The Anti-Planner: How to Get Sh*t Done When You Don’t Feel Like It

Original price was: USD $58.00.Current price is: USD $48.00.
(242 customer reviews)

Do you know what you need to do, but struggle to get yourself to do it? Get bored easily? Abandon every planner you’ve ever tried? Beat yourself up a lot? Yeah. Me too. The Anti-Planner is an activity book specifically designed to help procrastinators:

  • Try unique, entertaining ways of completing tasks
  • Untangle emotions that make it hard to get sh*t done
  • Smash through productivity roadblocks
  • 300+ full-color pages (with over 100 activities)
Prefer a swearing-free version? 🧼 Here ya go! Or check out the mini digital bundle of 30 PDFs 🙂

Description

The Anti-Planner is not a planner; there are no dated pages or calendars! Think of it as a productivity recipe book—a survival guide of 165+ strategies for when you’re struggling to get shit done.

It’s been called “a life-changing masterpiece,” “a secret weapon for getting hard adulty stuff done,” and “the Bible for procrastinators.” Check out the reviews to see what others are saying!

242 reviews for The Anti-Planner: How to Get Sh*t Done When You Don’t Feel Like It

  1. Caroline Paquin (verified owner)

    I received my anti-planner this week and I wanted to tell you how the message at the beginning of the book where you talked about “the thing” made something click.
    As a ADHDmirable human, I realize I have a strong nurturing sense. So, when I saw the little orange post-it, I felt a strong desire to care for him.
    Since then, I did tasks I had postponed for months. I even wrote a chore on a post-it and when I finished, I kissed the paper before sending it to the bin.
    I don’t know if this mindset will stick long but right now, it seems to work.

    Thank you

  2. Dominique

    I love it! It’s kind of a fun way to deal with non so fun problem.

  3. Vanessa

    The anti-planner has it all: emotional support – check, fun dopamine producing ways to hopefully refocus my attention onto my tasks – check, serious reflections on what is holding me back – check… and it’s been a great gift too! I’m still discovering new methods to aide me in my quest for focus even when all of those different types of journals and calendars are gathering dust. Thanks Dani!

  4. Claire C

    I bought a copy of the Anti-Planner in the second round of preorders (at least, I think it was then; time is fuzzy). It lives on my living room side table between my dictionary and The Book of Unusual Knowledge. It has left the table, though: I’ve brought it back and forth to work with me. It’s helped a lot when I needed to gameify a project or to-do list at work that I was dreading. Sometimes, I just flip through it before getting to work on chores around the house. Even if I don’t use a strategy from the book, it’s a sort of clue to my brain that it’s time to be productive. I’ve played chores battleship with my husband via text while he’s at work, which is super fun! Best of all, it helps me to know that I’m not alone. Thank you for putting this together, Dani! I’m proud of you for getting sh*t done and writing your book!

  5. dani blumenfeld

    This is the only planner that has ever worked for me. It snuck up on me; I didn’t think it would stick, but the sections correspond so well to what I go through that I find myself coming back to them if only to confirm that what I’m feeling is real and shared. The variety of page styles and activity formats and illustrations make this book so dynamic and interesting to flip through. Also I have wept in solidarity and relief and comfort and devastation while clutching this book to my chest on countless occasions because of how apt and relatable the descriptions are. This anti-planner has decontextualized how I think and feel about myself and has unquestionably changed my life for the better. Would recommend to any neurodivergent in my life, and at least 1/3 of the neurotypicals because burnout comes for us all:(

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Looking for a version without the swearing?

No boring, repetitive spreads. No calendars or dates. No stupid, cliché advice. No guilt. No empty pages.

No way to fail, even if you tried.

The Anti-Planner teaches you how to:


  • Light a fire under your own butt
  • Make boring tasks suck less
  • Use inconsistency to your advantage
  • Avoid overwhelm + burnout
  • Give perfectionism the middle finger
  • Make decisions faster
  • Set goals you’ll actually stick to
  • Stop getting distracted by screens
  • Function when sh*t hits the fan
  • Say no to people + ask for help
  • Re-ignite lost motivation
  • Stop beating yourself up

Exercises include:


Activities

Challenges, worksheets, step-by-step techniques

Strategies

How-to guides, tips, actionable advice from pros

Games

Dice, cards, paper football, unique takes on classics

Comics

Illustrations and infographics to help explain how our brains work

Prompts

Fill-in-the-blanks, personal pump-ups, journaling, and self-exploration exercises

Resources

Helpful apps, websites, books, podcasts, quotes, and much more!

Learn to deal with all the feelz:


Stuck

  • Having difficulty starting
  • Indecisive
  • Perfectionistic
  • Distracted

Overwhelmed

  • Intimidated
  • Over-committed
  • Panicking
  • Burnt-out

Unmotivated

  • Lacking accountability
  • Waiting to “feel” like it
  • Disinterested
  • Uninspired

Disorganized

  • Messy
  • Having difficulty prioritizing

Discouraged

  • Hopeless
  • Insecure

(+ Extras)

  • Bonus pages
  • Duplicate copies

In-depth reviews:


Jesse J. Anderson

How to ADHD

Avory Faucett

Catieosaurus

Additional details:


  • 7.25 in x 9.5 in
  • Vegan leather hardcover with gold foil stamping and rounded edges (classy AF)
  • 300+ full-color pages (with over 100 activities)
  • Colored section tabs for easy navigation
  • Wire-o spiral binding (because let’s be honest, trying to hold a softcover book open and write on the pages is super-annoying)
  • Elastic cover band attached
  • Pen loop
  • Belly band
  • Shrink-wrapped

You may feel like you’ve tried it all. But I promise… you’ve never tried anything quite like this.