The end/beginning of the month is an opportune moment to take a snapshot of what you accomplished last month and to take stock of what you want to accomplish in the upcoming month. I understand that time is more of a continuum and that the flow of events doesn't necessarily pause until a certain calendar … Continue reading Monthly Planning
The pens I use
I'm a practical planner - or at least I think I am - and the tools I use are important to my effectiveness. With that said, I do have a small obsession with using fine writing instruments, specifically fountain pens. I just posted a short video about a couple of pens I am using now. The Lamy … Continue reading The pens I use
Daily Planning + Video
It's important for me to be productively engaged most of the time. I'm sharing my approach to daily planning in a Youtube video. Daily Planning I've shared my questions for prioritizing here - Time Power – Insight on Time Management. I think this has been one of the most powerful approaches to personal effectiveness I've … Continue reading Daily Planning + Video
Video Tour of my planner
Hello. I took a bit of time this afternoon and recorded a video showing my planner and how I set it up. Let me know if you like it. Franklin planner on Youtube
Why I use a 2 page per day planner
I originally started out using a 2 page per day (2ppd) pocket Daytimer back in 1983. I would guess that I've used a 2 ppd set-up for at least 25 of the past 36 years. Some folks might wonder why I've returned to this set up that admittedly has quite a bit of white space … Continue reading Why I use a 2 page per day planner
Focusing on What’s Most Important
Many of the time management experts tell us to try and only work on the important stuff. I agree. Where it starts getting more complicated is trying to figure out what is important. Hobbs, Smith and Covey all write about trying to separate the urgent from the vital. I looked up urgent and important in … Continue reading Focusing on What’s Most Important
One Planner Only
I've always subscribed to the notion that if you use a planner you should only have 1. I have a hard enough time remembering the stuff I put in my single planner let alone if I had multiple planner to juggle my life through. I've used a 2 page per day planner for most of … Continue reading One Planner Only
Time Power – Insight on Time Management
I’ve referred to Time Power as where I got my start in learning about time management. Several members over at the facebook group - PLAN to Enjoy Life - Functional Planner group - have asked about this since it is somewhat of an “older” approach to time management. I’m somewhat of an older type fellow. … Continue reading Time Power – Insight on Time Management
Monthly Calendar and Daily Pages
One of the cool things I’ve learned about using a Franklin planner and before that a Daytimer, is how easy it is to keep events and obligations from falling through the cracks of life. I want to share a bit about how I use the tools of the monthly calendar (including Google calendars) and the … Continue reading Monthly Calendar and Daily Pages
The Index and Cross-Referencing
I threatened (promised) to write more about the index system I use in my Franklin planner. This will be a pretty short entry.The index is simply a listing of the things I think I may need to refer back to in the future. So I selectively choose just a few things to list. The … Continue reading The Index and Cross-Referencing
