{"id":36233,"date":"2017-04-20T04:45:54","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T09:45:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=36233"},"modified":"2017-04-20T04:45:54","modified_gmt":"2017-04-20T09:45:54","slug":"why-paper-planner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/why-paper-planner\/","title":{"rendered":"Why I Decided to Publish a Paper Planner"},"content":{"rendered":"

A few years ago, I read David Sax\u2019s book, The Revenge of Analog<\/em>. The premise? After years of being pushed aside by digital solutions, analog applications have been making a surprising comeback. That resonated with my own experience.<\/p>\n\n

Most of my audience knows me as a techie. But I was in the book business for decades, and I love paper. It\u2019s the best reading app<\/a> around.<\/p>\n

I\u2019m also convinced it\u2019s the best way to ensure you stay productive and reach your goals. That\u2019s why I\u2019m so excited about my Full Focus Planner<\/a>\u2122<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n

When I first announced<\/a> it, there was a lot of excitement\u2014and some curiosity. Some asked, Why would you release a<\/em> paper planner? Isn\u2019t that a step backwards?<\/em> Not at all.<\/p>\n

There are three basic reasons I was convinced the first version of The Full Focus Planner<\/a>\u2122<\/em> had to be analog.<\/p>\n

1. A concrete solution for a real-life problem<\/h3>\n

One of the biggest reasons people don\u2019t reach their annual goals or feel swamped by their daily tasks is that there\u2019s no practical link between them.<\/p>\n

In the whirlwind of daily life, people lose sight of their major goals and initiatives. Once that happens, it becomes harder to filter the important from the merely urgent. Projects start cramming the week without adding up to real achievements.<\/p>\n

Despite people\u2019s best intentions, they soon find themselves overwhelmed and no longer making progress. They can\u2019t see the forest for the trees, and they feel lost in a maze of mundane tasks.<\/p>\n

If that sounds like you, the last thing you need is another mobile or desktop app.<\/p>\n\t\t