tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post1723678643321621348..comments2024-03-28T10:34:56.034-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Guest Post - In Praise of Planning - David PopelyLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-52316400245669847092013-01-09T22:04:48.966-05:002013-01-09T22:04:48.966-05:00Bit late.....Excellent post, David!
Thanks for sh...Bit late.....Excellent post, David!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing all your thoughts and setup info.ArchiMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369127935933420679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-29742853307690644522013-01-03T05:57:05.028-05:002013-01-03T05:57:05.028-05:00Hi Neil, it's not the basis of the system (pap...Hi Neil, it's not the basis of the system (paper or electronic) which bothers me so much as the fact that with technology the temptation is even greater to think the app will do all the work, which it won't. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-10212015574052417412013-01-03T05:55:29.954-05:002013-01-03T05:55:29.954-05:00Hi Helen - certainly not abnormal, but certainly u...Hi Helen - certainly not abnormal, but certainly unusual these days.....I go through two major goal-setting and goal-tweaking projects a year - one in between Christmas and the New Year, the other in late May, which is an historical throw-back to the days of having children and going on holiday with my late mum and dad during Spring half term week. I was always the one who said they didn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-34656345141575054762013-01-03T05:52:37.819-05:002013-01-03T05:52:37.819-05:00Hi Hamish, sounds like you have a lot of control o...Hi Hamish, sounds like you have a lot of control over task allocation to diary pages there, which is great. One of things which worries me about electronic 'goal-seeking' apps is that they automatically drop 'step tasks' into the diary, which isn't enough control for me.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-91865360415113762232013-01-03T05:51:14.514-05:002013-01-03T05:51:14.514-05:00Thank you Elizabeth. I think a wise man once said ...Thank you Elizabeth. I think a wise man once said that if you're going to climb the ladder of success, you'd better make sure it's leaning against the right wall first!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-25801477977467751522013-01-03T04:57:23.937-05:002013-01-03T04:57:23.937-05:00Wonderful thought provoking stuff David! Thank you...Wonderful thought provoking stuff David! Thank you. xxButanbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467585464165082007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-83763198378906227442013-01-02T17:34:41.192-05:002013-01-02T17:34:41.192-05:00Thank you to all of you for the comments. Apologie...Thank you to all of you for the comments. Apologies for not having acknowledged them in detail yet - I will try to do so tomorrow....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-71208263277519627452013-01-02T13:18:37.271-05:002013-01-02T13:18:37.271-05:00Awesome post! Hugely inspirational!Awesome post! Hugely inspirational!Thomas Ekeberg-Andersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07554266848614349599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-54494470928467737342013-01-02T12:37:32.009-05:002013-01-02T12:37:32.009-05:00Excellent post! I will be making a note of some q...Excellent post! I will be making a note of some quotes here also. <br /><br />Whenever people talk planning with me - whether paper or electronic - I always tell them that system is only as good as the person who uses it. One can have an excellent system, but if you don't take the time to actually use it (in a way that works for you), then it is no good. I recently had this situation withWellPlannedLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639851771653623399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-34885946024489993772013-01-02T10:08:46.056-05:002013-01-02T10:08:46.056-05:00Hi, David, great post!! From time to time one abso...Hi, David, great post!! From time to time one absolutely needs a `little reminder` not only to schedule the things you `have` to do - but the things you ´want´to do, too! This post today was perfectly on time for me, I was just about to make this classical mistake.....Thank you very much!Sarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05117536093989936960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-45432812169958991152013-01-02T08:31:43.093-05:002013-01-02T08:31:43.093-05:00Excellent post, David. :) Excellent post, David. :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14503090861217574392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-22874213978511870252013-01-02T08:26:57.070-05:002013-01-02T08:26:57.070-05:00Once again, David, a fantastic post. Preaching the...Once again, David, a fantastic post. Preaching the benefits of a paper based productivity "system" is difficult, but you always present your case well.