Back-to-school season is here and you’re probably wondering what happened to summer. While we can’t give you back your free time, we can help ensure that your return to the grind is as seamless as possible. How? By showing you tools that organize your schedule, prioritize your time, and improve your life.
Yes, of course, we’re talking planners. With so many choices out there, it’s easy to feel overwhelmed. Thankfully, we’re going to focus on just a few so all you have to do is read up and grab your favorite.
Today, we’re featuring all the versions of Panda Planner. We’re such big fans of their science-based systems, and confession: We’re also affiliated with their team. But even if we weren’t, we’d want to home in on these planners. They’re so much more than a place to track your time.
So let’s see what they have to offer, dig into their features, reviews, and cost, and even give you a special discount to grab yours today.
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5 Panda Planners to Up Your Back-to-School Productivity
Panda Planner currently offers five different planners: Classic, Weekly, Pro, VIA, and Venture. All of them are based on positive psychology and behavioral science and designed to help you live your fullest, most productive life. In short, you really can’t go wrong.
But each version has different purposes, audiences, and features. Let’s take a look at them in more detail so you can find the option that works best for you and your back-to-school season.
First up: Panda Planner Classic. This is a good place to start if you’re struggling with deadlines, feeling frazzled, and need a step-by-step system to regain control of your time and energy.
Touted as “the planner that started the movement”, the Panda Planner Classic is classic for a reason — its no-frills, scientifically-designed layout provides users with tangible ways to get more work done, create the balance they crave, and live life the way it should be.
From gratitude exercises to habit-tracking, the Panda Planner Classic is for anyone whose back-to-school season needs an organizational overhaul. The monthly, weekly, and daily formats help you dig into the habits, issues, and priorities that move the needle forward. So you’re following along, hitting your goals, and actually enjoying the process.
The Classic leaves no stones unturned and involves complete daily tracking, so pick it up if you’re ready to make big moves and commit to the process.
- Cost: $24.97
- Length: 3 months of daily use
- Colors: Cyan, purple, orange, and black
The weekly version of the Panda Planner is our most popular among students due to the ease at which you can view, and hence plan, your weeks.
Based on the same science as the Classic, Panda Planner Weekly offers an expanded weekly layout, perfect for students and anyone who needs to see their weeks at-a-glance. Another benefit? The weekly format is built for an entire year of planning, so you can start and finish your year all in one place.
But don’t worry, you’ll still get the stuff that makes Panda Planner a standout in the planner world: Research-backed exercises that slowly shift your mindset in a positive direction, making it easier and more enjoyable to finish your work and get on with your life.
- Cost: $33.97
- Length: 12 months of daily use
- Colors: Black
When it comes to planners, there’s no better and more comprehensive option than the Panda Planner Pro.
There’s no doubt about it; the Pro is for serious planners. Using the same tried-and-true format as the Classic, the Pro offers a bigger size for even more planning power and six months of daily use as compared to the Classic’s three.
If you’ve tried the Classic, know the system works, and are ready to commit to the process, Panda Planner Pro is the choice for you. It’s also a great option for grad students, researchers, and professionals working on longer, more complex projects.
- Cost: $36.97
- Length: 6 months of daily use
- Colors: Cyan, purple, orange, and black
If you’re in the business of running your own business, Panda Planner Venture is the tool you’ll want this back-to-school season. Meant for entrepreneurs of all kinds, from hard-hustling MBA students building their legacies to CEOs looking to hit their first million, Panda Planner Venture can work for you.
Designed using research-backed entrepreneurial best-practices, Venture focuses on everything from business basics and escalating your growth to finding balance in the chaos. It’s your one-stop-shop for boosting your professional and personal life, created for entrepreneurs by entrepreneurs.
- Cost: $28.97
- Length: 3 months of daily use
- Colors: Black, gray
Or you know, the actual psychologists. Either way, Panda Planner VIA is a planner that focuses on your emotional strengths so you can first identify what sets you apart and then get to work using it in your real life.
Created as a partnership between VIA Institute on Character and Panda Planner, VIA is a unique way to use your personal strengths to build a better life. Filled with exercises designed to bring out the best in you, VIA offers a one-of-a-kind way to build resilience.
Oh and it also features the same layout as the other Panda Planners so you’re applying your strengths while working on a more positive and productive future. What’s not to love?
- Cost: $29.97
- Length: 3 months of daily use
- Colors: Turquoise