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18 June 2016

Web Finds - 18 June 2016

So I hope you have had a good week.

So now it is time to enjoy a great collection of blog posts from around the internet, so grab a drink and make yourself for our weekly round-up.

Here are some Philofaxy posts you might have missed this week:

So 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.

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The videos and 'My week' posts will appear in their own post on Tuesday.

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17 June 2016

Free For All Friday No 396 by Laurie

I recently returned to a habit I used to do years ago but fell out of practice: archiving used pages directly into a designated and labeled archive binder. Years ago when I owned only one Filofax, it was easy for me to move used pages straight into an archive binder, with the year labeled on the spine. There was never any question about where my pages were: in-use pages were in my Filofax, used pages were in binders archived by year.

Later when I owned several Filofax binders, I tended to put used pages in other binders. Often I would leave some pages in a binder when I moved over into a new binder. Sometimes I would shuffle pages among binders. Finding anything was difficult and I got discouraged.

Recently I was looking through my old archive binders and realized what a great system that was. I could find anything easily, by year. I decided to get disciplined about archiving again.

In August last year I moved up from personal size to A5, so I needed a new A5 archive binder. I looked around all over the place and settled on a Filofax Clipbook. The binder itself is janky and seems cheap (the rings aren't even actually attached to the binder!) but if you can find one at a discounted price it's worth the cost because in addition to the (mainly) functional binder, the paper inserts are pretty good. So for the same price as just a binder with other brands, I also got a bunch of good paper inserts. As long as I don't have to open the rings very often (because papers pop out all over the place), it works fine.

Now I am back to my super-effective archiving. Used pages go straight into the archive binder. Pages that are waiting to be used are in my on-deck binder. (I thought I wrote a post a long time ago about my on-deck binder, but couldn't find it. Basically it has pages that are waiting to be used, like diary pages etc.) And pages currently in use are in, of course, my current-use binder.

This system of moving pages through the three binders (waiting to be used, currently in use, and archived) means I know where to find all my pages all the time! Hooray!

Have you recently returned to any previous Filofax habits?

And as always on Fridays, feel free to discuss and/ or ask anything ring-binder related!

16 June 2016

The Hitch Hikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 16

Planning For Those Of Us Who Actually Can’t Live Without Planning

In this episode, Steve and Karine find themselves unable to be present at the same time and place for the podcast recording. Subsequently, mother of 42 dragons, Carie Harling, joins the podcast as a co-host to expand on tips and tricks of managing a household planner, where planning for everyone is a full-time job.

Karine and Carie, also lovingly known as 'Ka-Ca' will dive into handling multiple schedules, organizing work on-the-go and discuss how to steal seemingly insignificant moments, turning them into significant wins for dragon mothers everywhere.

No dragons were harmed in the production of this podcast.

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

Show Notes (timings approximate)

00:00 - Introductions
01:00 - Carie's memories of early planning
02:15 - Thoughts on digital planning
03:15 - Scheduling other peoples lives
04:00 - Communication is key
05:30 - Busy vs Productive
07:00 - Family scheduling
07:30 - Colour coding
09:00 - Working as well - Planner Planning
11:15 - Master Task List
12:00 - DiY Fish Inserts
17:30 - Finding time to work on the move
19:00 - Contexts
22:00 - Dividing work in to suitable chunks
25:00 - Using Evernote in conjunction with your analogue pages
26:00 - Tips of the week

Episode 16 - Planning For Those Of Us Who Actually Can’t Live Without Planning

A direct download is also available here: Episode16.mp3

Show notes: A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf

NB: A5 is in A4 format so it can be scaled to suit A5 or A6 size. Personal is for printing direct on Personal size paper.

Presenters - Karine Tovmassian and Carie Harling
Editing and production - Steve Morton

Our Websites: The Streamlined Life Thinker Extraordinaire Thinker Extraordinaire (Services) Carie Harling – Dispatches From The Frat House

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:

15 - Automation Nirvana - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
14 - Work Life Balance and Your Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
13 - GTD Productivity And Using Your Paper Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
12 - Job Seeking and Keeping - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
11 - Planner Fail - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
10 - Planner Hacks - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
9 - Planner Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
8 - Choosing Inserts - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
7 - How do you carry your planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
6 - Planners on the go - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
5 - Why would you pay more than the price of a Filofax? - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
4 - Using Your Planner To Create Permanent Habit Changes - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
3 - Getting on with two or more planners - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
2 - Where to start your planning journey and why - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
1 - What size and why.... - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf

15 June 2016

Filofax Inserts

It isn't often I get to see Filofax goods in retail stores, especially here in France! The most recent encounter was in Nias in Brussels, but I don't recall seeing these diary inserts.

So it was a nice surprise that Filofax UK sent me these samples of their new Illustrated Diary Packs. As you can see there are three designs to choose from in Personal and A5 sizes.

Here are the cover sheets for all three which describe in detail the contents of each diary pack.

This is the 'Stripes' design. All designs follow the same 'Week on Two pages' design for the diary section. With the colours used on the pages changing each month on the Stripes and Floral editions.

This is the 'Geometric' design. In common with the others you will note that it is multi-language but English is the most prominent language shown on each page.

This is the 'Floral' design and it is very similar to the limited edition Illustrated Diary Pack that was sold in 2015/6 in Personal size only.

Each design also comes with lined pages and plain pages as well as these to-do and notes pages.

And at last I can hear you say... Tabbed Monthly pages. These have the month on one page and a design on the reverse side, as a single sheet per month you can insert these in between your weekly pages should you so wish to do so.

This is the 'Stripes' design.

The Geometric monthly pages, each design incorporates a Notes and To Do area at the foot of each monthly page.

And lastly the 'Floral' design.

The diary packs are also available in all three designs in A5 size as well. This is the cover sheet for the Geometric design.

The week on two pages diary in A5 size is similar to the personal size design. Again it is multi language and has week numbers too.

The Monthly pages on the A5 packs obviously give you a lot more page space to write in each of the boxes.

All the diary packs are printed on 80gsm paper with the tabs on the monthly pages being 120 gsm paper.

Thank you to Filofax for supplying these samples.

They are now for sale on the Filofax website.

14 June 2016

Web Finds 14 June 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
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My Week Posts

Enjoy.