Thankfully we are still holding our regular monthly Skype Virtual Meet Ups and social media is still going strong. But I do miss the true face to face nature of the meet ups.
Have you got any trips planned this year?
As always as it is Friday, please feel free to discuss anything organiser related.
Last year I changed my GTD-influenced system over to using odd slips of paper, like used envelopes and the offcuts from my DIY inserts, as the primary Inbox/Capture for non-urgent things so I could scribble all over them and not feel like I was "wasting" paper. When inspiration hits and I write quickly, it looks messy, and this has deterred me from using pricey inserts in the past, I also don't enjoy seeing the mess in my planner until it gets processed.
ReplyDeleteThe clean slips live in little stashes all over and once used, go into a central Inbox for "notes to self," to be sifted weekly.
This month I decided to move my Inbox/Capture system to a Pocket-sized planner from Paperchase (UK) bought on ebay, both for its unused inserts, and as a tidier collection point for the week's loose slips and bits, which are all around the same size. It has secretarial pockets front and back which are perfect for grabbing loose paper, and is far easier to carry everywhere as needed.
Has anyone here successfully used a smaller format, like Pocket, Mini, or M2, as a standalone notebook & capture system? I'd always associated smaller formats with tidier and more concise contents, while FranklinCovey Compact, A5, and beyond seem to call for more free-form entries, but the reality of this didn't have aesthetic appeal.
Field Notes! Fantastic covers, decent paper, pocket sized. Perfect for being as tidy (or not) as you wish when scribbling.
DeleteI don't use a small notebook as a standalone notebook, but a pocket ring planner as an EDC, also as a wallet.
DeleteIn addition to the neatly written inserts in divided sections, such as calendar, important notes/information/lists/addresses, I always have a few pages of leftover paper at the front of the planner, hidden between a sleeve with photos and the first divider.
I cut these pages to fit, punched holes in them, and cut slits in the holes so I could quickly remove the pages (I always have a supply of this cut leftover paper).
Almost everything is jotted down quickly on these pages, including shopping lists.
Later, I go through these notes, adding anything important to the sections, and then throw the pages away.
In this way, the sections of the small planner remain largely tidy and I can still use the leftover paper.
This works very well for me because I don't want to use an additional notebook - I prefer to have everything together, also on the go.
For loose pages, receipts and so on, my planner offers space in the large back pocket, for example.
I hope my English is reasonably understandable.
I use the FF mini for capture and diary. Takes bank cards and bank notes so doubles as my wallet too 😀
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