Philofaxy: July 2021

31 July 2021

Web Finds - Saturday 31 July 2021

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:

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.

Please leave a comment on any of the blogs you enjoyed reading and mention that you saw their post mentioned on Philofaxy. Thank you
We monitor over 400 blogs and sites, your Filofax/Organiser blog posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
We can not guarantee people will read your posts, but we know there is a higher chance of people reading your posts and returning to read other posts if you make them interesting with pictures and good hints and tips.
Your Filofax/Organiser posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
For some general tips on Filofax Blogging, please see this post
Consider joining our Facebook group - Filofax for Philofaxy fans

Enjoy

30 July 2021

Free for All Friday No. 664 by Nan

I've seen a quote going around social media lately: Can we all agree that in 2015 not a single person got the correct answer to 'Where do you see yourself five years from now?'

Yes, 2020 was a year that most of us would not have predicted. Now that we're moving into a 'new normal', do you find that you're looking back to where you were and what you were doing one year ago?

For example, while relaxing with friends on a farm, all of us were thinking back to last July, when this very get-together was originally scheduled and had to be canceled.

When I walk into my mother's building to visit her, I inevitably remember that a year ago I couldn't enter, or that a few months ago I had to take my temperature and wear a mask.

Do you find yourself referring back to your 2020 organizer more often, to see where you were at this time during that most usual year?

As always on Friday, feel free to discus anything organizer related. Have a great weekend!

29 July 2021

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 116 - How To Turn Any Planner Into A Franklin Covey System Planner

How To Turn Any Planner Into A Franklin Covey System Planner

How to use your existing planner for the methods described in the Franklin Covey system with a prioritised daily task list (PDTL)

Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.

If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com

Show Notes (timings approximate)
00:00 - Introductions.

01:00 - Using the system without owning the actual FC branded planners/inserts

01:30 - Karine's experience of using the Franklin Covey planners

03:00 - Issues using them.

04:30 - Why are the rings so big?

05:00 - The good things about the inserts.

06:30 - Phase 1 - Capturing the tasks

08:00 - The Brain/Task Dump

09:00 - Put the tasks on the list as you think of them, don't worry about the order.

12:00 - Don't overthink it.

12:30 - Phase 2 - Prioritised List

13:00 - Sorting out what is important and the order to do tasks in.

16:00 - Phase 3 - Follow Up

18:00 - Delegated to you, or delegation to someone else.

20:30 - Why a 3 month time span?

25:00 - Phase 4 - Review

27:00 - What inserts could you use.

28:00 - When to conduct your review.

30:00 - Tracking electronic tasks and communications.

Links:

How To Use Your Prioritized Daily Task List

Videos:

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Presenters - Steve Morton & Karine Tovmassian

Editing and production - Steve Morton

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Previous Episodes:

2021

115 - Developing Values for Advance Planning

114 - Habit Tracking

113 - Update and Tasks (short episode)

112 - Turning any planner in to a productivity planner

111 - The Pocket Planner - The most underrated size?

110 - Your Life All in One Place

109 - Project Planning: From Start to Finish

108 - How to Plan for 2021 despite 2020

2020
107 - Questions and Answers Session for Steve and Karine.

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 Nirvana - A5 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

28 July 2021

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 28 July 2021

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.

Please leave a comment on any of the videos you enjoyed and mention you saw a link on Philofaxy.
For tips on how to improve your videos, please see this post. Also this video too Webfinds
Your Filofax/Organiser Videos could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.

Enjoy

27 July 2021

Free For All Tuesday - No. 547

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.

26 July 2021

A Date For Your Diary - Sunday 1st August 2021

Given the success and the number of people that took part in the last 'Virtual Meet Up' we are going to run another one.

When? - Sunday 1 August at the following time:

Los Angeles 8:00 am,
Denver 9:00 am
Dallas 10:00 am,
New York 11:00am,
Moncton 12:00 noon,
London 4:00 pm
Paris 5:00 pm etc.

Do not worry if you aren't available at the start of one of our sessions each one lasts 1-2 hours so pop up when you are available and say hello.

Where? - an on-line chat using Skype. with voice and video (if you wish)

Join the chat here: https://join.skype.com/A85fEyS7HPUP

What do I need? - just a micro-phone and some head phones(in ear phones work fine) and a free Skype account. Using headphones or earphone reduces 'echo' on the call. Video is optional, but a few of us will be on video as well.

Who - All of you... Join the chat here: https://join.skype.com/A85fEyS7HPUP Come and listen if you don't want to chat. What do we talk about? Filofax stuff... but anything else as well. It's like long lost friends meeting up for coffee and a catch up.. but don't worry if you have never joined in before... you are an old friend too!

