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Daily planner

A single-day page with the schedule down the left and priorities, to-dos, meals and water on the right. It suits people who plan each morning and like to keep a day's notes in one place.

By Paul Gunder. Free to print for home, classroom and office use; see how our printables are made.

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Daily PlannerDateSMTWTFSSCHEDULE6 AM7 AM8 AM9 AM10 AM11 AM12 PM1 PM2 PM3 PM4 PM5 PM6 PM7 PM8 PM9 PMTOP 3 PRIORITIES1.2.3.TO DOMEALSBreakfastLunchDinnerSnacksWATERNOTESPrintablePal.com · free printable plannersDaily Planner
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What prints

The heading reads Daily Planner by default, with a Date line next to it. Under the heading is a row of seven circled letters, S M T W T F S, so you can circle the day of the week.

The left side, about 55 percent of the width, is the Schedule: one row for each hour, with the times in bold on the left. The right side stacks five parts:

  • Top 3 priorities, numbered 1 to 3 with a writing line each.
  • To do, a checkbox list.
  • Meals, with lines for breakfast, lunch, dinner and snacks.
  • Water, a row of eight small glass outlines to shade in.
  • Notes, which appears at the bottom only when the page has room left.

The settings

  • Heading. Optional custom title, limited to 40 characters.
  • Planner. Switches between the five planner layouts. This page opens on the daily one.
  • First hour. 4 to 11. The default is 6, which prints as 6 AM.
  • Last hour (24-hour clock). 15 to 23. The default is 21, which prints as 9 PM.

The rows are stretched to fill the page height, so a short range gives you roomier rows and a long one gives you tighter rows. If you work early or late shifts, set the range to match your day rather than writing outside the lines. Time slots are always one hour on this layout. For half-hour rows, try the hourly planner.

Getting through the page

Start with the three priorities, not the schedule. If you can only finish three things, which three? Write them before the day fills up. Then block the schedule around fixed commitments first, and drop the priorities into the open hours.

The to-do box is for small items that do not need a time, like returning a call or buying stamps. Keep it short enough to finish. Anything that keeps moving from page to page deserves a priority slot or a decision to drop it.

On the water row, the sheet only gives you eight glasses to shade. How much you need varies by person, and the CDC has general information on drinking water if you want to read more. Use the row as a record of what you drank.

Worked example: a Wednesday with a clinic shift

Set the first hour to 7 and the last to 19. Circle the W. Priorities: 1. Submit timesheet, 2. Pick up prescription, 3. Prep Thursday's lunches.

Schedule: 7 AM "Commute", 8 AM through 12 PM "Clinic shift" drawn as one long bracket, 12 PM "Lunch, walk", 1 PM through 4 PM "Clinic shift", 5 PM "Pharmacy", 6 PM "Dinner", 7 PM "Lunches". To do: email landlord, buy stamps, wash water bottle. Meals: oatmeal, soup and salad, chicken and rice, apple. Shade six glasses by evening and write a note about moving Friday's appointment.

For the week around this day, use the weekly planner. For a longer task list, see the to-do list template.

Sources

  1. UNC Learning Center: Tips and tools learningcenter.unc.edu
  2. CDC: Water and healthier drinks cdc.gov