Overwhelmed by Distractions?

"Time Management" experts seem to encourage getting everything out of your mind and into your trusted collection device - like a planner or app.  I've heard the term 'brain dump' used many times over the past number of years.  I became familiar with the term 'grasscatcher' list over 35 years ago. Brain dumps or grasscatcher …

What My 2 Book Modified Bullet Journal Looks Like

Here is what my 2 Field Notes system looks and hopefully functions like. I'm using a simple cover and 2 Field Notes Sized books.  It is very thin and fits well in my hip pocket. The left side book is for calendars and planning out in the future.   I do rely more on Google Calendar, …

What If I’m Wrong?

I know that I’m probably the only person who has ever made a decision about planning materials/supplies/systems that turns out to be wrong. Since I am, please indulge me and read along so that you can avoid the same sort of mistake. One of the real keys for any planning system for me is that …

Just a thought…

I've been using the same basic planning method for around 30 years.  I've veered off a time or two to try digital methods, other "systems" etc.  But I've always came back to the old Time Power system.  Of course, I've adapted it to take into account that I am likely exposed to 100 times more …

Monthly Planning

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 …