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05669491851149203943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-31969583933869278672013-01-02T06:40:12.255-05:002013-01-02T06:40:12.255-05:00Great post David - with some classic quotable sayi...Great post David - with some classic quotable sayings! You are absolutely right and of course we all need a reminder of this at times.Alison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-90327225346977002852013-01-02T05:57:20.542-05:002013-01-02T05:57:20.542-05:00Thanks David. Great post. I do tend to look at o...Thanks David. Great post. I do tend to look at other's posts and decorate my pages in a similar manner. Maybe I am channeling my scrapbook desires into my filofax at times. This year, I have decided to follow my "own" style to get "my own" work done. The emphasis is solely on reaching my goals by end of 2013.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-83957854819270481742013-01-02T05:54:28.153-05:002013-01-02T05:54:28.153-05:00Yes Steve, very true! :) I only realised though th...Yes Steve, very true! :) I only realised though that the Pocket size dividers are missing the 'projects' tab! how disapointing. I have only ever used pockets so I never knew that bigger sizes have an additional 6th tab!SSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006077535131429847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-61767250315480873242013-01-02T03:32:36.954-05:002013-01-02T03:32:36.954-05:00The like buttons are the 'Share buttons' S...The like buttons are the 'Share buttons' Share it on Facebook, Twitter, +1 on Google+ That will mean more people are aware of the post and will come to Philofaxy to discover it!Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-66868268566147403232013-01-02T03:03:18.090-05:002013-01-02T03:03:18.090-05:00Thanks a lot David for this post, it's the rem...Thanks a lot David for this post, it's the reminder i needed to start this new year the right way! And I'm sure it will also help new comers a lot. Happy new year everybody, may 2013 see all your plans succeed :)HMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132260031692875942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-84061454893751617792013-01-02T03:00:20.778-05:002013-01-02T03:00:20.778-05:00I forgot to add that I put the spreadsheet in my F...I forgot to add that I put the spreadsheet in my Filofax (A5 zipped wine Holborn) and added the tasks to my Day on 2 pages insert for this week. I am determined to be better organised this year.Hamish MacBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772386515814969359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-47562926723108694382013-01-02T02:57:32.322-05:002013-01-02T02:57:32.322-05:00Where is the 'like' button for this post??...Where is the 'like' button for this post?? Excellently written and an eye -opener! SSAhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03006077535131429847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-5622078388943585032013-01-02T02:29:43.205-05:002013-01-02T02:29:43.205-05:00Great post. I especially like "Make your plan...Great post. I especially like "Make your plans, set your goals, and then, and only then, put the things you need to do to achieve those goals into your diary." I actually copied the quote into my Filo. Thanks for sharing!ArtJournal88https://www.blogger.com/profile/18193012152100526824noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-61178376201048737402013-01-02T02:21:40.868-05:002013-01-02T02:21:40.868-05:00Oh I love this post. Not least because it makes me...Oh I love this post. Not least because it makes me feel that the six hours .( yup, SIX!) I spent yesterday happily curled up with journal, filofaxes and tea, planning all my goals in all areas of life for 2013 and writing out action plans is not totally abnormal! My only concern is that after I put in such a long planning session it might be wasted because someone will shortly come and execute meAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589254083891378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-80468160265213671112013-01-02T01:41:42.836-05:002013-01-02T01:41:42.836-05:00"To expect Outlook, Google Calendar or iCal, ..."To expect Outlook, Google Calendar or iCal, or any other technological panacea, to make everything work together properly is about as sensible as expecting your tools to get out of the toolbox on their own and build you a wardrobe."<br />AHHHHAHAHAHAHAAAAAA! I heart thee!WeirdRockStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388608744555605499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-75715389835681379532013-01-02T01:25:43.252-05:002013-01-02T01:25:43.252-05:00Well said, David. This is what people miss when t...Well said, David. This is what people miss when they think your Filofax is just a big fat diary - no, it's much more than that.<br />I have created a spreadsheet of my goals for 2013, with each goal broken down into separate tasks which need to be monitored daily or weekly. By the end of January, I expect to have made serious progress towards achieving these goals. In previous years, I Hamish MacBearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17772386515814969359noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-62433662317513325952013-01-02T00:10:58.867-05:002013-01-02T00:10:58.867-05:00Ok, this is an amazing post from someone really in...Ok, this is an amazing post from someone really into this planner/organizer stile for a long time. I love it and it's really true what you have said David. Because if you don't know for what your working for, the tools are just there with no use at all.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16915812472545605081noreply@blogger.com