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22 March 2026

Silent Sunday

Journal pages - thank you to Daniel

21 March 2026

Web Finds - Saturday 21 March 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:

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.

What to pack? - Pam Alison Knits
Speeding Up by Slowing Down - Getting Things Done
Want to start making my own a5 refills. Help!? - Filofax
A Few Changes at Planner Fun Plus (and Where to Find the Freebies Now) - Planner Fun
Renew Your Energy, Not Your Overwhelm - FranklinPlanner Talk
what do you do when you feel 'done' with your filofax pages? - Filofax
Episode #354: A Deep Dive into the Reflect Step of GTD - Getting Things Done
40 Going on 14: The Cozy Hobbies Helping Me Heal My Brain (and My Inner Child) - Strange & Charmed
A6 Compagna restock & release - Blog | Gillio
Filofax personal Holborn notebook - Filofax
Habit Tracking in Your Planner (and the Mistake That Makes People Quit) - Planner Fun
Building Trust and Resilience: George Washington - FranklinPlanner Talk
Link Love: Midwestern Adventures - The Well-Appointed Desk
Web Finds – 18 March 2026 - Travellers Notebook Times
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20 March 2026

Free For All Friday - No. 906 by Anita

Whilst playing a computer game the other day, it occurred to me that I could implement something that was working well into real life too. I was playing a survival game called Subnautica, which involves needing to collect materials to craft equipment. As I don't play every day and/or might also play something else, I was finding that sometimes I'd return to it and forget what I'd been working on. I do make notes in my Filofax, but it can be easy to forget to do this, so I decided to instead create a work in progress locker by the main entrance and also a sign on the wall with a couple of brief notes. This means that it's always clear to me now as to what materials I might be missing for something, or where I was planning to go next.

I discovered this old kitchen timer in the back of a drawer, and my large Longchamps bag will be perfect for holding any work in progress projects. I have sometimes kept a plastic tub under my bed for this purpose, but it's larger then needed and not the most convenient place as it's out of sight, out of mind. This bag can tidily fit in an unused space next to my desk, so that will remind me to work on the contents on a regular basis.

Brown Argyll and Longcamps Le Pliage bag

I've also realised that I want to work on closing any open loops, so I'm going to be setting the timer for 10 or 15 minutes with the aim to look for anything that can be easily completed. For example, recently I discovered that a decorative moulding piece had fallen off my desk, so I'd normally just pop it into my intray to deal with later. However, instead I chose to do that as part of my timed session, so I remembered that I already had a couple of other pieces in a drawer, got them out, found some wood glue and finished that to completion. And a couple of added bonuses were that I could recycle the small box that had been holding the other bits, plus I was able to use up the remains of the ancient wood glue as well. The whole process took about 5 minutes and was only something trivial, but overall I felt a decent amount of satisfaction for the minimal effort involved!

Here's one of my previous work in progress lists:

I've only recently reintroduced my WIP list and done a couple of 'what can I complete' sessions, but so far they're both really helping me.

How do you track any work in progress projects?

And as always on Fridays, please feel free to discuss anything organiser related. I hope that you have a great weekend.

19 March 2026

Guest Post: Large Format Ring Binders - Hans

Thank you to Hans for this guest post, it follows on from a comment posted on a recent Free For All Tuesday.

Regular Organisers are available up to Letter (11"x8½") or A4 size, but these largest formats are uncommon.

Large Format Ringbinders, also called Ring Portfolios, start at 8½" for the long edge, with this size being unusually small. The regular range starts at 11", the largest format that I know of is 36"x24".

These portfolios are intended to carry artwork of any kind (e.g. paintings, technical/architectural/regular drawings, posters) for presentation or storage purposes. Therefore, clear pockets are the standard type of insert.

Simple versions use standard 3-Ring US Letter size mechanics with 4¼" ring spacing. Depending on the width of the portfolio, one, two, or three of these mechanics are used at a certain appropriate distance. The largest format that I know of is intended for A1 or 34" width. However, the three mechanics with nine rings in total are not able to carry the weight of ten clear pockets. I would not recommend using portfolios based on these standard 3-Ring mechanics.

Good quality Ring Portfolios are based on a ½" spacing, where in most cases groups of rings at 1" distance are used. Up to a certain size, there are portfolios with full-width ½" spaced ring mechanics available. The clear pockets are always fully punched at ½" spacing, so they will fit any ring pattern derived from this base pitch.

You can see examples for ring and hole configurations in the XXL section of my hole spacing overview:

https://www.hjreggel.net/office/lochraster_en.html#LARGE

Below is a photo of a 36"x24" Ring Portfolio, with a 14"x11" Ring Portfolio and a Slim Personal Filofax as size comparison.

The outer dimensions of the 36" Portfolio are 98x69cm, while the 14" Portfolio measures 42x37 cm. The clear pockets of 36½"x25" outer dimensions are designed to hold 36"x24" (914x609mm) sheets. Fully opened, the portfolio is almost 1.5m² in size.

The photo below shows the Portfolio in opened state, with the 14" Portfolio opened, and again the Slim Personal Filofax as size reference.

At the top you can see the two ring mechanics mounted side-by-side with three rivets each. The mechanics use two groups of eight 1" spaced rings with 1½" distance between the two groups. The center distance between the rings of the two mechanics is 2", being the smallest possible distance mounted side by side. That makes a total of 32 rings, while the clear pockets have a total of 71 punch holes at ½" spacing.

The 14" Portfolio uses one ring mechanic with two groups of six rings at 2½" distance between the two groups of rings. The clear pockets have a total of 28 punch holes at ½" spacing.

The 36" Ring Portfolio is an Itoya Profolio Poster Binder 36x24 with what I would call „soft shell“. There is a plastic stiffener inside a fabric coating.

The 14" Ring Portfolio is a Prat Start 14x11 with "hard shell".

Both are zippered, and use a simple ring mechanics without tabs or lock mechanism.

Other Ring Portfolios use the vertical Pull-Open / Push-Close tabs, or the Pinch-to-Open X-Tabs. Some models feature lock-sliders on the baseplate, but this is a rare option.

As mentioned above, the default type of insert are clear pockets. If you would like to create custom inserts, any regular punching device for the 2:1 pitch standard (½" Pitch) would be suitable. With 1" or wider spaced rings, you could also use an adjustable hole punch, like the Leitz Akto 5114. A suitable hole format would be circular with 6-8mm diameter. For the 36" Ring Portfolio, you would have to punch four times at matching offsets. Punching would even be possible with the 6" model of "The Cinch", where you'd have to punch up to six times.

Oh, I almost forgot: With 34" and 36" Portfolios, there is a special challenge: With a body height of 65-69 cm, you can't carry these by the top handle dangling at your stretched arm. And you can't reach around the body to carry it fully under your arm. Therefore, my 34“ Prat Portfolio has an additional handle in the middle of one side, allowing it to be carried under your arm. For the 36" Portfolio, the grip height for the top handle is about 72cm high, so you have to carry it with your elbow angled to avoid scraping along the floor.

In case you have any questions, feel free to ask.

Hans

Imagine those as a diary! Month per page would be quite feasible, but desk space might be a bit of a problem!!

Thank you again Hans

18 March 2026

Video Web Finds - Wednesday 18 March 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.

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