Featured

How to Choose a 2025 Planner that Works for You
Choosing the right planner layout can make all the difference when it comes to staying organized and productive. Whether you're juggling a packed schedule or simply looking for a creative way to ke...
Academia

Self-Care Strategies for Students to Reduce Stress
Being a student can be stressful, and self-care practices can be difficult to maintain when juggling school responsibilities. We've put together some strategies to help reduce stress and maintain ...

How to Plan as a Student
Student life can get busy, making it difficult to balance academics, extracurriculars, and personal relationships. We've put together a series of blog posts for students, with strategies to manage ...

A Guide to Taking Notes with the Cornell System (2024 Edition)
The start of a new school year always comes with heaps of readings, papers, and exams. Even if you start with new highlighters and a clean notebook, classic college-ruled paper often turns into a m...
Creativity

How I Use Mandala to Reduce Stress and Find Inner Peace
In this article, I share how drawing mandalas helps reduce stress and bring mindfulness into daily life. I also recommend the my favorite Sketchbook for creating intricate designs and invite reader...
Guides

7 Tips for Effective Daily Planning
It's common in today's fast-paced world to need to balance many responsibilities every day. Effective daily planning not only boosts productivity but also reduces stress and enhances overall well-b...

How to Add Monthly Tabs to your Planner
Video coming soon! For now, you can find our free Signature Tab Ruler and Minimal Tab Ruler to help position your tabs!
Planners

How to use the Printable 2025 Weekly Planner
In this Article: Why Use a Weekly Planner? How do I get a Weekly Planner for free? What's in this Free Download Weekly Planner? How to Use Thi...

Free 2024 Weekly Planner Download
In this Article: Why Use a Weekly Planner? How do I get a Weekly Planner for free? What's in this Free Download Weekly Planner? How to Use Thi...
Benefits of Using an Undated Planner
Are you tired of constantly buying a new planner every year, only to find that you don't use it as much as you thought you would? Or maybe you struggle with the pressure of filling in dates and fee...
What is better: A Bullet Journal or a Planner?
Are you struggling to decide between a bullet journal and a traditional planner to help you stay organized? With the plethora of planning systems available, it can be challenging to find the best ...
Is a digital or physical planner best? A brief guide
It might be tough deciding whether physical or digital planners are better for you. Do you prefer the act of opening a physical book and settling down away from a screen, or do you prefer to get it...

13 Inspiring Ways to Repurpose Your Unused Agenda
Feeling guilty about that untouched agenda from January? Don't let that pristine notebook go to waste; there are countless ways to transform it into something creative and unique. So, gather up you...

Beginners' Guide to Undated Planners
Are you tired of constantly buying new planners every year, only to find that your planning needs change and you stop using it? Unlike traditional planners, which come pre-dated for a specific year...

How to Stay Consistent with Your Planner
No one likes a planner that stays empty. We are all aware that the key to success with almost anything is consistency— this includes using your planner effectively every day! Unfortunately, no ma...

Finding Your Perfect 2024 Planner
Finding Your Perfect 2024 Planner Paper planners help you stay on track and improve your self-care. But it can be overwhelming trying to choose the right one with so many different planner systems...

The Benefits of Using an Undated Daily Planner
What is an undated planner? Undated daily planners are a type of planner that do not have pre-printed dates, allowing users to start using them at any time, and to customize and adjust their plans ...

Is a Daily or Weekly Planner Layout Better or Right for Me?
How do you choose a weekly or daily planner? Having previously used a bullet journal, someone in our H&O Community Group recently asked the following question: which one is better - a weekly o...
Planning

7 Tips for Effective Daily Planning
It's common in today's fast-paced world to need to balance many responsibilities every day. Effective daily planning not only boosts productivity but also reduces stress and enhances overall well-b...

How to Plan as a Student
Student life can get busy, making it difficult to balance academics, extracurriculars, and personal relationships. We've put together a series of blog posts for students, with strategies to manage ...

What is Time-Blocking?
A brief explanation on the benefits of time-blocking, with a step-by-step guide on how to use time-blocking as a time management tool.
Reviews

Hemlock & Oak Bullet Journal (Notebook) Review
We're extremely grateful for the recent review that @elizabethturn shared of our new bullet journal!It's always a bit nerve-racking when a new product launches, and we really appreciate the candid ...

3 Hemlock & Oak Planner Unboxing Videos
We just want to take a moment to thank our wonderful community for sharing these amazing unboxing videos. We really appreciate the time and care that goes into making them, and want to show them of...

Hemlock & Oak Planner vs. Hobonichi Cousin (Avec) and Wonderland 2022
Hey everyone! We wanted to share an awesome video of our 2021 planner from dr_alvaplans. There have been SO many improvements since this first iteration: the binding is even better and lays perfe...
Self-Care

Self-Care Strategies for Students to Reduce Stress
Being a student can be stressful, and self-care practices can be difficult to maintain when juggling school responsibilities. We've put together some strategies to help reduce stress and maintain ...
self-care

The Power of Personal Values in Decision-Making
Table of content Here are five signs that your personal values need some TLC: 1. You have troubles making decisions. 2. You feel unhappy. 3. Y...
What is vision planning?
Table of contents Introduction Time Management Health and Lifestyle Stress and Mental Health Effective Time Management Strategies for Student...

7 Tips for Effective Daily Planning
It's common in today's fast-paced world to need to balance many responsibilities every day. Effective daily planning not only boosts productivity but also reduces stress and enhances overall well-b...

The Definitive Guide to Paper Planning (2024 Edition)
Using paper planning can make a big difference in your journey to being organized and mindful. However, if you're feeling a intimidated by the idea, you're not alone. This 2024 edition of "The Defi...

How to Choose a 2025 Planner that Works for You
Choosing the right planner layout can make all the difference when it comes to staying organized and productive. Whether you're juggling a packed schedule or simply looking for a creative way to ke...

How to Best Use a Horizontal Layout Weekly Planner
In this post, we're diving into the horizontal weekly planner, and giving you ideas on how to make the most of this versatile layout.

How I Use Mandala to Reduce Stress and Find Inner Peace
In this article, I share how drawing mandalas helps reduce stress and bring mindfulness into daily life. I also recommend the my favorite Sketchbook for creating intricate designs and invite reader...

Self-Care Strategies for Students to Reduce Stress
Being a student can be stressful, and self-care practices can be difficult to maintain when juggling school responsibilities. We've put together some strategies to help reduce stress and maintain ...

How to Maintain a Healthy Lifestyle as a Student
Student life can get busy, making it difficult to balance academics, extracurriculars, and personal relationships. We've put together a series of blog posts for students, with strategies to manage ...

Effective Time Management Strategies for Students
Time management is a common challenge students face. Here are some helpful strategies to help you manage your time more effectively as a student.

How to Plan as a Student
Student life can get busy, making it difficult to balance academics, extracurriculars, and personal relationships. We've put together a series of blog posts for students, with strategies to manage ...