I was pretty happy with 7 Habits at first for it looks much more stylish than the original, and has three different task list categories to help me keep organized. However, I am going to stop using 7 Habits for the following reasons.

1) Index on the back of monthly calendar is too small. I understand that there is a longer one in the back of the 1st day of the month. However, it will be hard to find once you archive that month. It’d be helpful and more effective to be able to see the contents of the monthly index all in the back of the monthly calendar at the same time you reflect the events for that month.

2) In the Original version, this index is located on the back of the left hand of the monthly calendar. It is very ideal for the reason given on my answer 1.

3) The square image on the bottom right corner of the note page some time gets in the way.

4) The title 7 Habits on top of each page is in white font color; whereas each date is written in black font color with a different color background. Consequently, the letter “7″ stands out more than the actual date. Additionally, the dates written in black font color with different colored background can be problematic to those color blind users.

In spite of my reviews on 7 Habits above, I still think this product is very stylish compared to the Original. I hate to say it, but the Original version looks way too utilitarian for me. However, its layout is much more considerate to those who wants to keep track of info even after archiving the daily pages.

I recently went to Franklin Covey’s Japanese website. They have many more products–especially binders–but also the slick refill. I wonder why US base Franklin Covey appears to consolidate their list of products. Just a thought…