Tried a weekly spread with no colors at all and it felt weirdly freeing

I did a whole week using just a black pen, no highlighters or markers. Realized I spent way less time making it pretty and actually got more done. Has anyone else gone minimalist and stuck with it?

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faith_lopez4827d agoTop Commenter

Ask @piper_green if she's ever actually timed how long she spends on picking colors versus doing tasks. I did that before switching to black only and the number was pretty embarrassing. The boredom thing is real but I found that feeling was just my brain looking for a distraction. Once I pushed through day three, I stopped even thinking about missing colors. My spreads look worse but my completion rate went way up. The whole point of a planner is to plan stuff, not to make art.

piper_green27d agoMost Upvoted

Wait you seriously went a whole week without any color at all?? I don't think I've done a plain black and white spread since like middle school! I feel like I'd get bored halfway through Tuesday.