What's included

• Daily sheet — hour-by-hour single-day planner
• Weekly sheet — Monday-to-Friday planner
• Monthly sheet — calendar grid for long-term planning
• All in one editable .xlsx file
• Works offline in Excel, Numbers, LibreOffice Calc

How to use the template

1. Download the .xlsx and open it in your spreadsheet app of choice.
2. Pick a tab — daily, weekly, or monthly.
3. Add fixed commitments to the hourly rows.
4. Color-code categories using cell fill colors.
5. Duplicate the file each week so you always start fresh.

Excel vs Google Sheets vs PDF

• Excel — best for offline work, formulas, and people already in Microsoft 365
• Google Sheets — best for collaboration and mobile-first editing
• PDF — best for printing and hand-writing

Prefer an app?

Spreadsheets are flexible but slow to adjust on the fly. Align is a free visual time blocking app for iPhone with drag-and-drop, recurring routines, and reminders.

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