The Hitch Hiker's Guide To The Plannerverse: 2022

Monday 12 December 2022

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 132 - Priorities

Priorities

Deciding what you need to do and what order to do them in can often be as difficult as doing the tasks, whatever they might be!

Karine and I discuss different ideas about how we approach this part of our daily/weekly planning.

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Show Notes (timings approximate)
00:00 - Introductions.

02:00 - Capturing your To-do items.

03:00 - Using a Pocket Filofax as a notebook.

05:00 - Do a brain dump.

07:30 - Assign each task or thing to a day/week later.

09:30 - Do this as often as required.

12:00 - Make your partner/family aware of what your plans are so there is less conflict.

14:00 - Don't underestimate how long something is going to take to do.

16:00 - Setting your goals.

18:00 - Breaking down tasks.

19:00 - What is critical.

20:30 - Adding tasks, what will be the impact on budget.

21:00 - Tools to use.

24:00 - Work to your values. What needs to be done.

26:00 - Work back from your deadlines.

28:00 - List of Two Minute Things.

29:00 - Where does the time go!

32 :00 - C.L.A.S.S - Comment, Like, And, Subscribe and Share.

Links

How to Focus on What’s Important, Not Just What’s Urgent - Harvard Business Review
How to Prioritize When Everything Feels Important - Zapier
Why Prioritization is Essential for Productivity and 4 Ways You can Prioritize Better - Camden Kelly
Time Quest The Franklin Day Planner System Vol 1 - YouTube
Time Quest The Franklin Day Planner System Vol 2 - YouTube

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Presenters - Steve Morton & Karine Tovmassian

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Monday 31 October 2022

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 131 - Wearables

Wearables

We have worn wrist watches for many years, in the last 10 years these have been replaced by activity watches and more recently smart watches connected to our smart phones. What do these offer to person that plans in a paper planner? Do they deserve a place in our lives?

Or are they something we should avoid and just use a normal conventional wrist watch.

03:00 - What is available.

03:30 - Watches.

05:00 - The Good Bad and Ugly of Smart Watches.

07:00 - Health Tracking.

11:00 - Notes and reminders on the move.

12:30 - What makes and models we use.

15:00 - Payments

16:00 - Articles - see links below.

19:00 - Becoming a slave to your digital device.

21:00 - Do Not Disturb.

23:00 - Can you give up your phone?

25:00 - Predictive Text.

26:00 - Consuming audio content using your watch!

31 :00 - C.L.A.S.S - Comment, Like, And, Subscribe and Share.

Links

The future of wearable technology - GFC.
How Smart Wearables Are Shaping Our Future - Forbes.
7 Reasons Why You Shouldn't Get a Fitness Tracker or Watch - Make Use Of.

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Presenters - Steve Morton & Karine Tovmassian

Thursday 15 September 2022

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 130

Changing Seasons

Wherever you are in the world, the seasons are changing either in to Spring from Winter or in to Autumn from Summer.

In this episode we discuss how to plan for this change and how to get through the seasonal change.

01:00 - Changing seasons.

03:00 - Decisions!

05:00 - Planning for the change in seasons... To Do.

06:00 - Seasonal Check Lists.

07:30 - Prioritise your tasks.

10:00 - New school year.

11:00 - Food.

14:00 - Family Calendar.

19:00 - Cleaning flooring.

20:00 - Car cleaning.

21:00 - Garden tasks.

25:00 - Clothing changes.

29:00 - Planner Inserts.

31 :00 - C.L.A.S.S - Comment, Like, And, Subscribe and Share.

Listen to the end...... 🤣

Links

Transition From Summer to Fall Checklist - Comfort Spring

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Presenters - Steve Morton & Karine Tovmassian

Thursday 18 August 2022

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 129

Self-Care, Meditation and Morning Routines

Our morning and daily routines are very important to maintaining a health state of living and preserving our mental balance. Using your planner will certainly help you daily and in the long term.

Join us for this discussion about our daily routines.

01:40 - Using your planner to monitor your state of health.

04:30 - Morning routines.

07:00 - What day of the week is it.... what time is it!

09:00 - Tracking medication.

11:00 - Alarms.

13:30 - Getting enough rest, getting good food.

14:00 - Meditation

15:00 - Setting your goals for the day.

18:00 - Breathing apps to relax.

19:00 - Focus.

21:00 - Email.

23:00 - Slow living.

27:00 - Taking charge of your own health.

