31 December 2020

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 107


Questions and Answers Session for Steve and Karine.

To round off the year we thought we would answer some of our listener questions with each of us taking a turn in the 'hot' seat! 

We hope you enjoy this slightly longer than normal episode. 

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Show Notes (timings approximate)
00:00 - Introductions.
Steve
02:00 - What planner will you be using in 2021?
03:00 - Favourite pens? What are they?
04:00 - What’s your go-to planner when other planners fail?
06:00 - Do you have a secret stash of stationery you only use on special occasions? If so, what?
07:45 - What lessons did you learn from 2020 that you are carrying over into 2021?
09:00 - Do you ever wish you didn’t use a paper planner?
10:15 - What’s your all time favourite planner set up real or imagined?
11:45 - If you could start your own planner company, what would you produce?
13:00 - Do you think there is room for paper planners in a world that overtly says they keep wanting to go “paperless.”?
14:00 - What do your mornings look like? What’s your routine if you have one.
16:20 - What’s your guilty pleasure? (Keep it clean!) 
17:15 - What are your favourite items to pack while traveling?
18:30 - What is something people always assume incorrectly about you?
19:45 - What is one thing you wish people knew about you?
20:30 - What’s the best thing that happened to you in 2020?
Karine
21:30 - What planner will you be using in 2021? 
22:45 - Favourite pens? What are they?
23:00 - What’s your go-to planner when other planners fail? 
24:45 - Do you have a secret stash of stationery you only use on special occasions? If so, what? 
26:30 - What lessons did you learn from 2020 that you are carrying over into 2021? 
28:00 - Do you ever wish you didn’t use a paper planner? 
30:30 - What’s your all time favourite planner set up real or imagined? 
31:30 - If you could start your own planner company, what would you produce? 
32:00 - Do you think there is room for paper planners in a world that overtly says they keep wanting to go “paperless.”?
33:00 - What do your mornings look like? What’s your routine if you have one. 
34:15 - What’s your guilty pleasure? (Keep it clean!) 
35:00 - What are your favourite items to pack while traveling?
36:15 - What is something people always assume incorrectly about you?
37:00 - What is one thing you wish people knew about you? 
37:20 - What’s the best thing that happened to you in 2020?
39:00 - Thank you to our Patrons, please take a look at the Patreon page.

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Presenters - Karine Tovmassian and Steve Morton
Editing and production - Steve Morton

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Previous Episodes:

2020

106 - Practical ways to get yourself out of a funk while using your planner.
105 - Time Management for those that are being managed by time.
104 - Planning for a medical emergency.
103 - Trust the process.
102 - The Return.
101 - The Mighty Little Checklist: The Unsung Hero of Success
100 - What do we use every day?
99 - Some Day May Be
98 - Transform Your Productivity
97 - Getting out of Stuck

2019

96 - Minimalist Planning.
95 - How to take your planning to the next level.
94 - Mission and Vision Statements
93 - How to plan your year in advance
92 - Workflows
91 - How to plan in a week that is already a busy one.
90 - Avoiding mistakes in planning
89 - Refocus
88 - When Your Plans or Goals Don't Work Out
87 - Decluttering Your Life - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
86 - Accessories for your Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
85 - Journaling -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
84 - Workflows - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

2018

83 - Routines - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
82 - Productivity 201 - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
81 - Planner Sizes - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
80 - Do you have too many planners? - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
79 - Improving Your Planning Productivity - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
78 - Ten reasons why you have stopped planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
77 - Letting Your Planner Take The Strain - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
76 - The Franken Flex - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
75 - Decluttering - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
74 - Engagement - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
73 - Reflection and Review - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
72 - Organisation - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
71 - Clarification - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
70 - Capture - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
69 - How to do nothing - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
68 - Changes - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
67 - Tones versus Pulses - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

2017

66 - Planning and Execution - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
65 - The Power of Habit - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
64 - Planning for the end of the year - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
63 - Planning For Unexpected Life Events - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
62 - Staying in two sizes of planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
61 - Staying in one size of planner. - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
60 - Functional Planning - Macro and Micro Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
59 - PlannerCon Europe - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
58 - Speeding up by slowing down - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
57 - To Do Lists and Diary Pages -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
56 - Hints and Tips on making planner videos - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
55 - Keeping up to date - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
54 - Interview with Jennifer Powell at PlannerCon - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
53 - Conferences and Meet Ups - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
52 - The Magic of Contextualising Your Life - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
51 - Guest Interview - Rose Orchard - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
50 - Organising your significant other - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
49 - Creating the ultimate planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
48 - Getting past New Years resolutions - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
47 - How to understand being a planner newbie - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
46 - Buying and Selling 101 - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
45 - A5 or A6 - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
44 - End of Year - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

