tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post8551392063169996020..comments2024-03-18T04:08:51.128-04:00Comments on Philofaxy: Is there a better way to use your Filofax Diary?Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-76598675482307841362015-01-10T11:40:51.413-05:002015-01-10T11:40:51.413-05:00I'm with Thomas on this, Steve. Love the tange...I'm with Thomas on this, Steve. Love the tangents, this is what works for me, and mostly, the good-natured humor that transcends "the pond". I'm in the US, so this is my first morning read.KariPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679296733422641607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-43247060882866890542015-01-10T11:30:35.176-05:002015-01-10T11:30:35.176-05:00Nellie, would you be a dear and send some of those...Nellie, would you be a dear and send some of those aliens my way?KariPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679296733422641607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-38955804255593308342015-01-10T11:21:55.840-05:002015-01-10T11:21:55.840-05:00Laurie, thanks for making this distinction.
First...Laurie, thanks for making this distinction. <br />First off, my planner book is a tool for planning the future. Diary, journal, daily review, daily notes, goes to Evernote. That's for archiving the past. Most of my "planning" is the daily, mundane stuff, so why would I want a record of that? <br />Second, I have the "page too small, book too big" problem too. The solutionKariPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02679296733422641607noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-13633110385535196332012-08-18T14:25:19.151-04:002012-08-18T14:25:19.151-04:00I'm with you with the "one is too small a...I'm with you with the "one is too small and one is too big" issue. Still trying to figure that one out!pattygardner.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08465166654988101342noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-34897317988144715932011-01-31T13:22:48.132-05:002011-01-31T13:22:48.132-05:00I use my filofax diary as my 'done list'. ...I use my filofax diary as my 'done list'. I used to be a major procrastinator, & I'm finding writing down what I've done or achieved encouraging. On Sunday, I looked back & felt pleased with my weekAnitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657083184744111032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-12309761901431772672011-01-10T19:34:37.859-05:002011-01-10T19:34:37.859-05:00I had the same problem on the Filofax USA website!...I had the same problem on the Filofax USA website! It lost my entire order when I started browsing in a different size. I ended up memorizing everything I wanted to order and just choosing the items one after the other!Nanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16579641591987288245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-12843180168195966372011-01-10T12:25:20.889-05:002011-01-10T12:25:20.889-05:00I think Filofax UK must have the most annoying web...I think Filofax UK must have the most annoying website for buying stuff. I keep trying to buy stuff (I want a few things and have been browsing as well), plus I keep getting interupted and having to open another window (with filofax one still open) and it keeps emptying my basket so I have to start all over again!!! It's done it three times so far, even when I just changed the planner size (Alison Reeveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12387820977378688933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-58710726236270140992011-01-10T08:12:13.924-05:002011-01-10T08:12:13.924-05:00This is a very useful post. As a result I am plann...This is a very useful post. As a result I am planning to keep my years calendar on a "Month to Two Pages" insert (just ordered) and keep just my "Week on Two Pages" for the current month. This way I get the flexiblity of the space for my monthly planning whilst considerably reducing the bulk of my Filofax.Garhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08959660551474347879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-36343613409966600842011-01-09T21:25:32.917-05:002011-01-09T21:25:32.917-05:00When I first read this post, I had a comment I wan...When I first read this post, I had a comment I wanted to leave, but now, I can't for the life of me remember what it was. I loved reading all of the comments though! This is a perfect example of why Filofax works for so many people - because each person can make it into what they need and use it the way they want to. And the difference between how everyone uses their own is what makes the WellPlannedLifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14639851771653623399noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-43673915465353052912011-01-09T13:20:29.615-05:002011-01-09T13:20:29.615-05:00Hi Everyone.
Now finally arrived in the North Wes...Hi Everyone. <br />Now finally arrived in the North West England. Yesterday was driving up through France, and a delayed crossing to Portsmouth. We stayed in a hotel over night there before driving up to Wirral today. <br /><br />Anyway... I didn't intend to stir up things with my post. Honest... and I hadn't posted it with the intentional timing that I wouldn't be about for over 36 Steve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-69962514781754570552011-01-09T12:53:06.886-05:002011-01-09T12:53:06.886-05:00ooh Steve a rather controversial but extremely use...ooh Steve a rather controversial but extremely useful post! I dont think I would use the undated pages in this way or use my filofax as a record for past events only. I find that my main filofax Adelphi works well for me currently as I use it to schedule appointments and use sticky notes to fill in to dos so I can always see what needs to be done. However now that I am adding a PhD to the mix I caribbean princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01732674178611729478noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-6640803532272793252011-01-09T06:08:43.192-05:002011-01-09T06:08:43.192-05:00This has been a really interesting discussion. Is ...This has been a really interesting discussion. Is this another hint that maybe a discussion forum would be useful?Miss Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685939340198517455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-90793156985697103112011-01-09T01:20:50.437-05:002011-01-09T01:20:50.437-05:00Paulien - To handle phone calls, people dropping b...Paulien - To handle phone calls, people dropping by (they may be requesting something), or recording other bits of random info, I've put about 4 - 6 blank pages right in the very beginning of my Filofax (right after the clear plastic page). Then I always have a page available for the notes, etc. If something big and takes up whole page then I take out of rings and move to other section, Karensahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06682248935829722645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-11315086812979847362011-01-08T17:21:01.092-05:002011-01-08T17:21:01.092-05:00Dear Steve,