If you have any questions you want to ask then please let us know in the group or before we start.

Come and join in the fun, even if you only pop in to say hello... but don't be afraid to join in the discussion.

If you need any assistance setting up Skype, please pop a comment in this post and I will try and help you get one line. Skype is free for computer to computer calls....

Here is my post on how to improve your Skype audio with headphones or a headset.

Hope to be chatting with you on Sunday 1 August 2021.

25 July 2021

Silent Sunday

Planner Stack at a London Meet Up!

24 July 2021

Web Finds - Saturday 24 July 2021

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.

Please leave a comment on any of the blogs you enjoyed reading and mention that you saw their post mentioned on Philofaxy. Thank you
We monitor over 400 blogs and sites, your Filofax/Organiser blog posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
We can not guarantee people will read your posts, but we know there is a higher chance of people reading your posts and returning to read other posts if you make them interesting with pictures and good hints and tips.
Your Filofax/Organiser posts could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.
For some general tips on Filofax Blogging, please see this post
Consider joining our Facebook group - Filofax for Philofaxy fans

Enjoy

22 July 2021

Free For All Friday No 663 by Laurie

Recently I traveled for the first time since last year. It was only to another part of the country I live in, so nothing too strenuous as far as transportation goes, but still away from home for the first time in a long time.

I have learned the hard way from past experience to always bring my Filofax with me when I travel. Every time I have traveled without it, I've wished I'd brought it with me.

Since this was a road trip, I had plenty of space to bring my big chunky A5 Filofax. Two years ago when I flew overseas I brought my A5 Heritage slimline binder with only my essential pages I needed for the trip. (The slim and lightweight Heritage has absolutely changed my life in regards to being able to carry my A5 binder with me.)

On other trips in the past, I've needed the built-up wealth of information that is in my Filofax. Times I've been without it, I've felt lost.

I also find that when I'm on vacation, my mind is able to relax and I can think about things I don't have the time and mental space to think about when I'm reacting to my day to day environment. Inevitably I want my Filofax with me to expand on these ideas and brainstorm.

Do you take your Filofax with you when you travel? Do you have any travel plans this year?

As always on Fridays, feel free to ask and/ or discuss anything ring binder organiser related!

Shopping Lists

We live on lists of one sort or another, I'm sure plenty of others do as well.

Today's shopping lists can live in your organiser or in your kitchen just as easily.

The first one is designed for A5 size (A4 that can be scaled down to A5 or A6 or B6 as you wish)

The order of the categories might look a little odd, but that is the order of the different sections in our local supermarket here in France. You can of course edit the file to suit your own needs fairly easily.

A5 Shopping List - .docx .pdf

The other list is a Filofax Personal size shopping list insert and the category order is a bit more conventional! But again you can change it is you want.

Personal Shopping List .doc .pdf

Happy Shopping!

This work by Philofaxy is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 3.0 Unported License. Please download, adapt, use, share, but don't charge or use commercially.

21 July 2021

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 21 July 2021

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.

Please leave a comment on any of the videos you enjoyed and mention you saw a link on Philofaxy.
For tips on how to improve your videos, please see this post. Also this video too Webfinds
Your Filofax/Organiser Videos could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.

Enjoy

20 July 2021

Free For All Tuesday - No. 546

19 July 2021

Travel Lists For Your Organiser...

After what seems to have been a life time, we are about to go on a trip for more than a night away from our house. It will involve going in to isolation for up to 10 days, so my travel list is even more important than ever.

I've put together several over the years. I have my favourite ones printed off in my A5 organiser but they have been a little under used for nearly two years. It was time to

I started off with a variation of my 'Weekend Travel Packing List'

Weekend Travel Packing List - .docx .pdf

My own version has some headings already filled in for a typical weekend. I will be review this and make some 'adjustments'

There is a personal size version available as well.

Weekend Travel Packing List - .docx

The reverse side has a 'Things to do' section I used this to list things to do before I leave home, but you can adapt this to your own needs easily.

If you have an even bigger trip planned, you can use one of my very first template files, it's best printed on a sheet of A4 and fold it to fit in an A5. It has a lot more headings for a variety of trips. It is based on an old 1980's Filofax insert that was available back then.

Travellers Check List (A4) - .doc .pdf

You can of course edit this one to suit your own needs, I'm sure you could cut it down to just be a single side of A4, or two sides of A5. It is a little OTT!

Happy and safe travels....

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