2016 

43 - Digital Planning vs Analogue Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
42 - Planning vs Organising - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
41 - Short and Long Term Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
40 - Good and Bad Planner Habits - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
39 - Tackling Planner Size Change - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
38 - Self-Improvement or Personal Development - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
37 - What is productivity anyway - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
36 - The Planner Community - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
35 - Wellness Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
34 - Listeners Question - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
33 - Pens and other writing instruments - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
32 - Proper storage, care and shipping of planners, rings etc - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
31 - Guest Interview - Louise Umeki - Plannercon 2017 - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
30 - Form Following Function -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
29 - Seasonal To Do Lists - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
28 - Making and keeping annual goals - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
27 - Organising the family - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
26 - Guest interview - Theresa Hall - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
25 - Guest interview - Ray Blake - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
24 - Defining the important things from the urgent things - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
23 - Guest interview with Rita Sedani - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
22 - Printing your own inserts - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
21 - How to derail your planning system by over thinking - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
20 - Digital devices/services and your analogue planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
19 - What To Keep In Your 'Others' Tab - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
18 - Zombie Apocalypse Preparation - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
17 - Managing Finances In Your Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
16 - Planning for those of us who actually can't live without planning, with guest co-host Carie Harling - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
15 - Automation NirvanaA5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
14 - Work Life Balance and Your Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
13 - GTD Productivity And Using Your Paper Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
12 - Job Seeking and Keeping - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
11 - Planner Fail -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
10 - Planner Hacks - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
9 - Planner Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
8 - Choosing Inserts - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
7 - How do you carry your planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
6 - Planners on the go - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
5 - Why would you pay more than the price of a Filofax? - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
4 - Using Your Planner To Create Permanent Habit Changes - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
3 - Getting on with two or more planners - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
2 - Where to start your planning journey and why - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
1 - What size and why....  - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

 

30 December 2020

Video Web Finds - 30 December 2020

So I hope you have had a good weekend.

So now it is time to enjoy a great collection of videos from around the internet.

Here are a selection of the latest Filofax videos for your enjoyment.
  1. My New VDS Parme Junior 25mm - YusVogue Plans
  2. 2021 Filofax Planner Setup: My Project Notebook - Brandy Michelle Plans
  3. A5 Filofax Domino Setup - Reference Binder - Monique Smith
  4. 2021 Trackers | Pocket Rings | LindseyScribbles - lindseyscribbles
  5. Mon (vieux) planner de Noël - my (old) Christmas planner - French - SPRINTPAPER by Emmashell - Emmashell1
  6. 2021 Functional Planner Set Up Part 2 | Closer Look at my Calendar Section - PlansMeetPaper
  7. Plan with Me - A5 Rings, Hobonichi Weeks/Cousin and B6 Slim Bullet Journal - Monique Smith
  8. Planner Comparison: Malden vs Lockwood - Random Pastimes
  9. VDS Tapestry Gray 0strich Unboxing // Personal Wide Rings // Comparison to Gillio Compagna - PerfectionismPrints
  10. VDS Parme Flip Thru - Autumn Deco - Roselyn Angelica
  11. 2021 Planner Flip Through | Minimal + Functional Planning | A5 Planner Set-Up - MANDI P
  12. Announcement! Planner Printables Shop Launching TODAY! - GanchiPlans
  13. 1.25" vs 1.5" rings in my Franklin Covey Binders - BuySellPlan
  14. Prepping for 2021: What worked and what didn't in 2020 - Random Pastimes
  15. My 2021 planner wishlist - Mimis Plans
  16. VDS Planner Unboxing - rledzn
  17. Franklin Covey Classic Tyler Binder & Cross Wanderlust Ballpoint Pen Unboxing - BuySellPlan
  18. Top 5 lessons learned in 2020 - Random Pastimes
  19. 2021 Planner set up -Filofax Malden Set Up: A different planner, inserts and layout - The Original Designing Diva
  20. December 2020: A5 Stone Filofax...Financial Set Up for 2021.........[part 1] - Valentina Maria Mancera
  21. FILOFAX A5 SETUP 2021 & MEIN GESCHENK AN EUCH =) - dekoRIAt
  22. Filofax Malden Mini in Navy - Organizer Steve
  23. December 2020: Update on A5 Filofax + 2021 Financial Planner [New Debt Payoff Plan!]! - Valentina Maria Mancera
  24. 2021 Louis Vuitton PM Agenda Set Up - Linda Anna
  25. 2021 Planner Line-up With Cloth & Paper, Gillio, Louis Vuitton, and Moterm - PlannerShop
  26. 2021 Planner Set Up! Notiq, Moterm, Gillio, Cloth and Paper Planners! - Simply Plans And Journal
  27. Moterm Black Croc Leather || Pocket Planner || Unboxing - Science of Planning
  28. 2021 Planner Lineup | Pocket Moterm, Mossery, Erin Condren, Tskp Planner - PlannersAndTacos
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29 December 2020

Free For All Tuesday - No. 517

So what questions or discussion points have you got for us today?