this post has had everything from Fil...Dear Steve,<br /><br />this post has had everything from Filofax, over linguistics, to French wine. Please go on posting controversial topics like this!!!!!!! ;)<br /><br />ThomasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-63351054313391624712011-01-08T15:48:53.795-05:002011-01-08T15:48:53.795-05:00Forgot the most important thing Steve, what was th...Forgot the most important thing Steve, what was the brand and the vintage of that good French wine?<br /><br />I do use un-numbered sheets, but only between the day on the 2ppd format. So that format sometimes grows to 4ppd and very rarely 6ppd.<br /><br />It is great seeing all the comments this has generated. I am enjoying reading them all.<br /><br />Thanks Steve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-64526276394101943122011-01-08T15:18:21.021-05:002011-01-08T15:18:21.021-05:00LOL Nellie!! In your example, in the US we would ...LOL Nellie!! In your example, in the US we would use our "planner" to book our appointment with the Queen, and we would write about our alien abduction in our "journal."<br /><br />Paulien I agree, I don't find blank pages to be useful for planning ahead. I like to use them for daily overflow though, or notes/ lists.Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-21608820394149762472011-01-08T14:16:03.565-05:002011-01-08T14:16:03.565-05:00Hi Everyone,
Sorry I've been travelling all d...Hi Everyone, <br />Sorry I've been travelling all day up through France on my way back to UK for a couple of weeks. It looks like you have all been having fun after my post went live this morning!!<br /><br />I'm typing this on the cross channel ferry on my way to Portsmouth. <br /><br />Anyway, planners or diaries!! Yes much confusion. And yes it is very much a regional thing. But in theSteve Mortonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08062727836545335187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-34025415207267652022011-01-08T12:20:55.019-05:002011-01-08T12:20:55.019-05:00@Amanda: I also use a bound book to record past ev...@Amanda: I also use a bound book to record past events. I could use the Filo, but I've been using Mead Desk Diaries as a part of my system for so long, I do not want to risk retiring them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-71756285615088437952011-01-08T11:36:46.235-05:002011-01-08T11:36:46.235-05:00Okay...I think I am completely confused now about ...Okay...I think I am completely confused now about all the terminology, so I will describe the inserts and say how I use them...<br />I use a year at a view to mark birthdays, major work deadlines and holidays on, using different colour highlighters for the different categories.<br />At work I put appointments in my week-on-two-pages thing (diary/planner/calendar...?) and I prefer the vertical Amanda Fleethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15838595882535434260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-37653663113203125622011-01-08T11:32:00.433-05:002011-01-08T11:32:00.433-05:00Ha ha! Oh dear! It's all quite confusing isn&#...Ha ha! Oh dear! It's all quite confusing isn't it? <br /><br />Can you imagine the potential for dreadful misunderstandings at the UN, given we are confused about diary/planner/calendar?Miss Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685939340198517455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-3546711578570606922011-01-08T11:31:32.917-05:002011-01-08T11:31:32.917-05:00I think this is an interesting post. Not sure how ...I think this is an interesting post. Not sure how handy it would be to use undated sheets for planning though. Say you have a client on the phone and want to schedule an appointment, and there is no sheet for that date yet. I picture myself opening the rings, taking out a new sheet, putting it in the appropriate place and writing in the appointment, all with one hand holding the phone.<br />I useAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-55643245431992118452011-01-08T11:26:33.688-05:002011-01-08T11:26:33.688-05:00Hi everybody,
seems I'm somewhat in between a...Hi everybody,<br /><br />seems I'm somewhat in between and have added to the confusion. In Germany we have a "Kalender" which is usually a planner, and a "Tagebuch" which is a diary - at least for some of you ;)<br /><br />I try to stick to British English, but in this case is't absolutely hard for - sorry...<br /><br />ThomasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-87822961621982796342011-01-08T11:11:32.955-05:002011-01-08T11:11:32.955-05:00I don't think it is semantics! There is clearl...I don't think it is semantics! There is clearly a cultural difference here. <br /><br />I'm British, and I would say that "diary" here means both planning and recording... So for example...<br /><br />Planning: <br />"Are you free next Tuesday to take afternoon tea with the Queen?"<br /><br />"I'm not sure, I'll just check my Diary"<br /><br />Miss Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15685939340198517455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-90244254011420252742011-01-08T10:52:41.508-05:002011-01-08T10:52:41.508-05:00For clarity, I was just trying to get everybody on...For clarity, I was just trying to get everybody on the same page with the terminology. Here in the UK people say "dairy" when in the US we would say "planner." "Diary" in the US means a past-record only, where here in the UK it means planning and also as a past record, if I understand it correctly. <br /><br />Steve can you clarify if UK people mean planning-only Lauriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18497333.post-60635762558642035452011-01-08T10:46:11.783-05:002011-01-08T10:46:11.783-05:00Excellent post Steve, and a good topic.
I think t...Excellent post Steve, and a good topic.<br /><br />I think there will be almost as many answers to this as we have readers.<br /><br />To me, it is a planner, and diary, what is the use of making plans if there are no results written down to evaluate the plans you made?<br /><br />I use a 2ppd format. In the notes, appointments get an Alpha designation, and the to do's get a numeric Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com