tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post1991029505784361350..comments2024-03-29T04:00:59.839-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Are you organised? Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-59045568019192289062013-12-26T04:15:20.741-05:002013-12-26T04:15:20.741-05:00A very timely post, Steve. And some good points, w...A very timely post, Steve. And some good points, well made. I have always believed that simply owning and carrying a planner doesn't make one organised. I have a colleague who permanently has his mobile phone with him. But its often on silent and non-vibrate, so getting hold of him is difficult. Like most tools, it depends how you use them. Planner fail is probably 98% "user fail". Paul Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13834134905640040795noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-11834642648300889392013-12-21T02:13:33.775-05:002013-12-21T02:13:33.775-05:00Organised? Dammit - is that what they're for?!...Organised? Dammit - is that what they're for?!!! I have people telling me that I must be really organised, and I know that I am more organised than I used to be, but I'm still a very, very long way from being organised - maybe one day... :-)LJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778171833372717942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-38936410260834896192013-12-20T19:05:06.956-05:002013-12-20T19:05:06.956-05:00Another great post! I am organized, and always tr...Another great post! I am organized, and always try to be. I was actually thinking the other day about 'why' I organize vs. 'whether' I'm organized. Organization for me requires effort and maintenance, and I need to do it or my life will be in shambles. My planner helps me remember to be organized, but it doesn't automatically mean I'm organized.Dorishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04183214368614012977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-63244787341761035062013-12-20T11:44:16.051-05:002013-12-20T11:44:16.051-05:00This. Exactly this. My planner does not mean I am ...This. Exactly this. My planner does not mean I am organised. I have a planner because I am naturally DISORGANISED! Without it I am completely useless. With it, I get most of my stuff done, usually on time (which is a vast improvement on what I was like before I used planners). I am also scatterbrained, so if I don't store things in my filofax I will find a great place to put them....then Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07170991942009292584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-45247992423041976342013-12-20T04:39:02.921-05:002013-12-20T04:39:02.921-05:00Brilliant post Steve, I'm only sorry I'm l...Brilliant post Steve, I'm only sorry I'm late to the party so far as comments are concerned. Had to factory reset my laptop yesterday, reinstall apps, yada yada yada.<br /><br />It's a truism that it's what you *do* with your system, the habits you adopt, the routines you put in place, all of which make you organised (or not), but how often do discussions about organisation Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-33603928863853210592013-12-19T23:39:38.000-05:002013-12-19T23:39:38.000-05:00Excellent post, Steve. Love the idea of printing u...Excellent post, Steve. Love the idea of printing up stuff on the different size papers and seeing which works for you for a few weeks and THEN purchasing the size of paper you like. Think how much money that single idea could save our community! Great work!Jane O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09097103842673140462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-61220555307692453612013-12-19T19:48:45.439-05:002013-12-19T19:48:45.439-05:00The thing about a planner nobody mentions, but is ...The thing about a planner nobody mentions, but is so important is that element called elastic time. If a project takes three days work allow six, if an appointment takes quarter of an hour to drive to, allow half an hour. The elasticity principle... estimate the time and double it, was the very best advice given to me by my tutor when I was embarking on my Masters dissertation and golly was he Butanbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467585464165082007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-52407521394306838642013-12-19T18:58:15.852-05:002013-12-19T18:58:15.852-05:00What a relief! My planner is not a magic wand that...What a relief! My planner is not a magic wand that turns me into an organized person. And I don't have to feel guilty when it doesn't. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14756515463326353262noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-1923129254915519482013-12-19T13:01:22.277-05:002013-12-19T13:01:22.277-05:00People assume I'm organized, too. Partly beca...People assume I'm organized, too. Partly because I use a planner and partly because I have my ducks in a row - most of the time. And I guess I am organized but I have to work REALLY, REALLY hard at it. It doesn't come naturally. I have ADHD and that makes it even more complicated. I think that's what people miss sometimes - planning isn't easy. It takes work and maintenance.pattygardner.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465166654988101342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-52400680878368881692013-12-19T10:10:26.115-05:002013-12-19T10:10:26.115-05:00Awesome. Very awesome. As someone who is just comi...Awesome. Very awesome. As someone who is just coming back to the world of planners after a omg 30 year hiatus... I have been struggling to decide which planner is right. I ordered one purely because I liked the design and then I had second thoughts about whether it was the right size. (And of course reading everyone's stories and watching their videos didn't help because now I want them Denisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422795375150937086noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-80145256995407911472013-12-19T08:56:47.461-05:002013-12-19T08:56:47.461-05:00I am very organized. In my case it´s not a questio...I am very organized. In my case it´s not a question of being organized with Filofax (albeit I do use one) but being organized in general. I use an A5 Filofax and an A4 notebook to my needs and I have a Balmoral in A5 to organize my home stuffs (chores, cleaning routines and interior decoration and home improvement projects). But on daily terms, on A5 and A4 and I´m good to go.<br /><br />In WeirdRockStarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17388608744555605499noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-44365373868922798392013-12-19T07:47:55.814-05:002013-12-19T07:47:55.814-05:00Great post! :-)Great post! :-)mppaul2https://www.blogger.com/profile/10871204431987007206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-12250935828731536202013-12-19T07:00:27.693-05:002013-12-19T07:00:27.693-05:00Steve - Love this post. :) Steve - Love this post. :) Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-84498065968023467122013-12-19T05:25:35.299-05:002013-12-19T05:25:35.299-05:00People do often make that mistaken perception of p...People do often make that mistaken perception of people who use planners. One of my colleagues recently discovered my internet alter-ego: videos, blog, Twitter account! At work the next day he said "You must be the most organised person I know!", and he wouldn't believe me when I said I wasn't! Ok, I use planners, and some people don't, but why does that instantly make me KateB TPShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06939014609241304340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-41919018152104264332013-12-19T03:46:11.764-05:002013-12-19T03:46:11.764-05:00Excellent piece! Excellent piece! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02233059980105183864noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-67226205920007601902013-12-19T03:07:27.824-05:002013-12-19T03:07:27.824-05:00truthfull and straight the point, love it. truthfull and straight the point, love it. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-10651784393876430512013-12-19T02:58:45.170-05:002013-12-19T02:58:45.170-05:00Great job,Steve ;oDGreat job,Steve ;oDChrissie`s Universehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03425925938482373983noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-65267913462006232992013-12-19T02:42:59.004-05:002013-12-19T02:42:59.004-05:00Best post I've read!!Best post I've read!!Butanbenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06467585464165082007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-40734070267979561782013-12-19T02:15:33.995-05:002013-12-19T02:15:33.995-05:00Fabulous post. Truth spoken (written). Fabulous post. Truth spoken (written). Hope Rebeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412089966338913887noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-15776903631713633252013-12-19T01:44:44.163-05:002013-12-19T01:44:44.163-05:00Love this post, just saying how it is....the Life ...Love this post, just saying how it is....the Life coach has spoken....Deborah Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10640074968145341995noreply@blogger.com