Silent Sunday

 Thank you to Lucy for the photo of her Filofax Deco. 

Web Finds - Saturday 2 May 2026

It is time to enjoy a few blog posts from around the internet, 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 25 April 2026
2. Silent Sunday
3. Guest Post: Slim Bible Models - by Hans
4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 795
5. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 29 April 2026
6. Filofax France 2002 Catalogue
7. Free For All Friday No. 912 by Eve

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. Functional vs. Pretty Planning - Which is Better (IMO) - Planner Fun
2. Ideas for a Personal sized organizer - Filofax
3. The Best Academic Planner System For People Who Hate Being Overwhelmed - MAY PAPER CO. - The Journal
4. Why You’re Burnt Out (Even If You’re “Successful”) And How to Fix It - Strange & Charmed
5. Looking for inserts - Filofax
6. Episode #360: David Allen and Gina DiRoma - Getting Things Done
7. Aligning Your Daily Plans With Your Natural Energy - FranklinPlanner Talk
8. thrift score - Filofax
9. Louis Vuitton Agenda Size Comparison: GM vs MM vs PM vs Desk Agenda - Which One Should You Buy? - MAY PAPER CO. - The Journal
10. Black/Orange restock & release - Blog | Gillio
11. The fastest and easiest way to resize printables - All About Planners
12. Link Love: Chicago, here I come! - The Well-Appointed Desk
13. Web Finds – 29 April 2026 - Travellers Notebook Times
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Free For All Friday No. 912 by Eve

Weekly or Daily? Choosing the Right Planning View

The weekly versus daily debate never really goes away; it simply waits until your current inserts start irritating you. Or is that just a me thing?

One of my favorite things about using a ring planner is that if  when your planning style changes, you do not have to stage a dramatic farewell to all of your inserts. You simply pop open the rings (correctly...using the tabs!) and try something else.

The weekly versus daily question comes up regularly for me, and the answer is usually: both work well until they don’t.

A weekly layout is excellent if you like seeing an overview of the whole week at once. Appointments, deadlines, and commitments sit together in one place, which makes it easier to judge whether a given day is already too ambitious before adding three more things to it. 

A weekly spread can also encourage restraint; when space is limited, you tend to write down what matters the most, rather than brain dumping everything in your head.

The difficulty comes when real life refuses to stay neatly inside a small box. A week that looked perfectly manageable on Monday morning can become crowded by lunchtime on Wednesday, leaving arrows, squeezed notes, and increasingly creative handwriting in the margins.

A daily layout solves that problem by offering more space; sometimes glorious amounts of it depending on what size you are in. There is room for tasks, notes, phone calls, reminders, and whatever else appears halfway through the day demanding attention. 

For busy or unpredictable schedules, daily pages often feel more forgiving because they accept that some days simply need more room than others.  Of course, daily pages have their own weakness. It is possible to become so focused on today that the end of the week is suddenly in your face without warning.

That is why many people eventually find themselves using both types of layouts in some form...a weekly view for perspective, and a daily page for drilling down into the details. One tells you where the week is heading; the other helps you survive the day.

In the end, the best format is the one that helps you keep track of real life with the least amount of friction. A planner does not earn extra credit for looking beautifully structured if by Thursday you are writing reminders on scraps of paper because your layout has stopped cooperating. 

So, are you naturally a weekly planner, a daily planner, a "little bit of both" planner, or someone who keeps changing depending on what life currently looks like?

As usual on Fridays, feel free to discuss anything ring planner related.

Filofax France 2002 Catalogue

With thanks to Emmanuel for sending me this catalogue. Whilst we already have the 2002 UK catalogue in our archive. There are sometimes small differences between the countries in what was sold there in the same year. 

 

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 29 April 2026

I hope you have had a good weekend.

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. Why I went back to paper - Franklin Planner
2. Popping in to say Hello || Personal Rings Update - Life With MJB
3. Switching things up for spring - dr_alvaplans
4. Which planner & binder combo is best for you? - Franklin Planner
5. This Weekly Reset Will Change Your Life - Rachelle in theory
6. I Tried Discbound & Ring Binder — Here’s What Actually Matters - MeePlus
7. Planner Flip: Louis Vuitton MM Agenda | Monthly & Weekly Planner - LA Plans 
8. These 5 Systems Will Unlock Your Soft Productivity Era #softproductivity - Alexis aka MissTrenchcoat
9. Franklin Planner Podcast Episode 19: Governing Values and Proactive Living with Misty Howard - Franklin Planner
10. Plan With Me || Franklin Classic || April 27 - May 3, 2026 || Last Week in my Majestic Teal Binder! - Sandra Dahl
11. 8Lotus May 2026 Deluxe Box | Detailed Review | The Planner Aisle - The Planner Aisle
12. May Planner Set Up: Weekly & Monthly Inserts | Louis Vuitton MM Agenda | Plan With Me - LA Plans
13. Оформляем эту неделю в pocket - Lisenok Li
14. april in my filofax - cosy and productive days in my life - mellopapero
15. Filofax Reset and Plan With Me - Boldly Inked
16. Filofax Malden | FCC | New Filofax Unboxing! | Personal Rings - Life with Lisa Ann
17. Too many hobbies? Good. (Filofax setup for the multi-passionate) - In Edition Two
18. Filofax Unboxing Saffiano | Original Personal plus mini set up - April 2026 - Mycreativechroniclife
19. Updated Planner Setup | Moterm Personal Luxe 2.0 in Dune | Planner Flipthrough - Randi Sullivan
20. 2026 filofax setup | how I use my hobonichi weeks in my filofax - sarah angelina
21. From Notebook to Ring System | Moving My A5 Idea Book into the MeePlus Slimpad - Kikay Krafts & Journals
22. proof of life | ep. 19 ✸ april in my ring binder, side projects - Megan Rhiannon
23. Mulberry Agenda Unboxing and Setup A6 Planner & Journal - Aesthetic Paper Co
24. My Mulberry Postman Lock A6 Agenda Setup 2019 - J Lee
25. Your YouTube video could appear here. If you have a YT channel that features Filofax organisers or similar, please let us know. (steve at philofaxy dot com) Alternatively ensure your video contains 'Filofax' or 'Rings' in the title or description. 

