tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post505745501265491801..comments2024-03-29T04:00:59.839-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Greg's question: where do you write your notes?Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-54908699436657811932011-01-22T17:40:50.799-05:002011-01-22T17:40:50.799-05:00I find a separate filo holding only plain and/or l...I find a separate filo holding only plain and/or lined paper is the perfect thing to keep by the desk for notes.<br />I also use one of the small jotter pads mounted in a leather credit card holder.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-82322427290578324552011-01-21T01:59:58.491-05:002011-01-21T01:59:58.491-05:00Hi Gregory - thanks so much, I'll check him ou...Hi Gregory - thanks so much, I'll check him out! Zig Ziglar I am familiar with and I have his audio series on goal setting. Great stuff - thanks again. DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-83294448348323098912011-01-20T19:33:56.885-05:002011-01-20T19:33:56.885-05:00I use a Filo Mini.. or a Rhodia pad ... or a seed/...I use a Filo Mini.. or a Rhodia pad ... or a seed/feed company notebook <br />(I pick these up on Ebay in quantity and love them for the novelty, and they're being as anti-Moleskine as one can get).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-20615563011140032442011-01-20T16:21:39.669-05:002011-01-20T16:21:39.669-05:00Found it!
George Ross at a "Get Motivated&quo...Found it!<br />George Ross at a "Get Motivated" conference held in Baltimore, Maryland. This is a "Zig" Ziglar" conference I have attended for a couple of years. I usually invite my store managers to attend, it's amazing and a lot of fun. Zig and George both have websites.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-70626940475986921862011-01-20T09:53:55.684-05:002011-01-20T09:53:55.684-05:00hi Gregory
That's a great idea....although I&...hi Gregory<br /><br />That's a great idea....although I'd still be nervous of 'splintering' my system....at the moment the old Filofax adage 'Everything in hand' applies! Any memory of that exec's name? Maybe he has a blog somewhere.....would be worth reading!<br /><br />DavidAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-8860586940516729632011-01-20T06:10:27.693-05:002011-01-20T06:10:27.693-05:00Love the fact we got so many great comments on thi...Love the fact we got so many great comments on this subject.<br />I have a notes page. I happen to get into deep heavy notes meetings and the small pages just aren't enough. I like the spiral bound notebook idea just for the meeting purpose.<br />One of Donald Trumps executives was at a seminar I attended a couple of years ago and he swore by the spiral bound notebook he writes in everyday. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-70873404217839273312011-01-20T02:01:11.776-05:002011-01-20T02:01:11.776-05:00Hi Alison
Yes - exactly the same for meeting note...Hi Alison<br /><br />Yes - exactly the same for meeting notes.....random ideas, things I need to 'place' within the overall GTD system, etc etc etc. They *all* go in the small 'notes/in' section of the Filofax and then get processed afterwards. I commonly go to London on business and have 6 or 7, maybe 8 meetings in two days. When I get back I have 8 siddes of notes, all in one Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-35819133615859335992011-01-19T17:53:26.284-05:002011-01-19T17:53:26.284-05:00I use Filofax's leather-made jot pad so that I...I use Filofax's leather-made jot pad so that I can file all my notes in my organiser. I used to use a small notebook separately but only found it inconvenient if my notes scattered around.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-52408499205745530082011-01-19T17:42:07.926-05:002011-01-19T17:42:07.926-05:00Just on lined paper behind the Notes tab!Just on lined paper behind the Notes tab!Alannaramahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00014141813234273526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-59441263966915410552011-01-19T16:50:04.647-05:002011-01-19T16:50:04.647-05:00My pocket filo has a blank piece of paper between ...My pocket filo has a blank piece of paper between each week (week on two pages format). On one side I write a to do list, and on the other all my notes for the week.Katiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18025267592124220355noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-87174810191597201292011-01-19T15:27:46.088-05:002011-01-19T15:27:46.088-05:00I use note cards (index cards) that slot into my b...I use note cards (index cards) that slot into my back pocket of my personal Malden. I always have a couple of blank ones in there when I need to jot things down.Globetrotting Cactihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03142907202249738302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-28468665660959142502011-01-19T14:09:33.441-05:002011-01-19T14:09:33.441-05:00Now carrying a Pocket Filo, I have a "Notes&q...Now carrying a Pocket Filo, I have a "Notes" tab that captures all my notes on the go. This could be a cool quote, someones phone number (preferably someone hot and single...) or whatever. Then later on I disseminate the information to where it needs to go. Quotes to the Commonplace Book that stays at home, phone numbers into my phone, etc.<br /><br />So far its working and I have a averagegoddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05722792558803193688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-54874066435459283332011-01-19T13:20:49.900-05:002011-01-19T13:20:49.900-05:00I put things on blank pages (in pretty colors) tha...I put things on blank pages (in pretty colors) that I leave in the "notes" tab of my Filo. That is for personal only and I check that each night when I get home for things I need to do or bring for work the next day. If I am at work, I just keep notes on a legal pad.Filofreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18350715052149014733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-33700107488531975762011-01-19T11:32:33.869-05:002011-01-19T11:32:33.869-05:00yay first comment...
I use a small mead notebook ...yay first comment...<br /><br />I use a small mead notebook currently. I need to pick up some Moleskine Cahiers to put in the back of my Domino.<br /><br />Also for quick small notes, I tend to write them on the Filo Jot pads.Kelshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746265339440099762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-66626081633138097562011-01-19T06:46:16.083-05:002011-01-19T06:46:16.083-05:00David - what about meeting notes etc? Do you capt...David - what about meeting notes etc? Do you capture those in the same place?Alison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-79194886113329085752011-01-19T06:20:36.765-05:002011-01-19T06:20:36.765-05:00My Filofax is set up for GTD and section 1 is the ...My Filofax is set up for GTD and section 1 is the 'Notes/In' section - so anything I need to note down does in there. That way its all captured, in the Filofax, ready for me to sort out the projects/next actions phase. A second notebook would cause the system to break down - the whole point of GTD is that it all gets captured in one place, and for me that's the FilofaxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-32348983921097014162011-01-19T03:57:04.871-05:002011-01-19T03:57:04.871-05:00I have a few sheets in my filofax for odd notes (f...I have a few sheets in my filofax for odd notes (for example noting down something in a shop).<br /><br />For work related things, I generally work and go to meetings with what I call my 'day book'. I also keep this on my desk. Anything I need to write down, for example phonen numbers, notes from phone calls etc etc. It's all in one place so I know where to look. I use an A4 snopake Alison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-80440977381608709192011-01-19T00:43:56.624-05:002011-01-19T00:43:56.624-05:00I carry a little Rhodia notepad. Its pages fit in...I carry a little Rhodia notepad. Its pages fit inside my pocket and personal filofaxes fine.Pete Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03567420525764589580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-60235249179167934472011-01-18T22:52:09.907-05:002011-01-18T22:52:09.907-05:00my personal filo has a back pocket on the inside t...my personal filo has a back pocket on the inside that fits a filed notes size notebook easily. random things that i should write down that dont already have a specified section would go in there. then once a week or so, i would go through whatever is in the field notebook and file it from there....wherever that maybe. <br /><br />i also tend to write everything as a bullet-point so that makes it justenoughsalthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070856458629785650noreply@blogger.com