It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or a more experienced user of organisers, we want to hear your thoughts, questions, opinions etc.

We are here to answer your questions.

Make today the one day you post a comment or a question.

It is Tuesday after all so fire away with any questions and comments.


28 December 2020

Lefax Spring 1991 Preview Catalogue

Looking back to Spring 1991... thirty years ago nearly. 









You can look at the higher resolution versions of these scans on our catalogue site here

The pictorial content of this post is the intellectual property of Filofax Group Ltd. The scans are reproduced here with the full permission of Filofax Group Ltd. for educational and non-commercial usage.

We have previously shared the 1992 Lefax catalogue here. 

26 December 2020

Web Finds - Saturday 26 December 2020

So I hope you have had a good Christmas. This edition was put together between Christmas dinner and Christmas pudding!

So now it is time to enjoy a few blog posts from around the internet,  so grab a drink and make yourself comfortable for our weekly round-up.

Here are some Philofaxy posts you might have missed this week:
  1. Web Finds - Saturday 19 December 2020
  2. Silent Sunday
  3. Diary Inserts for 2021
  4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 516
  5. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 23 December 2020
  6. Filofax Complete Product List 1987
  7. Free For All Friday - No. 633 by Steve
So here are the latest Filofax and other brand blog posts from around the Internet. Don't forget to leave a comment on the posts you enjoyed reading, all bloggers enjoy getting comments.
  1. Stickers on Leather? - The Pocket Diaries
  2. Alastair Planner 2021 - Lorelei Lee's Plan-Bar
  3. End-of-Year Productivity Boosters - FranklinPlanner Talk
  4. Planner Comparison: Malden vs Kensington - Random Pastimes of a Restless Mind
  5. BuJo Planner V1 - 2021 - Lorelei Lee's Plan-Bar
  6. Planner Quote: December 21, 2020 - FranklinPlanner Talk
  7. 2021 year at a glance - Random Pastimes of a Restless Mind
  8. Highly Recommended Leather Balm – Saphir Creme Universelle - This Bug's Life
  9. How To Make It Extremely Hard To Procrastinate On Your Goals - QuickBooost
  10. Link Love: Don’t Panic - The Well-Appointed Desk
  11. Customer review: Personal Wide Compagna in Black Croco - Blog | Gillio
  12. Web Finds – 23 December 2020 - Travellers Notebook Times
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25 December 2020

Free For All Friday - No. 633 by Steve

Christmas 2020 is here..... what a year! 

Nan, Laurie, Anita and myself Steve would like to wish you all a Happy Christmas. 

We would like to thank you the readers of course, without the readers and people that comment, the blog would be very quiet.

We would also like to thank the following people/companies.

  • Van der Spek - For their wonderful customer service and excellent organisers.
  • Gillio Firenze - For sharing their news and letting me review their products.
  • Ray Blake - My Life All in One Place, for his continued support with the diary inserts we love and share
  • Filofax UK - For the review samples and all around support during the year. 
  • To all the Facebook Planner Group Admins, not just the Philofaxy Groups but the others too. These people put in a lot of hours behind the scenes to try to keep everyone happy. 

Take care everyone, let's hope we all have a better 2021 compared to 2020

24 December 2020

Filofax Complete Product List 1987

If you are reading this on Christmas Eve 2020, you are permitted to send that late letter to Santa and ask him to transport you back to late 1986, so you can tick off all the things you want him to put in your Christmas stocking in the morning from this Filofax Complete Product List for 1987. 

















You can take a look at higher resolution versions of these scans to be easier on your eyes on our sister Filofax Catalogue site here

The full catalogue for 1987 is also available here.

The pictorial content of this post is the intellectual property of Filofax Group Ltd. The scans are reproduced here with the full permission of Filofax Group Ltd. for educational and non-commercial usage.

23 December 2020

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 23 December 2020

So I hope you have had a good weekend.

So now it is time to enjoy a great collection of videos from around the internet.

