A pedantic comparison of the Papertess Designs Yearly Notebook vs the Sterling Ink Common Planner
I’m very specific about what I like and I’m going to be very specific in this video. Check out the chapter numbers to go to the bits you’re interested in.
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Papertess Designs Yearly Notebook –
Yearly Notebook video walkthrough:
@papertessdesigns
My unboxing:
Here are some stats about the Papertess Designs 2023 Yearly Notebook:
B6 size (15mm thickness)
4.0 x 3.9mm grid
52gsm white Tomoe River paper
Monday start
520 pages
Lies flat
Ordered by month (month / week / blank pages)
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Sterling Ink Common Planner –
Common Planner video walkthrough:
@SterlingInk
Rachelle’s unboxing:
Rachelle’s setup:
@RachelleinTheory
Here are some stats about the Sterling Ink Common Planner:
B6 size (19mm thickness)
3.7 x 3.9mm grid
52gsm white Tomoe River paper
Monday start
520 pages
Lies flat
Ordered by time period (months, then weeks, then a bunch of blank pages)
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♡ Chapters ♡
00:00 Introduction
03:57 Comparison begins
04:33 Gilded edges
04:59 Boxes
05:38 Covers
06:05 Finally opening the planners
06:46 Yearly calendar
07:07 Goal breakdown
09:13 Similar styles…
10:10 Monthly view
10:30 Grid
13:21 The main difference
14:15 Papertess page order
16:17 Undated daily view
18:45 Being pedantic about blank pages
19:33 Struggling with days
22:16 Alternate colours
22:45 Spines
24:34 Same paper pen test
30:50 Visual flip through summary (talk-free)
33:11 Closeups
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