Free For All Friday No. 422 by Steve

So just over a week to go until Christmas.... so Father Christmas will be a busy chap at the moment, ticking off all those lists.

What organiser do you think he uses?

But as it is Friday you are of course more than welcome to discuss anything organiser related.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 42

Planning vs Organising

The answer to life, the universe, and everything.

Yes, we have reached out to Deep Thought and what she gave us was the answer we’ve all been waiting for: 6 rings or 9 rings = 42.

Or listen in to see the variations in D minor as Morton and Tovmassian tackle what a planner is versus what a planner is not, what is organizing versus what planning is and defining planners by purpose.

Be a hoppy frood and listen in!

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

Show Notes (timings approximate)
00:00 - Introductions
02:00 - Planning vs Organising the differences
10:00 - Getting the most out of a short stay
12:30 - Travel packing list
16:00 - What a planner is and what it isn't
17:00 - What should be in your planner
19:30 - Prepare for the week ahead
22.30 - Tabs or separate planners
23:45 - Only carrying relevant information
25:00 - Purpose of your planner
27:15 - Just because you own an organiser doesn't mean you are organised.

Episode 42 - Planning vs Organising

A direct download is also available here: Episode42.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 Steve Morton
Editing and production - Steve Morton

Our Websites:
Karine: Plannerology, Karine Tovmassian (IG)
Steve: Philofaxy, Travellers Notebook Times, Mr Philofaxy (IG)

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.

If you want a quick link to all the podcasts remember: http://philofaxy.com/podcast/

Previous Episodes:

41 - Short and Long Term Planning - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
40 - Good and Bad Planner Habits - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
39 - Tackling Planner Size Change - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
38 - Self-Improvement or Personal Development - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
37 - What is productivity anyway - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
36 - The Planner Community - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
35 - Wellness Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
34 - Listeners Question - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
33 - Pens and other writing instruments - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
32 - Proper storage, care and shipping of planners, rings etc - A5 docx pdf Personal docx pdf
31 - Guest Interview - Louise Umeki - Plannercon 2017 - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
30 - Form Following Function -  A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
29 - Seasonal To Do Lists - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
28 - Making and keeping annual goals - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
27 - Organising the family - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
26 - Guest interview - Theresa Hall - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
25 - Guest interview - Ray Blake - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
24 - Defining the important things from the urgent things - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
23 - Guest interview with Rita Sedani - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
22 - Printing your own inserts - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
21 - How to derail your planning system by over thinking - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
20 - Digital devices/services and your analogue planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
19 - What To Keep In Your 'Others' Tab - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
18 - Zombie Apocalypse Preparation - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
17 - Managing Finances In Your Planner - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
16 - Planning for those of us who actually can't live without planning, with guest co-host Carie Harling - A5 docx pdf  Personal docx pdf
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

Punching A5 sheets with the new Rapesco punch

You will no doubt remember the full review we did of the new Rapesco 6 hole punch a few weeks ago.

Our friends at Rapesco have now shared the video below to help you use their latest 6 hole punch when punching A5 pages.

It is two part process of punching first one set of three holes then flipping the pages over and doing the other three holes. The paper guide helps you set the paper at the correct place though to get the holes in the correct place.

Take a look at the video.


There is also a comprehensive instruction sheet as well for all sizes: 

You can download a pdf of this sheet here.

If you would like to win one of a limited number of punches being made available by Rapesco UK do one of the following:

• Show us a photograph or page  you would like to insert in to your organiser if you had a Rapesco diary punch. Use the hashtags #RapescoDiaryPunch to enter and follow @rapesco_ on Instagram.
• On Twitter Follow @rapesco on Twitter and retweet the link to this post from @philofaxy and use the hashtag: #RapescoDiaryPunch

You can purchase the new 6 hole punch on Amazon USA and Amazon UK see the links below:

Amazon USA



Amazon UK




Thank you to Rapesco for their help and support.

Terms and conditions of the Rapesco give-away:

1. Only one entry per person.
2. Only one prize per household, 
3. Last date for entries 31 December 2016 at 23:59 GMT has specified by the United Kingdom National Physical Laboratory at Teddington. 
4. Entry is open to anyone on planet earth.
5. The number of prizes available is 20, colours are as available at the time. 
6. Colour preferences can not be specified by the entrants.
7. Winning entries will be selected by a pseudo random generator more complex than Ernie the Premium Bond machine. 
8. Copyright of images remain those of the original owner of the photograph
9. The Judges decision is final.
10. No cash alternative is available.
11. No correspondence will be entered in to. 

Web Finds - 13 December 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.

My Week Posts

1. My Christmas planner week - a ska loving geek
2. My week #243 - Paper Lovestory
3. Plan With Me Dec 12-18 - Karen's Obsessions
4. My Weekly Decor 12th -18th December 2016 - The Stationery Geekette

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

1. Franklin Covey Planner 2017 Catalog Flip-Through - TheSassyPineapple
2. Plan With Me Franklin Covey Dec 12 thru 18th - The Clumsy Crafter
3. UPDATES! ART SPACE, JOURNALS, BUJO, HAPPY PLANNER, MORE! |SUGAR - Sugar
4. Filofax & Bullet Journal Set-Up: December 2016 - Rachel Dunaway
5. Filofax Pennybridge On The Go Update | Shopping Lists & Errands - TheSassyPineapple
6. December Planner Tour - eyes2jesus
7. FILOFAX Wochendeko /Filofax Decoration Week 49 - Diamondis Creativ
8. Filofax Haul - Jylie Time
9. Current Filofax Personal Planner Setup - Monique Smith
10. Filofax Creative Journal 2016 Week 43 || JOURNAL WITH ME - K. Fee
11. Plan with me - Filofaxing/Filofax Saffiano A5 KW50 - Do what you Love
12. December Planning & Decorating 2016 - audreyisms
13. Filofax BuJo Hybrid | Discbound | Mischung aus Filofax und Bullet Journal - Frau Biber
14. Filofax USA Haul - Getting Ready for 2017 - Natasha Hensel
15. The Widened Filofax Collection - Planner Love
16. VLOG декорирование раздела в органайзере my Filofax saffiano gold - Lisenok Li
17. How I Use My Filofax Original As My Etsy Shop Planner - DiscoPrints
18. Frau Biber dekoriert | Wochendeko KW 47 | Wochendekoration Filofax | Filofaxing | Timelapse - Frau Biber
19. Filofax Alternative - TaNjA -TaNjA
20. Filofax Nude Personal Planner - Setup ft The Planner Society - misshollyho
21. Plan with Me / Personal Filofax / Pixel Pearls (!) Stickers and Inserts - Pixel Pearls
22. Mi nueva agenda Filofax como cartera | Julieta Jareda - Julieta Jareda

• 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. 

Enjoy.

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