A planner is only as good as the one doing the planning, but this little planner is exactly what I needed. The layout inside is well thought out and works very nicely. There is a cheesy little intro on how to use time effectively, but honestly.... if you actually read through it, there's some good advice in it. It's up to you to be organized and get things done, and this is one of the many tools that works well if you put it to use!