the top of the page is “If I could be anything, do anything, or have anything, what would it be?”. You’re supposed to just write without censoring…