Thursday 31 August 2017

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 62


Staying in two sizes of planner. 

This is part 2 to our previous episode. This time we go in to how you might use more than one planner, or combinations of planners, journals, notebooks to keep your life organised and in check.

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

Show Notes (timings approximate)
00:00 - Introduction
00:10 - Maths lesson!
02:00 - Using multiple planners
03:00 - How many calendars?
04:30 - Using colour coding
07:00 - Avoiding duplication
10:30 - Mixing digital with analogue planning
12:00 - Project management on a digital application
13:00 - Reasons to use Pen and Paper instead of a digital device
15:00 - Master task list
16:00 - Disable notifications so you can concentrate on the task in hand
18:00 - Mastering your own system
19:30 - Be flexible
21:00 - Mixing different format of paper planner/notebook
22:00 - How to use more than one calendar if you must
25:00 - Using Monthly and Year Planners
27:00 - Using undated daily/weekly pages to record future events
28:00 - Travel Planning for personal organisers .docx .pdf

Episode 62 -  Staying in two sizes of planner.


A direct download is also available here: Episode62.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/

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Thursday 10 August 2017

The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 61


Staying in one size of planner. 

Following on from 'One Book July' in this episode we discussed the issues, implications and challenges about staying in one size of planner all the time.

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

Show Notes (timings approximate)
00:00 - Introduction
01:00 - The topic that will not go away
02:30 - Why?
04:00 - Having multiple planners
04:30 - Advantages of staying in the one size
05:15 - Rewriting the year after changing sizes?
06:15 - History has taught Steve how many changes he has been through
08:00 - The right size then the right layout and type of planner
09:00 - Weighing up the pros and cons of different planner types
10:00 - What size suits you needs best
12:00 - One size but does this mean only one planner?
13:30 - Splitting one size in to more than one planner to lighten your load
18:00 - Personal size, is it the perfect size
20:00 - Going big or small, how this influences your page layouts
24:00 - Hybrid, same size but different formats
25:00 - Life changes that cause issues with the size of planner you are using
27:30 - How do you pick your size

Episode 61 -  Staying in one size of planner.


A direct download is also available here: Episode61.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/

Remember if you have liked this podcast, don't forget to like it, share it and subscribe to the podcast.