Weekly Planning Template in a One Page Notebook

This collection of templates turns the 1-P (One-Page Notebook) into a pocket-sized planning system designed to hold an entire week on a single sheet of paper.

It’s a planner, notebook, and a thinking space. It helps you keep your priorities visible without needing to open an app or carry a bulky notebook.

I originally created these templates because I needed something light enough to always carry, flexible enough for both planning and freeform notes, and simple enough that I would actually keep on using it.

They are the field-tested layouts I now use to plan every week and carry every day.

Why I use them

I almost always carry two 1-Ps: a weekly planner and a freeform page for notes, ideas, and tiny sketches.

Carrying around the bones of my week on a single sheet of paper helps to bring my focus back each time I get distracted (something I struggle with!), without having to look at a screen.

It helps me focus on the present and face what's on my plate with calm confidence.

The combination of overview and daily action keeps me grounded in both the bigger picture and the next thing that matters.

What’s in the pack

• Weekly planner (Sunday start)
• Weekly planner (Monday start)
• Weekly planner (customisable)
• Vertical quadrant layout
• Horizontal quadrant layout (Alastair Method ready)
• Lined and grid pages: pale blue, designed to disappear when scanned
• Setup guide with tips for getting started

How the system works

Quadrant Page

Write down lists of things you can realistically expect to accomplish in the coming week in the four quadrants provided.

Daily Planning Page

The daily planning page includes flexible half-hour time blocks from 6 am to 9 pm, while remaining usable as an ordinary notebook page when detailed scheduling isn’t needed.

The eighth section can be for the next consecutive day or for things to carry forward to next week’s plans.

Printing

Designed for easy home printing on A4 paper. “Print to fit” for Letter paper.

Print double-sided and fold in half three times.

Includes grey (quadrants and daily) and scan-friendly pale blue versions (lines, dots, and grids).

Do you need it?

The system itself is intentionally simple; you could recreate it yourself with pencil and ruler. That’s part of the philosophy behind it. These templates are for people who want a refined, ready-to-print version that has been tested through real, everyday use.

Nice to know

• The labelled templates are set in iA Writer Duo
• Learn more about the 1-P concept by reading the blog post that started it all. (Medium members, it helps me when you read it here.)
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Coming soon

• Templates for Letter size paper
• New layouts for weekly planning