tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post1821174599724074545..comments2024-03-28T10:34:56.034-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Guest Post by Tim Edwards PART 1 - Time management systems in the 1980’sLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-44049506915828812712015-05-27T14:38:27.614-04:002015-05-27T14:38:27.614-04:00Thanks, Tim. This is a great post - not sure how ...Thanks, Tim. This is a great post - not sure how I missed it until now. Darren Caudlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03984673401785086846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-55507519862800143252015-03-18T23:47:09.000-04:002015-03-18T23:47:09.000-04:00Well said!.....
Agree 110%..... Well said!.....<br /><br />Agree 110%..... ArchiMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369127935933420679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-63726410855207755492015-03-18T18:00:54.298-04:002015-03-18T18:00:54.298-04:00Tim - that doesn't look familiar at all. I'...Tim - that doesn't look familiar at all. I'm fairly convinced that the name was 'bps' which was deliberately in lower case. The A5 system and stationery had the same 6 ring spacing as the Time/System binders. For a couple of years, I mixed and matched forms from different providers to get the best set-up. I'm kicking myself, because it was only last year that I threw out a David F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10494695138868118332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-53769250746187416262015-03-18T17:46:52.358-04:002015-03-18T17:46:52.358-04:00David - are you thinking of IPPS? International Pa...David - are you thinking of IPPS? International Paper Planning Systems Has also been around since the 1980s. I didn't include them only due to lack of space. They still exist. www.ipps.co.uk Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-32923222933738319132015-03-18T17:27:05.211-04:002015-03-18T17:27:05.211-04:00My goodness - this all brings back memories. I sti...My goodness - this all brings back memories. I still have a couple of Time/System binders (one 'compact'? and an A5)<br /><br />Back in the mid 80s Time/System offered free places on their two-day courses to training managers to sample (and then hopefully book). They didn't know quite what to make of me - I think I was the first teacher that had attended one of the courses! I do have David F.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10494695138868118332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-33909821197817354162015-03-18T17:14:50.375-04:002015-03-18T17:14:50.375-04:00Ah! I wondered if anyone would spot the six holes!...Ah! I wondered if anyone would spot the six holes! Time Manager A5 of course has 4 holes, spaced as Filofax Personal/ TMI Original but without the centre holes. This is NOT the same spacing as Filofax A5.<br /><br />In 2012 I fitted a 13mm ring mechanism to an A5 Flex to produce a portable A5 ring-bound planner. I had to use a Krause ring mechanism and this was from an early Time Manager Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-34771100621481698162015-03-18T16:43:38.358-04:002015-03-18T16:43:38.358-04:00Great article Tim.
With apologies if this was cov...Great article Tim.<br /><br />With apologies if this was covered elsewhere...The A5 TMI seems to have 6 holes, do you know if they are the same spacing as FF? <br /><br />Looking forward to the other postsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-26789319661211368682015-03-18T16:21:20.553-04:002015-03-18T16:21:20.553-04:00Brilliant! "Stuff Management" describes ...Brilliant! "Stuff Management" describes much more accurately where most of us are at! Trying to process/prioritise/ deal with/ delay/ delegate/ignore/ bin more "stuff" each day than there is new "stuff" landing on our desks - or more usually - in our "in" box!Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-1129913339713363722015-03-18T16:13:16.289-04:002015-03-18T16:13:16.289-04:00Excellent article, I really enjoyed this.Excellent article, I really enjoyed this.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10516543201875577341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-68508205083739764392015-03-18T16:09:37.847-04:002015-03-18T16:09:37.847-04:00Believe it or not - eBay! 29 sold. More than 10 c...Believe it or not - eBay! 29 sold. More than 10 currently available!<br /> <br />http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/YUPPIES-DO-IT-WITH-A-FILOFAX-RETRO-EIGHTIES-BADGE-BUTTON-PIN-1inch-25mm-diam-/251076371546?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_3&hash=item3a7551645aTim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-51032810623749524012015-03-18T15:44:49.825-04:002015-03-18T15:44:49.825-04:00Thanks, Tim for a great read. Now where do I get t...Thanks, Tim for a great read. Now where do I get those yuppy badges?!Gerardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12161724366696139219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-7665371367385433492015-03-18T14:22:59.106-04:002015-03-18T14:22:59.106-04:00I love this! Planners should definitely focus on t...I love this! Planners should definitely focus on time management again. I don't focus so much on time, however, I focus more on 'stuff' management- to-dos, projects, etc. Thanks for this post, Tim, I hope it gets lots more people interested in using their planners for actual time management, and not just decorating!KateB TPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939014609241304340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-57051010256630616582015-03-18T13:15:27.327-04:002015-03-18T13:15:27.327-04:00Yes, please! 