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I live and die by my digital and paper planners.  I am completely lost without my task management system.  These systems take time to implement and you have to schedule maintenance to keep them running, so why bother? Here are 7 reasons why to use a planner. 1. Use a Planner so you don’t have to remember. Have you heard of the “Google Effect?”  This theory states that we are less likely to remember something if we can easily recall the information.  If we write down our plans, tasks and goals in a digital or paper planner we don’t have to store the information in our head.  We can essentially forget about it!  This frees up our brain for bigger picture thinking. 2. Use a Planner as a guide post. Now we really haven’t forgotten it all, but after writing things down it does not take up as much space in our brain.  If we are truly capturing our to-dos and appointments in a planner of any format we need to refer to that planner throughout the day.  It’s a good idea to have a couple of reminders on your phone to check in with your planner to make sure […]