uma685•1mo ago

I started a 'no white space' spread and it completely backfired

I saw a video about filling every inch of a page with color and doodles to fight creative block. I grabbed my Tombow brush pens and went to town on my weekly layout. After two hours, I had a page so packed with patterns and quotes I couldn't find my actual tasks. The visual noise made me skip using it for three days straight. Has anyone else tried a super busy style and found it actually hurt their productivity?

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foster.charles1mo ago

Ugh, that sounds like visual clutter overload.

wrenh651mo ago

My old email dashboard had 12 different widgets fighting for space. I couldn't find the actual inbox for all the graphs and alerts.

xenagarcia1mo ago

Oh, the "visual noise" making you skip your planner is too real. I tried something similar with stickers once and my to-do list basically went into witness protection. It looked cool but functioned like a colorful brick.