The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 26

Hobonichi's or ringed planners

Rings? RINGS?! We don’t need no stinkin’ rings! 

Gather round all ye who enjoy the Hobonichi notebook and pay heed as our lovely guest, Theresa Hall, shares with us her inspiration for art and all the advice she has for those who have been thinking about planning in a Hobonichi style planner. 

Steve is on special assignment this week.

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 - Art in ringless planers
02:30 - Why doodle?
04:00 - When did you start?
07:00 - Why a Hobonichi and not a ringed planner
09:00 - What if you are critical of your drawings
10:30 - Planning in a Hobonichi
12:00 - Stickers and washi tape
15:45 - How has your system evolved
19:00 - Digital world
22:00 - Disconnecting from the digital world
24:45 - To do list for the week
26:00 - Why should you use a Hobonichi?
26:45 - Karine's experience of using a Hobonichi

Episode 26 - Hobonichi's or ringed planners


A direct download is also available here: Episode26.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 - Theresa Hall and Karine Tovmassian
Editing and production - Steve Morton

Our Websites:
Theresa: To Far Away Places (IG)
Karine: Plannerology

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.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 25

Guest interview - Ray Blake

In this episode we welcome Ray Blake who is a major contributor to the planner community in the form of his planner inserts which he does with Steve and the ones he does for travellers notebooks as well.

Ray describes how he uses his Travellers Notebook on a daily basis

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 - The meeting!
02:40 - Travellers Notebook sizes and their evolution.
07:40 - Cutting notebooks to size (video)
08:00 - Making your own TN inserts
09:15 - What Ray uses for planning
12:30 - The three things, Planner, Todo, Notes
13:45 - Journalling
16:30 - Ray's Journalling Book
17:00 - Pens
20:00 - Carry it, write in it and read it.
23:00 - Best time for ideas
24:00 - Last minute at night notes
26:45 - Notebook archive and database
28:00 - Tip of the week
29:00 - Midori Travellers Resources Facebook Group
30:00 - Always start with plain paper

Episode 25 - Guest Interview Ray Blake


A direct download is also available here: Episode25.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 - Ray Blake and Steve Morton
Editing and production - Steve Morton

Our Websites:
Ray: My Life All in One Place Midori Travellers Resources Facebook Group
Steve: Philofaxy, Travellers Notebook Times, @MrPhilofaxy

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.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 24

Defining the important things from the urgent things

URGENT! No, not really. NO! It’s URGENT! DO IT NOW!

How do you define the importance of to-dos and layout a strategic plan for planning? Join the gruesome twosome in figuring out these details in the Plannerverse. 

Nothing we say can be used against us, unless of course, it’s urgent.

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 - Prioritising things
01:10 - The Eisenhower quadrant
03:00 - Article on the website - Art of Manliness
03:45 - Demands on our time
07:00 - Your decisions on a daily basis
07:45 - Distinguishing the important and the non-important issues in life
08:30 - Working towards goals
10:00 - Weekly planning
11:15 - Assigning tasks to days
12:30 - Small and permanent habit changes
14:15 - Quadrant four time wasters
15:00 - Breaking down the big tasks/projects to make them acheiveable
17:15 - Assigning priorities to tasks in a paper planner
18:00 - Splitting tasks throughout the year.
19:30 - Delegating tasks
19:50 - Omnifocus
21:00 - Putting tasks in to contexts
22:15 - Bullet Journalling
23:30 - Parallel and consecutive tasks
25:30 - Train yourself from living in quadrant 3 and 4
26:45 - Dive in to a book or listen to our podcasts when you want to have 'time out'
28:00 - Steve's homework for this week!
29:45 - Tip of the week

Other resources:

Time Management - Readers links - Philofaxy

• Why You Must Define Your Time Management System - TMN
• The Best Dead Simple Way to Start Your Day - TMN 
• Four Buckets for Maximising Your Time - Day Timer Blog 
• Building a Smarter To-Do List - 43 Folders
• Getting started with Getting Things Done - 43 Folders
• Time Management Tips & Strategies - Growth Cheat Sheet

Episode 24 - Defining the important things from the urgent things


A direct download is also available here: Episode24.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 @karinetovmassian
Steve: Philofaxy, Travellers Notebook Times, @MrPhilofaxy

Rita has also been one of our 'Readers Under The Spotlight'

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.

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 23

Guest interview with Rita Sedani

For this episode I was joined by the lovely Rita Sedani to discuss how she uses her planners to keep her busy life on track. Rita as you will hear runs her own business as well as leading a busy social life.

You will hear how her planners keep her focused on the projects and keep herself motivated and spiritually balanced.

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 - Project based planning
02:50 - Abstract planning
03:40 - Being productive
04:00 - David Allen - GTD
04:30 - Work life balance
08:00 - How not to be a workaholic
08:40 - Moods effecting your productivity
10:30 - Building in gratitude in to your day
11:00 - Work planner - Dapper Desk
12:30 - Avoiding duplication
13:00 - Completing tasks
14:15 - Personal planner - Foxyfix
15:00 - Progression
17:00 - Goals
19:00 - Mental strength
20:30 - Book a week
24:00 - Why were goals successful?
28:00 - Rita's tip

Episode 23 - Printing your own inserts


A direct download is also available here: Episode23.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 - Rita Sedani and Steve Morton
Editing and production - Steve Morton

Our Websites:
Rita: Spoken4, @Rita Sedani  @RitaSedani, @Reetsstationerymadness
Steve: Philofaxy, Travellers Notebook Times, @MrPhilofaxy

Rita has also been one of our 'Readers Under The Spotlight'

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.