After finding their way into the hands of more than 1.5 million customers, the Fast Brain Friends have become rather good at helping busy brains make sense of their days.
And this is the whole family.
Every colour, with the same bite-sized, rotating daily layouts designed to keep things interesting while helping you focus, organise your thoughts and get things done.
No choosing favourites required.
This has been our biggest design update to the Fast Brain range ever and we are so excited for it. Here ’s the biggest upgrades you can expect:
Bigger! Was 56 pages - now 64 pages.
The notebook covers are richer colours and a lot more tactile. No longer in a matte laminate finish, but our signature uncoated 300gsm craft card that matches the Hobby Note range.
A TONNE of new layouts (16 actually!) and an improved methodology behind how rotating layouts work.
The introduction of the four focus layout types, tapping in harder to he behavioural science on what kinds of productivity formats work for different days
Inclusion of how-to guidance for every layout
All new bullet journalling section for free drawing
Weekly prep spreads have shifted to the back as an optional layout, instead designing the notebooks to really be driven by the daily focus layouts.
A5 (5.83 x 8.27 in / 148 x 210 mm)
3 x 64 page
Thread-sewn binding
300gsm specialty kraft cover in 3 Botanical inspired colours.
Thread Sewn, Lay-flat binding.
FSC certified 110gsm uncoated paper interior in a soft natural cream interiors
Dispatch
We strive to ship all orders within 2 business days, however occasional delays may occur during peak periods or due to unforeseen circumstances. Items with personalisation will take a few business days more while they are customised in our Atelier.
Order tracking
Once dispatched, orders generally take between 2 and 7 business days to arrive.
Your shipment notification email will provide you with a tracking link, which you can check at any time to get an update on your order's journey to you.
The best way to get up-to-date tracking information is to check this link, but if you see anything unusual going on, feel free to get in touch with our customer support team.
Get in touch
You can reach out to us for recommendations, support or concerns at any time by emailing support@creatorsfriend.com.au
Page volume has increased to 64 pages in every notebook including the addition of a dot grid section at the back for bullet journalling, brain dumps, and bright ideas.
The notebooks are still slim, undated and thread sewn. They continue to slip perfectly inside all of your folios (just a touch more girth).
02SHE'S NEVER FELT BETTER IN YOUR HANDS
The matte laminate is gone. We wanted to marry up our planner range with the same durable, tactile finish of our Hobby Note range, making sure your entire collection looks and feels like they belong together.
Fast Brain notebooks are now printed in a richer offset colour, both inside and out, all on uncoated 300gsm craft.
03WE'VE MORE THAN DOUBLED THE DAILY LAYOUT OPTIONS AND SORTED THEM INTO MODES FOR YOU
The old edition shuffled the same 7 designs week after week. New Season Fast Brains have 16.
The new layouts can be categorised into Circular, Spine, Buckets or Timeblock - each built for a different kind of day and chosen based on what the behavioural science says actually works when the focus is hard to find.
The new layouts have been built off 5 more years of knowledge in the field of neurodiversity, and road testing from hundreds of thousands of users on how your brain truly interacts with the layouts.
They are incredibly special (and fun).
04THE LAYOUTS HAVE BUILT IN PARALYSIS BREAKERS
Some of the most common feedback from new users was that feeling of paralysis when approaching different layouts for the first time.
So we built small, unobtrusive guidance into every layout to help you push past this moment.
These prompts give more insight into not just how a certain layout can be approached, but what is happening in your brain when you do it (pretty cool right).
Importantly - these sections remain nothing more than helpful ideas. You can still choose to use them in entirely different ways... we secretly love when you do.
05BUILT AROUND YOUR DAYS, NOT YOUR CALENDAR
This might actually be the most important change. Fast Brain notebooks were originally built in a way that felt like they should only last a month at a time. But the reality is that not every day needs to be plotted out.
What we have found is that most people keep a Fast Brain on hand for fuzzy days, and then accompany that with one of our other notebooks for organising their actual calendar.
The increase in density of each notebook plus the shift in how layout modes work has been an ackowledgement of how people are really using the notebooks, and is why it's no longer tied to a month at all.
It's okay if one notebook lasts you months a time.
We also shifted the weekly preparation spreads to the back of the notebook. Daily focus layouts drive the goal of a Fast Brain, but weekly prep remains an option for when your executive functioning just ain't functioning.
FAST BRAIN HAS BEEN PRINTED, SEWN AND SHIPPED OUT OVER 1.5 MILLION TIMES SINCE 2021. THIS NEW SEASON MARKS OUR BIGGEST IMPROVEMENTS TO THE METHOD EVER.
4.8 AV. rating / 8K+ REVIEWS
MEET FAST BRAIN
STE No.101
The loyal sidekick
Planner
WHO AM I?
I'm here to make the chaos feel survivable. I'm not trying to turn you into a perfectly organised person. I just want to help you find the missing thought and make the next step feel smaller.
My job is to stand beside the mess, take your side immediately and remind you that the plan changing does not mean you have failed.
I want you to feel like your brain is not the problem. It just needs a friend who knows how to keep up.
MONTHLY VIEW
DAILY PAGES(32)
WEEKLY SPREADS(5)
Free Draw
STE. 101
HOW IT WORKS
THE FAST BRAIN METHOD
Trying to understand the Fast Brain method? We've simplified the science behind it into the 5 biggest reasons people find Fast Brain such a game changer.