29:00 - Tracking sleep and other daily routines.

30:30 - A food diary.

33 :00 - C.L.A.S.S - Comment, Like, And, Subscribe and Share.

Links

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Presenters - Steve Morton & Karine Tovmassian

Monday 18 July 2022

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 128

Guest Interview - Lisa Lewis - Procrastination Part 2

I'm sure we all put off doing things from time to time, find excuses for not doing things. We invited Lisa Lewis to discuss procrastination and how to get past it.

01:00 - Business Insider Article.

02:00 - 'The Notebook Scribbler!'

03:15 - "I work well under pressure"

07:00 - Setting a start date.

10:00 - Laziness.

12:00 - Recognising your best time of the day.

13:00 - Keeping to a routine.

17:00 - Under or Over booking.

20:00 - Time blocking.

21:00 - Casey Neistat.

22:00 - What are you avoiding?

25:00 - Buffer time.

27:00 - Novelty seeker

30:00 - C.L.A.S.S - Comment, Like, And, Subscribe and Share

Links

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Presenters - Steve Morton & Karine Tovmassian

Lisa: www.rccvirginia.com

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Monday 6 June 2022

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 127

Guest Interview - Lisa Lewis - Procrastination

I'm sure we all put off doing things from time to time, find excuses for not doing things. We invited Lisa Lewis to discuss procrastination and how to get past it.

02:00 - Definition of Procrastination.

03:45 - What causes it.

05:00 - Excuses.

05:50 - R.A.S.

07:45 - Motivation.

09:00 - Reminders.

11:00 - When things get busy.

13:00 - Keep to short term goals

14:00 - Rewards.

17:00 - Pomodoro technique.

20:00 - Why?

22:00 - Vision Board

25:00 - Breaking down a task.

30:00 - Lack of face to face communication

34:00 - C.L.A.S.S - Comment, Like, And, Subscribe and Share

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Presenters - Steve Morton & Karine Tovmassian

Monday 23 May 2022

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 126 - Habit Tracking

Planner Fail?

Tracking Habits can help you being a victim of 'Planner Fail' We discuss different strategies for tracking habits and other parameters in your daily life

01:30 - Planner Fail, or Operator Fail?

03:00 - Give any change to your system time to work through.

04:30 - Article.

05:00 - Habit Tracking and many other things.

08:00 - Don't stop planning.

10:30 - What size? Rings or Discs?

12:00 - How many planners?

14:00 - Give yourself time to keep your planner up to date.

18:00 - A new week, the last week is history.

18:45 - Set yourself an electronic alarm/alert to remind you to use your paper planner!

20:00 - Your planner should be your focus.

21:00 - Develop your tracking gradually.

24:00 - Don't be fixed in your aims and goals through the year.

27:00 - Customise your planner for your own needs.

30:00 - C.L.A.S.S - Comment, Like, And, Subscribe and Share

Links:

The Ultimate Habit Tracker Guide: Why and How to Track Your Habits - James Clear

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Presenters - Steve Morton & Karine Tovmassian

Editing and production - Steve Morton

Our Websites:
Karine: Plannerology, Throat Punch Resumes, IG: Karine Tovmassian TheAyurvedic108
Steve: Philofaxy, Travellers Notebook Times, IG: Mr Philofaxy, Steve Morton Book: File of Facts

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Thursday 14 April 2022

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 125 - Vintage

Vintage

We often see and hear about Vintage Organisers. The term 'Vintage' is often mis-understood, over used etc. In this episode I try to take apart the term and see if it really matters or not.

00:30 - Is it or isn't it.

01:00 - The age of retro.

02:00 - I remember that.... but I couldn't afford it at the time...

03:00 - Daily use.

03:30 - What is Vintage?

05:00 - Flatability - reviews of older Filofax organisers.

06:00 - Where to look

07:00 - Grace Scurr Limited Edition found on ETSY!

09:00 - Look for designs that you have liked in the past, but never bought it at the time.

09:45 - Use Adspot on Philofaxy to look for particular models.

11:15 - Don't get caught in a bidding race for something that was mass-produced.

12:00 - Check the photos for damage.

13:30 - Cleaning and maintaining your old purchases.

14:00 - Filofax 3CL restoration example.

15:30 - Replacing rings if required.

