Convenience

• In this digital age, you most likely carry around some sort of electronic device all the time. Whether its bringing your laptop to classes, your smartphone to meetings or your MP3 player to the gym, electronics have become a daily commodity. Having your planner digitized is more convenient than a paper planner, because you already carry around several devices that have built-in calendars and personal productivity software. Carrying an additional paper planner takes up unnecessary space.
  
  

Portability

• If you have a busy enough life to need a planner, chances are you need it to be portable. As mentioned above, you already carry several devices that can double as a digital planner. This makes planning your day-to-day life easier than ever before. Even if you do not already use a device that can double as a planner, you can purchase a PDA, which is also more portable than a notebook planner.
  
  

Synchronization

• Keeping all your files synced with one another allows you access to your planner in a variety of different places. For example, if you own an Apple laptop, iPhone and a iPod, each of these have calendars on them. You use the laptop as your main hub, and sync the other devices with it. This makes your calendar readily available regardless of what device you have on you at any particular moment.
  
  

Alarms

• One of the largest reasons to use a digital planner in lieu of a paper planner lies in the ability to set alarms for various events. If you have to pick the kids up for soccer practice, have a big meeting at noon and need to buy flowers for your wife on the way home, you can set alarms to remind you of each event. This can be a lifesaver, especially if you have a tendency to forget easily.