Here are a selection of the latest Filofax videos for your enjoyment.
  1. 2021 Filofax Planner Setup: My Work Section - Brandy Michelle Plans
  2. Setting Up My Planner | Part 2 - Vienna Ortiz
  3. December 2020 Flipthrough | Moterm A7 - GanchiPlans
  4. A Beautiful Life Weekly Ring-Bound Planner - Tonya Plans
  5. VDS pocket rings (tortura croc & Parme) & b6 slim codex/TN (JL brown & velvet sand) - quick look! - My.Stationery. Love
  6. Plan with Me | Personal Rings | December 14-20, 2020 #clothandpaperagenda - Michelle Miller
  7. Fun Creations - Filofax Rings Franklin Covey Compact Setup & DIY Traveler’s Standard Notebook - Monique Smith
  8. Mon (vieux) planner de Noël - my (old) Christmas planner - French - SPRINTPAPER by Emmashell - Emmashell1
  9. 2021 Filofax Planner Setup: My Health & Fitness Section - Brandy Michelle Plans
  10. Plan with Me | A5 Rings | December 21-27, 2020 #filofax - Michelle Miller
  11. 2021 Functional Planner Set Up | Moterm Personal Planner - PlansMeetPaper
  12. Planner Comparison: Finsbury vs Kensington - Random Pastimes
  13. Gillio Compagna - Yellow Personal Rings Flip Thru (Christmas Edition) - Roselyn Angelica
  14. VDS Tapestry Gray 0strich Unboxing // Personal Wide Rings // Comparison to Gillio Compagna - PerfectionismPrints
  15. 2021 Budget Planner Setup in my Compact Franklin Covey Aurora Planner - Budget By Paycheck System - My Moxie Dreams
  16. December 15th Plan with me in my Franklin Covey day on 2 pages (Blooms Inserts)! - BuySellPlan
  17. Planner Setup | Work Planner Setup | Franklin Covey Compact - Daughter of MWD
  18. Franklin Covey - How to make planner dividers DURABLE - Laminating Dividers for long lasting use. - My Moxie Dreams
  19. TBM Filofax planner - YT Unboxings and Reviews
  20. Filofax Saffiano Mini EDC setup - Kati plans
  21. LOCKDOWN-MÜDIGKEIT | KW 50 im FILOFAX - dekoRIAt
  22. Filofax Holborn Compact Organiser - Planner Ok
  23. 2021手帳規劃|口袋pocket size|moleskine,filofax,chic sparrow - Journal JJ
  24. Ouverture ensemble du cash enveloppes Wallet dupe filofax - Angelenora Angélique
  25. 2021 Filofax Planner Unboxing Video - Nurse Jenny
  26. How to Decorate MY Planner For 2021 || DIY Decorating MY Filofax For 2021 - Creative Safar
  27. 2021 filofax 六孔活頁行事曆規劃|口袋尺寸|filofax malden - Journal JJ
  28. 2021 Planner Inserts & Setup: Louis Vuitton MM Agenda - Luxury & Life
  29. 2021 Filofax Planner Setup - Nurse Jenny
  30. Lovedoki 2020 Planner Refill For Filofax Dokibook Notebook 6 Hole Loose Leaf Inner Diary Monthly - Delores Maxwell
  31. Business High-grade 6 Holes Agenda 2021 Organizer Loose-leaf Thicken Filofax Notebook Journal Ha - Mandy Chambers
  32. Leather Filofax Organizer A5 Journal 2021 Planner A5 Loose Leaf Notebook Reusable Folder Agenda - Rochelle Clark
  33. A5 A6 silver gold refillable dokibook daily notebook loose-leaf filofax planner agenda notepad - Raquel Shelton
  34. plan with me | week 52 | minimalist planning | filofax - Mommy Gen’s Journal
  35. Plan with me Holiday Version | Weekly Vertical Filofax Planner - Mommy Lhey
  36. Plan with Me | A5 Rings | December 21-27, 2020 #filofax - Michelle Miller
  37. SO SIEHT BEI MIR WEIHNACHTEN 2020 AUS | KW 51 im FILOFAX - dekoRIAt
  38. Personal Moterm Versa Planner Flip Through - My Planning World
  39. 2021 Functional Planner Set Up | Moterm Personal Planner - PlansMeetPaper
  40. A6 rings plan with me || 21-27 Dec || A6 Rings || Moterm A6 - Whoops I did it again CO
  41. December New Releases! 'Follow Your Heart' & 'True Love' | Planner Stickers - Rachel Blundell
  42. 2021 Filofax Planner Setup: My Inbox Notebook - Brandy Michelle Plans
  43. How to plan weekly and how to use the weekly compass - 8 Tips - Tonya Plans
  • Please leave a comment on any of the videos you enjoyed and mention you saw a link on Philofaxy. 
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