18:00 - C.L.A.S.S - Comment, Like, And, Subscribe and Share

Links:

Flatability - You Tube Channel
Grace Scurr 75th Anniversary Limited Edition
Adspot on Philofaxy
Filofax 3CL

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Presenters - Steve Morton & Karine Tovmassian

Editing and production - Steve Morton

Our Websites:
Karine: Plannerology, Throat Punch Resumes, IG: Karine Tovmassian
Steve: Philofaxy, Travellers Notebook Times, IG: Mr Philofaxy, Steve Morton Book: File of Facts

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Monday 14 March 2022

The Hitch Hiker's Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 124

The Dueling Debate of Paper vs. Digital

'Why are you still using a Paper Planner?' is a reoccurring question I'm sure a lot of people have been asked at one time or another.

No excuses are needed, but Karine found a great article that helps break down the reasons.

Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. We are donating our income from Patreon this month to helping people in Ukraine.

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

Show Notes (timings approximate)
00:00 - Introductions.

01:30 - Article

02:30 - We think paper wins every time.

03:15 - A printed planner is easier to remember.

03:45 - Quicker to use paper and more discrete.

05:00 - Consider how long it takes to enter something on a digital device.

06:45 - A paper planner is more customisable.

09:00 - Paper is more productive.

10:00 - Using only the basic apps.

11:30 - A printed planner is more satisfying.

13:00 - Finding notes is easier....for Steve!

15:00 - A printed planner is more intentional.

16:00 - Planner Planning

19:00 - Using Digital Planning for the advantages it gives with odd interval reminders.

21:00 - A printed planner is more visible.

22:00 - Colour coding

26:00 - Digital has to support paper.

27:00 - Remember that digital devices fail.

28:00 - The Franklin Covey Method.

29:00 - Grace Scurr.

31:15 - C.L.A.S.S - Comment, Like, And, Subscribe and Share

Links:

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Presenters - Steve Morton & Karine Tovmassian

Thursday 10 February 2022

The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 123

Choosing a planner.

We were asked for our thoughts and opinions on how to choose a planner that would last. What to look for in the quality and durability of the materials. How to take care of your planner and rings. Which ones are our favourites.

01:00 - The full question...

02:00 - What is quality, how much should you spend?

05:00 - What material? Does it have to be leather?

07:00 - Where are you going to use your planner?

08:00 - What is real leather? (See link to Grades of Leather)

10:00 - Are you paying for the brand name?

10:15 - What to look for in rings.

12:00 - Having removable/replaceable rings is a bonus

14:00 - Take the design in to account.

14:45 - The size is important.

15:00 - Do not discount disc planners.

16:00 - How to assess planners you are considering buying. Leather samples.

17:00 - Testing the leather for damage and durability.

19:00 - Finger marks and scratches.

22:00 - What price point do we consider you are entering higher quality?

22:30 - Pre-owned and life time warranty.

24:00 - Making changes to your items will void the warranty.

25:00 - Changing Rings.

27:00 - Which ones have impressed us?

27:00 - Van der Spek Touch Me, Filofax Finsbury, Gillio, Levenger (Discs)

30:00 - New leather item smells...

31:00 - Closing the discussion

31:15 - C.L.A.S.S - Comment, Like, And, Subscribe and Share

Links:

Grades of Leather
Changing rings [Video]
Van der Spek Touch Me range - ready to ship
Gillio Market Place (Facebook)
Levenger discbound binders/planners

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Presenters - Steve Morton & Karine Tovmassian

Thursday 13 January 2022

The Hitch-Hiker's Guide to the Plannerverse - Episode 122

How to Get Motivated When There is No Motivation

The start of the year seems to bring on a lull in a lot of peoples lives. Christmas and the New Year have passed, it's still winter (in the Northern hemisphere) the days are short and the nights long and dark. How do you pick yourself up and use your planner to get out of this funk!

02:00 - Climbing out of the hole.

06:00 - Have a check list for December through to January.

06:30 - The 365 day plan.

08:00 - Being Unreasonable article

11:30 - Planner change for the New Year?

14:00 - Someday lists.

15:30 - Clearing unused apps off digital devices.

17:00 - Year end check lists.

19:30 - Getting out of the house for walks

22:00 - Don't make long lists!

24:00 - Don't start multiple tasks that you can't finish

25:30 - Answering questions from our Patreon supporters.

26:00 - Staying in the same planner all year

31:00 - Find the paper size that works for you.

Links:

Being Unreasonable - Plannerology

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Presenters - Steve Morton & Karine Tovmassian

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