Best Laid Plans Planner Review

BLP Ep #262: ADHD or Neurodivergent? Two Planner Mini-Reviews For You!

August 4, 2025

Note: I ordered the OOOC planner, and the Fast Brain Friend was sent to me by listener Sadie!

Planner #1: Order Out of Chaos Planner

Blank weekly layout – the blue-printed edges extend beyond the black-printed pages and are made out of thicker paper.
The idea is that you put your classes on there and don’t have to rewrite each week!
Example filled-in layout in the planner

This is the Order Out of Chaos Planner, designed by ADHD parent and ADDItude Magazine columnist Leslie Josel. This planner is designed for students and might be particularly helpful for those with ADHD, though it could definitely serve other students well, too.

Planner #2: Fast Brain Friend Daily Productivity Planner

The Fast Brain Friend Daily Productivity Planner is described as “an intentional design for the neurodivergent mind” by creator Alanah Purtell.

These are Australian monthly planners with varying (and somewhat unusual/fun!) daily layouts as well as monthly + weekly planning tools.

Some visuals + example layouts:

weekly layout with meal plan / grocery list on right page
daily layouts – all 7 layouts rotate!
that one on the left is pretty wild!
I like this one!
Lots of open-ended space

If you have ADHD or other unique planning needs, do you have a favorite planner? Share in the comments!

I think that the Proaction Planner and the Planner Pad also get a lot of love from ADHD/neurodivergent users, and Imperfect Inspiration deserves a shout-out here, too!


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3 Comments

  • Reply End of Summer State of Mind – Not a Wasted Word August 7, 2025 at 1:25 am

    […] got them both new planners (Planner #1 recommend by SHU this week here) and I hope that checking in with them about their planners once a day will (a) happen and (b) […]

  • Reply Gizem Karaali August 8, 2025 at 1:58 am

    I seem to recall that you were reevaluating your five-year journal. I have been using the Levenger one. Maybe it will suit your needs too. Thanks for both podcasts!

    • Reply Sarah Hart-Unger August 8, 2025 at 6:02 am

      I will take a look! But most likely going to do another Hobonichi because it served me so well the past 5 years 🙂

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