'A' Time crops up again in ou...Yes, please! 'A' Time crops up again in our story and there may still be time to include a photo! Timatwestwoodlodgedotcodotuk will take attachments. Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-75943278274785170092015-03-18T12:51:51.696-04:002015-03-18T12:51:51.696-04:00Tim, thanks for a great post. I typed a more detai...Tim, thanks for a great post. I typed a more detailed comment, but it disappeared...... I have some original ‘A’ Time pages, plus the pink version of FF TM when they took over AT and some original TS pages. I tried the email address you gave in an earlier post but it keeps bouncing back. Let me know and I’ll send you the link to my dropbox. Excuse if I've double posted - the comments box onCloudberryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16497127379520219542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-10214633740562350092015-03-18T12:33:43.265-04:002015-03-18T12:33:43.265-04:00Yes you should, it's beautiful! I'm going...Yes you should, it's beautiful! I'm going to have a look for one myself :)Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027130097777533112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-60619374857494602602015-03-18T10:26:22.228-04:002015-03-18T10:26:22.228-04:00For more on this delightfully Danish phrase see:
h...For more on this delightfully Danish phrase see:<br />http://shop.timemanager.com/shop/uk/cms-7.html Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-62223161467874882922015-03-18T10:19:18.811-04:002015-03-18T10:19:18.811-04:00Gosh! That fountain pen must be 25 years old now!...Gosh! That fountain pen must be 25 years old now! It's a Parker Duofold with an 18ct gold left-hander nib. I must use it more - writes better than a Frixion anyday! Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-82995866434760723542015-03-18T10:09:51.622-04:002015-03-18T10:09:51.622-04:00Thanks Ingrid - "Elephant tasks" and bre...Thanks Ingrid - "Elephant tasks" and breaking them down into bite-sized chunks to be tackled a bite every day, is another Time Manager concept. <br /><br />Identifying and sticking to Key Areas has, without doubt, been the most effective time management tool that I've ever used. It's amazing how everything in your life (and I mean everything!) can fit into one of your key Tim Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04320789185450598620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-21243601231747575832015-03-18T09:36:34.392-04:002015-03-18T09:36:34.392-04:00Thank you for a excellent guest post, Tim.
I'...Thank you for a excellent guest post, Tim. <br />I've been feeling a bit flapsi-hapsi recently, but I know that getting my Filofax back up to date will help with that. Looking forward to your other posts in 'Tim week' here :) Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657083184744111032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-63743857330524667592015-03-18T09:27:53.859-04:002015-03-18T09:27:53.859-04:00Excellent overview, Tim!
About 4 years ago, I was...Excellent overview, Tim!<br /><br />About 4 years ago, I was looking around for some time management oriented pages for my binder and stumbled across Time/System. After contacting the US office, they sent me a bunch of sample pages to review. Thought they were very nicely done. Ordered the A5 starter kit which comes with a simple binder and a very nice storage box with hinged lid full of various ArchiMarkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00369127935933420679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-20953694953573255772015-03-18T09:07:54.549-04:002015-03-18T09:07:54.549-04:00Love this article and I am looking forward to your...Love this article and I am looking forward to your update! Flapsi Hapsi is a lovely phrase and I feel as though this is what I've been suffering for way too long! Time to hoover up those needles and get some momentum going, I will look into the 9 + 1 key areas and see if that makes more sense. Thanks for taking the time to do this, and love your pen too - is it a Waterman??Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11027130097777533112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-38915480338195185142015-03-18T07:44:55.048-04:002015-03-18T07:44:55.048-04:00Great piece of history, thanksGreat piece of history, thanksAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15786216057955378308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-19292687374520847772015-03-18T07:25:40.854-04:002015-03-18T07:25:40.854-04:00I *love* the phrase 'flapsi-hapsi'!
Great ...I *love* the phrase 'flapsi-hapsi'!<br />Great article!Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-20461617354015324072015-03-18T06:56:15.620-04:002015-03-18T06:56:15.620-04:00Thanks Tim, this was very interesting and timely f...Thanks Tim, this was very interesting and timely for me. I was definitely feeling a bit 'flapsi hapsi' at the beginning of this year with a change in job roles at work, plus a couple of new elephant-size personal goals, and a lot of little bright ideas popping up! I have been getting things done, but not always confident they were the right things. I knew I wanted to clarify something Ingridhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14755209196190838626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-87123381549921325172015-03-18T06:51:55.852-04:002015-03-18T06:51:55.852-04:00Very interesting reading. Thanks for this article...Very interesting reading. Thanks for this article!Cathleenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18157409286271269709noreply@blogger.com