How it's builtOne day in viewOne day to a page, so there is less to feel behind on — and room beside it to park whatever else the day throws at you.Four layout familiesCircular, Spine, Buckets and Time Block. Rotate to whichever one your brain will cooperate with today.A week that starts plannedPriorities, fixed commitments, habits, meals and the shopping, settled before the week starts.
Why that worksBuilt for momentumA new colour every month, and checkboxes and trackers throughout. Small enough to finish, rewarding enough to keep going.Calm by designTactile covers, calm tones, thread binding and quiet pages. Nothing that jangles, and less to look at while you think.
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YOUR FAVOURITE FRIEND
1.5M
COPIES SOLD GLOBALLY
Fast Brain Notebooks very quickly gained fans around the world for finally taking notice of the fact that not everyone's brain works the same way.
Since 2021, we have sent 1.5 Million of these special little notebooks to people around the world.
We're pretty chuffed.
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DAILY
LAYOUTS
Sixteen layouts, in four families. All four are in every copy of this notebook — turn to whichever one fits the day you are having.
Think of your day as a whole shape, not a vertical to-do list. Circular layouts are low-pressure, generous and visual. Nothing reads as a long, intimidating column, you take the whole day in at a glance.
Turn to it when…
You're overwhelmed and a long to-do list feels like too much.
SpineBreakdown a big task • Structured days • Linear views
One central axis the whole day hangs off. Where circular layouts let you float, spines make you anchor. A structured backbone for days when you need something solid to hold onto and branch from.
Turn to it when…
You need structure and something solid to anchor to.
Empty the swarm onto the page, then sort it into containers. This is the most literal expression of the method: externalise your working memory, then triage.
Turn to it when…
Your head is loud and full, and you need to empty it out.
TimeblockStop over-planning • Simplify time perception
The playful answer to time-blindness. Allocate hours and see clear progress on the page, without it feeling like a rigid corporate planner.
Turn to it when…
The day is packed or time keeps slipping away from you.
The Fast Brain Series
Creator of the Fast Brain daily method, Alanah Purtell, recently sat down to talk us through what has gone into building the neuro-friendly notebook that has become a global phenomenon.
Really unique notebooks!! I ordered the full set of 12 because there was a crazy sale and as someone with ADHD I was looking for a way to shake up my planning. Did not disappoint! I am not typically a daily planner but this is shifting how I approach my days in some fun and exciting ways.
Personally I'm using this not every day, just on days I need some extra structure. I haven't tried out every layout yet (there's a LOT of them) but I've enjoyed most of the ones I have!
A minor nitpick: fast brain folks often struggle with sleep and operate on non-standard schedules, so the layouts centered around time don't work so well for me. I will never do something at 7am unless I'm forced to (I'm not fully awake til the afternoon) so I have to white-out all the time categories and replace them with my own waking hours. Would be cool if the times were either omitted or printed very light so you could write in your own.
The listing was also not clear that these notebooks only have 31 days worth of spreads in them, which is kinda not much for the full price and page count, especially if you're using them every day, just a heads up!
Also I LOVE the weekly spreads in here and kinda wish that was its own notebook - would be more likely to buy more FBFs where all the pages are daily and a separate weekly notebook. (These weekly spreads are Amazing and I love them way more than the ones I've seen in the standalone weekly notebooks.)
Anyway this is very cool and if it's in your budget I'd recommend trying it out! I'm now desperately looking for 160 gsm dot grid notebooks to see if I can continue my regular fancy monthly bullet journaling in one of the folios alongside it
Unfortunately my Trailblazer was mostly a Pottery friend. Looks like the wrong insert was placed in the middle pages. I did send through and email in regards to this but have not heard anything back 😔
I love my 12 daily method planners because they will help me plan monthly, weekly and daily for the whole year. First I ordered 3 of them and used them almost every day. They really made a difference in my life. I feel that my mental load is lighter and I can see everything I have achieved at the end of the day. It gives me a feeling of satisfaction. So no wonder I now ordered 12 of them!
I can also add that I like their colors and the quality of the paper is nice. It’s easier for me to focus and keep my attention with the different displays every day.
I love the whole system, however, some things I would love... it would be cool if you could get individual books of your favourite fast brain method such as the buckets, spine or circular. Also would love waaaayyyyy more blank pages to doodle and brain dump. Like even a Brain Dump Friend which has a Brain Dump page and then a prioritize page next to it. Get it out and then sort.
Thank you so much for making it possible for me to get this after it was missing from my last order. You guys are great, so easy to c9mjun8cate with and no hesitation at all in sorting out my issue. The Notebook itself is fabulous and is going to continue to be super helpful in organising my life and staying on track! Thank you so much ❤️
The video is of my current fast brain friend because I am still on those- but I have brought the new ones too and looooove the new layouts. I absolutely love my fast brain friends - use every single day- my folio comes with me everywhere - I use in conjunction with the running list, future planner and sketch notes.
Love these! They come everywhere with me in my folio- helps to keep brain dumps, messages, notes, meeting scribbles etc all in one place for each area of my life. They are messy and chaotic but i have been through about 6 so far. An absolute favourite of mine.
This is such a fun one! I am working on a degree in environmental science and wildlife biology, so I spend a lot of time outdoors recording stuff like this anyway. I have not seen any other websites have something like this in their line up of the hobby journals so what an awesome find. Thanks for making cool hobby options!
I love the color! I have so many notebooks already and it fits them all great. It’s very good quality too! I had to wait what felt like forever for it to get here (no fault of creator’s friend team) since for me it had to ship to the U.S. so just keep that in mind. Worth the wait though :)
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