Looking back through some of my posts here, I can definitely see that I'm a creature of habit. I read David Allen's Getting Things Done back in 2009, and then found my way to Filofax whilst looking for something to house my GTD system. Since then I've faithfully stuck to using either my GTD based set up or my simplified version. At some point, I added an A to Z to my reference/miscellaneous section, but apart from that, my set up really hasn't changed in all those years.
However, recently I have been wondering about making a change. Not exactly because what I'm using is no longer working, but because I'm curious about trying some thing else. I sometimes find a change can freshen something up and/or encourage me to view things differently.
So, I'm curious as to how you might go about this? For example, I could sit down and put together a potential different set up and start using it straight away. Or I could set it up in a spare Filofax ready to try at a time when work is less busy etc. For some years, I would eventually return to owning just the one Filofax, but I can definitely see the benefit of having more than one, so that I can use one or some to house different layouts like this.
As usual, I'm currently using my faithful Kensington, so I could set up my zipped Holborn ready to use as a bullet journal and I can see how I get on with it. And the added bonus of doing it this way is that I can easily return to my original set up if I don't find that I'm getting on with the bullet journal.
When you change your set up, do you start using the new one straight away, and/or do you keep different layouts in different organisers ready to use?
And as always on Fridays, please feel free to discuss anything organiser related. I hope that you have a great weekend.
What questions or discussion points have you got for us today?
