Pocket Planner: Creative Work & Life Balance for ADHD Notion Template
You get:
• My full Home & Life dashboard in Notion
• Daily dashboard with priorities, habits, routines
• Weekly view that resets itself so you don’t fall behind
• Notification center so nothing slips (bills, errands, follow-ups)
No setup. Just duplicate it into your own Notion.
🌈Happy to customize banners for you!
Email meYour planner should have multiple personalities—because you do.
Most productivity tools assume you'll be the same person every day. Same energy. Same focus. Same capacity.
But if you have ADHD, trauma, chronic illness, or just a nervous system that responds to stress:
You're not the same person on Monday after 8 hours of sleep versus Wednesday after a therapy session versus Friday when you're running on fumes.
Traditional planners punish this. They show you the same overwhelming list whether you're thriving or barely functional. They treat inconsistency as failure.
Pocket Planner treats it as data.
What makes this different:
The One-Scroll Rule
Your entire day—priorities, tasks, habits, reminders—visible in one scroll. No tab-hopping. No "where did I put that?" panic. Just open it, scan it, know exactly what matters.
Why it works: Every tab switch costs you 5 minutes of focus you'll never get back. The real executive dysfunction isn't forgetting what to do—it's the cognitive tax of finding what to do.
System-Backed Validation
Every completed task is auto-timestamped. When 3pm brain fog hits and you can't remember what you've done, you have proof: 11:32am—sent that email. 2:15pm—finished the report.
Why it works: ADHD amnesia makes you feel unproductive when you're not. This gives you evidence your brain can't argue with.
Quick Capture Everywhere
Buttons to log tasks, emails, ideas, notes—without ever leaving your current page. Capture in 3 seconds, categorize never.
Why it works: The idea doesn't vanish because you spent 10 minutes deciding where to file it. Immediate capture beats perfect organization. Every time.
The Dopamine Engine
Progress bars that fill as you work. Habit trackers that turn bright yellow when complete. Messages that pop up: "Building momentum" at 25%, "Halfway there" at 50%, "You did it" at 100%.
Why it works: ADHD brains need immediate visual feedback or we lose interest in 90 seconds. This isn't gamification—it's accommodating how dopamine-deficient brains actually function.
Intentional Redundancy
You'll see the same task in multiple places—your daily list, your project view, your weekly overview.
Why it works: That's not clutter. That's a memory aid. Your brain doesn't believe something exists until you've seen it in multiple contexts. Minimalism feels clean but creates anxiety.
Hidden Complexity, Friction-Free Surface
Every progress bar requires three database elements (relations, rollups, formulas) working together. You'll never touch them. The system does the emotional labor—you just check boxes.
Why it works: The most sophisticated systems are the ones that feel the simplest.
What you actually get:
Three Main Hubs (You'll Never Open a Database)
- Daily Dashboard – One-scroll view of your entire day
- Weekly Plan – Side-by-side week view for drag-and-drop planning
- Home & Life Dashboard – Personal tasks, routines, finances, journaling
Built-In Systems:
- Work & Personal Habit Trackers (with progress bars + motivational messages)
- Task Tracker with auto-categorization
- Projects Database with sub-task tracking
- Quick Capture buttons on every page
- Routines page with reset functionality
- Focus page for deep work/batch tasks
- Notification Center (pull-based, never pushy)
- Recently Done list (timestamped proof of productivity)
Optional Add-Ons You Can Integrate:
- Financial Tracker
- Goals & Projects with progress tracking
- Job Hunt Tracker
- Social Media Ideas database
The philosophy:
This isn't a planner that forces you to "be better."
It's infrastructure that works with your brain instead of against it.
It's designed for:
- Planning for who you'll actually be, not who you wish you were
- Intertwining work and life instead of forcing artificial separation
- Reducing cognitive load through visual clarity
- Providing reassurance through redundancy
- Eliminating shame through trauma-informed design
Most planners are wheelchair ramps retrofitted onto neurotypical architecture.
This is a building designed with ramps as primary infrastructure.
Who this is for:
You, if:
- You've tried 47 productivity systems and abandoned them all
- You wake up not knowing which version of yourself will show up today
- You forget what you did 5 minutes ago and feel like you've done nothing
- You need to see information in multiple places before your brain believes it
- You freeze when you don't know where something "belongs"
- You need visual proof of progress or motivation evaporates
- Standard planners make you feel broken instead of supported
What you're actually buying:
A Notion template with:
- Pre-built databases (fully customizable)
- Automated progress tracking
- Guided setup instructions
- Walkthrough video
- Lifetime access + all future updates
But really, you're buying:
Permission to need what you need.
Proof that you're not broken—your tools were.
A system that finally speaks your brain's language.
The truth:
I built this because I have ADHD, bipolar, and BPD. I was managing three intersecting conditions that all affect executive function, mood regulation, and identity continuity.
I needed a system that could hold me on days I couldn't hold myself.
This is that system.
It's not just a planner. It's a prosthetic nervous system for brains that need one.
Includes: Notion template, setup guide, video walkthrough, lifetime updates
Platform: Notion (free account works, but Notion Plus recommended for full functionality)
Support: Setup questions answered via email
Stop fighting your brain. Build for it instead.
You’ll receive an email with a secure link to duplicate your template into Notion. Inside are two copies: a Guided version (with helpful callouts) and a Clean version (no notes, just the pages).