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Free For All Tuesday - No. 795

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 post a question. If you are commenting as 'Anonymous', please include your name in the text of your comment. 

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

If you are commenting below, please include your first name at the end of the comment. Thank you. 

       

Guest Post: Slim Bible Models - by Hans

Thank you again to Hans for this excellent guest post about 'slim "bible" organisers. 

This is an introduction and comparison of four slim "bible" size (equal to Personal size) organisers, plus a fifth one for reference purposes.

All models are claspless, and except for the regular model, the ring sizes are 8-11mm.

Below is an angled side-by-side view.

Back to front:

•     Brelio x Nagasawa Buttero Box, 20mm (for comparison)
•     Filofax Winchester Stone Limited Edition Slim, 11mm
•     Spad Yak, 11mm
•     Brelio Minerva, 11mm
•     Raymay Davinci Standard, 8mm

Below is a bottom vew, same order, but left to right.

The bottom view does not show the actual thickness for some models, but it clearly shows the different widths.

The photo below shows a comparison of the four slim models fully opened. The silver cylinders are just the magnets that were used to keep the organisers floating at 180° open position.

The measurements are height x width x thickness, ring-to-edge, full-open-width, inner ring width; weight.

Top left: Filofax Winchester Stone Limited Edition Bible Slim, 11mm

187x123x25mm, R2E 103mm, FOW 251mm, 11.1mm rings, 200g

Top right: Spad Yak, 11mm

189x113x22mm, R2E 94mm, FOW 233mm, 10.8mm rings; 125g

Bottom left: Brelio Minerva, 11mm

186x110x21mm, R2E 91mm, FOW 223mm, 11.0mm rings; 166g

Bottom right: Raymay Davinci Standard, 8mm

180x106x18mm, R2E 91mm, FOW 218mm, 8.6mm rings; 106g

The Brelio Buttero Box has a weight of 310g, most of that due to the weight of the 20mm ring mechanics.

The Winchester Stone has a very stiff, almost plastic board like feel. The Spad Yak has a super-soft outer leather that almost feels like PU leather, it features a full-size outer back pocket. The Brelio Minerva has a medium structured leather. The Raymay Standard has a smooth outer surface with barely visible structure, and a fabric inner lining.

For me, the Raymay Standard is the winner. It is very compact, lightweight, and looks and feels robust. I would be concerned whether the Spad Yak with its super-soft outer leather is suitable for everyday use. The Brelio Minerva is a mixture of exclusive look and feel, while still being ready for daily use - but at a higher weight. The Filofax Winchester Stone might look good, but it does not feel good at all. In addition to that it's stiff, bulky and heavy. But it carries the popular name.

Feel free to comment, or ask if you have any questions.

Hans 

Thank you again Hans. 

Silent Sunday

 

Journal pages - thank you to Daniel

Web Finds - Saturday 25 April 2026

It is time to enjoy a few blog posts from around the internet, 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 18 April 2026
2. Silent Sunday
3. What do you carry yours in?
4. Free For All Tuesday - No. 794
5. Video Web Finds - Wednesday 22 April 2026
6. Filofax Stores
7. Free For All Friday - No. 911 by Anita

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. Identifying Your Governing Values (pg. 91-105) - FranklinPlanner Talk
2. Saffianos are making me mad - Filofax
3. Best Planner Sizes for Staying Organized - Planner Fun
4. Episode #359: GTD and Holocracy - Getting Things Done
5. Moved my pages into my personal Holborn - Filofax
6. 5 Non-Negotiable Systems for Entering Your Soft Productivity Era - Strange & Charmed
7. The Franklin Five: May 2026 - FranklinPlanner Talk
8. Is pear yellow the same with pear? - Filofax
9. Which Planner Is Right For You? - Blog – Day Designer
10. Link Love: Zento Hype - The Well-Appointed Desk
11. Web Finds – 22 April 2026 - Travellers Notebook Times

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