Ever wonder why your digital calendar still isn’t keeping you organized?In this episode, I’m coming to you straight from my kitchen (yes, while babysitting boiling potatoes 😅) to break down why ADHD brains, and busy brains in general, benefit massively from using a paper planner alongside digital tools.

If you’ve ever felt scattered, late, overwhelmed, or constantly pulled off-task by your phone, this episode will help you understand what’s actually going on inside your brain and what to do about it.

In this episode, we dive into:

✨ Why digital calendars alone often fail ADHD brains

✨ How paper planning reduces distractions and boosts follow-through

✨ The science behind handwriting, memory, and dopamine

✨ Time blindness and how visual planning helps you finally see your capacity

✨ Why structure without rigidity is the key to sustainable organization

✨ How a 90-day planner works WITH your digital tools

✨ Gamification, motivation, and why paper “hits different”

✨ How to use both systems together for calm, focus, and consistency

This episode is for you if:

✔ You rely on Google Calendar but still feel disorganized

✔ You have ADHD or a very busy brain

✔ You’re tired of distractions derailing your day

✔ You want realistic structure, not perfection

✔ You’re craving more focus, clarity, and follow-through

Mentioned in this episode:

📘 Time Magic™ Seasonal Planner – My 90-day analog system designed for ADHD-friendly planning, pattern tracking, and realistic weekly structure.

https://www.jillwright.ca/planner

🔥 Momentum Membership – Weekly accountability, co-working, and planning support for women who want consistency without hustle.

https://www.jillwright.ca/momentum-membership

Want more tools for your time + energy?

Subscribe to Energy + Hours on Substack for workshops, resources, community, and deeper support:

👉 https://energyandhours.substack.com

Timestamps:

01:10 Why digital calendars aren’t enough

04:20 ADHD and high interruptibility

07:00 How paper reduces overwhelm

10:45 Time blindness & visual planning

13:30 Pattern tracking + dopamine

18:00 How to use digital + paper together

21:40 Final thoughts & call to action

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In this solo episode of Energy + Hours, Jill pulls back the curtain and shares the real story behind how she accidentally became a time and energy management expert.

From jotting down tools into a Word doc during university, to navigating postpartum depression, business collapse, a child’s diagnosis, and the chaos of early motherhood during a pandemic , Jill reveals how each chapter of her life quietly prepared her for this work.

This is a deeply personal, behind-the-scenes look at the lived experience, curiosity, resilience, and neuro-affirming perspective that built the Time Magic Planner, the Momentum Membership, the Time Tune-Ups, and the entire Energy + Hours brand.

If you're new to Jill’s world, this episode is the perfect place to start.

In this episode Jill shares:

• How she unintentionally wrote her first book (and how anxiety shaped it)

• What it was really like opening a retail business in 2020 with two small kids

• How postpartum depression and burnout forced her to reinvent how she managed her time

• Why the Time Magic Planner exists and why it works

• How learning about neurodiversity radically shifted her approach to productivity

• Her belief that high-achieving women are going to change the world

• • The daily affirmation that still guides her business and life

  
  

  Resources mentioned:

• • Time Magic Planner - www.jillwright.ca/planner

  • Momentum Membership - www.jillwright.ca/momentum-membership

  • Time Tune-Up Sessions - www.jillwright.ca/tune-up

• • Jill’s Substack (Energy + Hours) - energyandhours.substack.com

  Want to know your time management style? Take Jill's quiz at jillwright.ca/quiz

In this solo episode of Energy + Hours, Jill Wright explores a different way of thinking about productivity; one that has nothing to do with doing more, pushing harder, or expecting yourself to operate like a machine.

Instead, this episode is about timing.

Jill walks you through how to identify your most productive time of day, how to notice when your energy naturally rises and falls, and how to plan your calendar in a way that actually works with your energy instead of against it. When you align the right tasks with the right moments, you can get the same amount of work done with less effort, less energy, and less time.

This episode is especially helpful for high-performing women, moms, entrepreneurs, and people with ADHD who feel productive some days and completely stuck on others — and wonder why their “best day” never seems repeatable.

Jill also shares a powerful reminder she heard from Julie Cole and Libby Ward that completely reframed how she thinks about expectations, burnout, and self-compassion.

In This Episode,:

• How to identify your most productive time of day

• Why productivity drops even when you’re still “working”

• The difference between effort and results

• How to plan your calendar around energy instead of willpower

• Why your most productive day should not be your baseline

• How to get the same amount done with less strain

• Creating space for rest, creativity, and real life

A Key Reframe from This Episode

You don’t need to be productive all day to be productive.

When you plan your work around your high-energy windows and give yourself permission to ease off during lower-energy moments, productivity becomes more sustainable, and life gets lighter.

Links & Resources Mentioned

Productivity Persona Quiz

Substack — Energy + Hours

Momentum Membership
https://www.jillwright.ca/momentum-membership

An online co-working and planning community for entrepreneurs, moms, and ADHD brains.
Includes:

• 3 weekly co-working (body-doubling) sessions

• 1 weekly guided planning session

• Flexible attendance, different times of day

• Accountability, support, and momentum

Podcast listeners are invited to 3 months free. DM Jill to get access.

Episode with Julie Cole – Co-Founder of Mabel’s Labels
https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/birthing-businesses-babies-and-boundaries-with-julie-cole/id1601675882?i=1000696466517
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Ratings and reviews help this podcast reach more people who need a gentler, more sustainable way to work — so if you have a moment to leave one, I truly appreciate it.

You can also:

• Explore more of my work at https://www.jillwright.ca

• Connect with me on Instagram @energyandhours

And if you try the exercise from this episode, send me a message and tell me:
What’s your most productive time of day?