Analog Is Trending! EP 287

Best Laid Plans

Sarah Hart-Unger

Education, Personal Journals, Society & Culture, Self-improvement

4.9 • 853 Ratings

🗓️ 26 January 2026

⏱️ 25 minutes

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Summary

Analog is definitely trending, and Sarah is here for it! In today's episode, she discusses the trend, her take on choosing analog when possible, and the unexpected effects on the planner world (!). She also addresses a listener who would like to use more tangible paper tools in her planning system, but struggles with a work system that is all digital. Link to the WBEZ article: https://www.wbez.org/business/2026/01/15/shoppers-chicago-stationary-shops-atlas-paper-pencil-hobonichi-social-media-analog Episode Sponsors: PrepDish: Start the year off with healthy meal plans from prep dish! Get your free two-week trial at ⁠⁠⁠prepdish.com/plans⁠⁠⁠ IXL: Visit ⁠⁠⁠www.ixl.com/plans⁠⁠⁠ to get the most effective learning program out there at the best price (20% off!) Organize 365: Visit ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠organize365.com/sunday-basket⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ to check out the Sunday Basket® today Green Chef: Visit ⁠⁠⁠greenchef.com/bestlaidgraza⁠⁠⁠ and use code bestlaidgraza to get started with 50% off Green Chef + FREE Graza Olive Oil Set in your 2nd and 3rd boxes! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:41.2	Hello and welcome to best Laid Plans. This is your host, Sarah Hart Unger, and this is a podcast where we talk all things planning
0:45.5	and planning adjacent.
0:47.7	Today we're going to talk about a trending topic.
0:51.8	I know who knew that some of the things that we talk about on this show would end up
0:56.4	becoming a TikTok trend. But here we are, because analog is definitely trending right now.
1:03.3	And I'm here for it. And we're going to talk about several aspects of analog life, including
1:10.1	ways that I enjoy being analog and ways you might
1:13.3	consider bringing some more analog into your life, as well as some listener suggestions,
1:19.2	listener questions, and a listener article that was sent in on just this topic. So I think this
1:24.1	will be a really fun discussion, even though you're probably not listening to it entirely in analog form.
1:30.7	I'm very excited to bring it to you.
1:33.0	All right.
1:33.8	So just a little background.
1:36.4	You guys know I've done episodes before on reducing screen time and how I feel about my phone use,
1:42.6	some very raw, maybe confessional almost episodes
1:45.7	about this. And I definitely tend to be on the more skeptical side when it comes to embracing
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