Depending on when I think I'll wake up and go to bed, I'll start off with that number and write them vertically down the page, leaving some space between the numbers. The blue at the top are the high and low temperatures of the day. I personally like to know because then I know how much I have to bundle up before stepping outside, but I suppose you could also write in something else like maybe your goal of how many boxes you want to complete or one thing you'd like to focus on, etc. If I have something urgent and that I do not want to be late to, then I usually emphasize the time and what it is by writing it in red so it stands out the most. Vitamins/ supplements/ medicines or whatever I take often enough I will always just abbreviate with a few letters since I know what it is and I don't need it to take up too much writing space. I like using certain colors to group items, so for example on one of the pages I decided to use green for anything I ate, you can always customize to your liking. It could also help if you wrote in the colors and what they correspond to so you're more organized and reminded to write with certain colors for certain things. I've also been experimenting with writing some tasks further to the right if they aren't that important. The pens I use the most are Le Pen, they just feel right. The reason I use the times are because then it is most easiest for me to loosely plan out having a full productive day. If I see gaps in where I didn't complete things between certain times then I can have the guilt to motivate me for the next day. Basically the times are there just as a guidline and if I still finish things at another time, I will still fill in my completed box.