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13 May 2016

Free For All Friday No. 391 by Anita

I have a confession... I am not using a Filofax at the moment!
Until recently, I have been using a pocket Moleskine as my main planner with my A5 Ascot for projects and a workbook. However, I have been on a bit of a selling spree, so no longer have the Ascot. Whilst there is much that I have enjoyed about the Moleskine for a change, I'm definitely ready to move back into a personal Filofax again. It's been a useful exercise to help me consider what's good or doesn't work so well with my normal set up.

Have you recently found that a complete change has helped you with your planning?

And as always, it's Friday so please feel free to discuss anything ring-bound planner related.
Have a great weekend.

12 May 2016

Books about organising and time management

I was looking for a book the other day (I didn't find it!) and I gathered together all the books I have on time management and organisation that I have collected over the years and I thought I would share the details with you all.

Quite a few of them are 'out of print' now but they do appear on Amazon Market Place from time to time.

Filofax Facts - Ian Sinclair - This dates from 1988 and I have reviewed it before on the blog. It has a lot of details and 'pictures' of lots of the old inserts that are no longer available these days.
Getting Things Done - David Allen - The original edition came out in 2001 and according to David Popely who reviewed the 2nd revision, the original version is much better than the latest version.
The Advanced Day Planner User's Guide - Hyrum W. Smith - This book was originally published in 1987 and it is focused on Franklin Covey planner users, but there are lots of tips for all planner users. We have reviewed this a couple of times, here and here.
Managing Time Loving Every Minute - Peter Green - This book was used on the Filofax Time Management training courses, originally published 1999 with a second revision coming out in 2004. If you buy a second hand copy try to get one which hasn't been written in.
'A' Time - The busy manager's action plan for effective self management - James Noon - Tim did an excellent guest post about the author James Noon, a quick read of that post will give you a better idea if this book is for you. This is another book that has lots of self assessment work sheets in it so it is essential to get an 'as new' copy if you can. James has his own website too
Zen To Done - Leo Babauta - This is a variation on Getting Things Done, I found the concepts easier to understand, but that might tell you more about me than about the book! The authors own website has a lot of details, worth a visit.
Journalling School: A Short Course in Personal Journalling - Ray Blake - Not a book about organisation as such but an excellent book on journalling and how to improve your journalling skills.

Do you have any favourite books on this topic I've not mentioned?

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11 May 2016

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 11

Planner Fail

You’ve got everything lined up, all the pens and markers match, the stickers are the perfect shade of (insert favourite colour here), the moon is waxing, and Mars is not in retrograde for once. However, you look down at your planner and suddenly NOTHING WORKS! You are in a strange dimension called “Planner Fail.”

In this episode, the gruesome twosome explore identifying a planner fail and more importantly, navigating out of it just in time to note the next episode of HitchHiker’s Guide to the Plannerverse in your now brilliant planner set up.

If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com

Show Notes (timings approximate)

01:20 - Identifying planner fail.
04:00 - Switching inserts, but still not right.
06:00 - Not just the diary part of your planner
08:00 - Use blank tabs so you can order the sections to your requirements
09:00 - Choose the planner that suits your needs and your lifestyle
09:30 - Empty your planner.... and go back to basics
09:50 - What tabs do you need?
11:15 - DiY Fish inserts
12:05 - Contents/Index
12:45 - A6 inserts
13:25 - A6 Today marker
15:25 - Frequent contact information only in the contacts section
16:30 - Facebook friends list
17:30 - Backing up your planner using Evernote
19:00 - Working out what is working
20:00 - Over committing
21:00 - Master task list
24:00 - Identifying recovery from planner fail
26:00 - Organising project tasks
27:30 - Tips of the week

Episode 11 - Planner Fail

A direct download is also available here: Episode11.mp3

Presenters - Steve Morton and Karine Tovmassian

Our Websites: Philofaxy TN Times and The Streamlined Life Thinker Extraordinaire Thinker Extraordinaire (Services)

Naturally we would love to hear your feedback on the podcast. If you use iTunes please gives us your rating or reviews of the podcast.

Previous Episodes:

Episode 10 - Planner Hacks
Episode 9 - Planner Planning
Episode 8 - Choosing Inserts
Episode 7 - How do you carry your planner
Episode 6 - Planners on the go - Travelling with your planner
Episode 5 - Why would you pay more than double the price of a Filofax?
Episode 4 - Using Your Planner To Create Small and Permanent Habit Changes.
Episode 3 - A Multi Plannerverse: Getting on with two or more planners.
Episode 2 - Where to start your planning journey and why....
Episode 1 - What size and why....

10 May 2016

Web Finds - 10 May 2016

So I hope you have had a good weekend.

So now it is time to enjoy a great collection of blog posts and videos from around the internet.

So here are a selection of the latest Filofax videos for your enjoyment.

For tips on how to improve your videos, please see this post. Also this video too Webfinds
Your Filofax/Organiser Videos could appear in this list, just contact philofaxy at gmail dot com to be added to our monitoring list.

My Week Posts

I hope you like the new format..

Enjoy.

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