tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post7192239054461106440..comments2023-04-27T06:14:51.777-07:00Comments on clickthing: A rambling history of planningmpclemenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-36309832645407534722008-07-31T15:04:00.000-07:002008-07-31T15:04:00.000-07:00I hear you on that one. Fortunately for me, I can...I hear you on that one. Fortunately for me, I can get the franklin refills for free through my office. But those do pile up after several years. <BR/>I do like the fold over Circa. I have four or five in different size myself.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-26897342489282304622008-07-23T09:28:00.000-07:002008-07-23T09:28:00.000-07:00I know what you mean. I kept feeling guilty, for ...I know what you mean. I kept feeling guilty, for some reason. The two nails in the Franklin coffin for me were<BR/><BR/>1) pen-friendliness and<BR/>2) annual upkeep cost<BR/><BR/>Pen-friendly paper may have just been an excuse, as 99% of what I write that's planning-related seems to wind up on index cards. I'm actually considering redoing my planner to just be printed on 4x6 or 5x8 index cards, since they are so sturdy and disc-friendly.<BR/><BR/>Annual cost really did me in. Paying $40+shipping every year for pre-punched and dated paper, half of which I never used? Craziness. And that was the barest-bones system I could have -- the discount store binder in the smallest size, the refill, and a box to hold the previous year's (mostly empty) pages. Why?<BR/><BR/>That was really my a-ha moment, and what led me to DIY planner. I'm now amazed at how little I really needed that daily to-do lists. My cards + tickler file tell me when there's something to do on a given day, and my playing-card holder shows all the "background noise" projects I should be grinding on.<BR/><BR/>My lifestyle didn't fit the Franklin mold, I was just too nervous to break out of it since I needed <I>something</I> I could probably make do with a three-ring binder to hold my calendar and errata, but I love the Circa foldover so much, I don't think I could break away from that. It sounds silly, but with a desk as packed as mine, being able to fold binders and pads in half is a real lifesaver.mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-39553047327222300272008-07-23T09:09:00.000-07:002008-07-23T09:09:00.000-07:00I'm making my way through abandoning the Franklin ...I'm making my way through abandoning the Franklin system and then to disc and back to Franklin and discs.<BR/>Franklin is hard to shake after so many many years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-41685463333393544482008-07-15T17:06:00.000-07:002008-07-15T17:06:00.000-07:00Myndology is just a differently-shaped version of ...Myndology is just a differently-shaped version of Circa* so if you've been down the disc-binding route before, you probably won't find it that different. Their ring-punched card stacks are neat, but I can't help seeing the DIY potential in them. Hole punch, book ring, index cards or colorful paper from the office supply store.<BR/><BR/>* Technically the other way 'round: Atoma came first, and Myndology is selling Atoma products. It's your best bet in Europe.mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-90087752127696757782008-07-14T16:11:00.000-07:002008-07-14T16:11:00.000-07:00Can I add an AMEN? I don't think I'm over the affl...Can I add an AMEN? <BR/><BR/>I don't think I'm over the affliction. It started with Filo-fax (still the coolest-looking organizer IMO), then Franklin, Circa, Moleskine, et al. Currently using Rhodia pads with the leatherette cover and Post-It file tabs. If Moleskine would make a Rhodia-sized reporter notebook, I'd be all over it.<BR/><BR/>Thanks to ST, now I have to check out Myndology!matthbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07427964978556654196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-92083412042720583072008-07-12T14:49:00.000-07:002008-07-12T14:49:00.000-07:00I'll have to corral all the parts together on my d...I'll have to corral all the parts together on my desk, but I can do a pic or ten.mpclemenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12807147515549175803noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1058472817603514138.post-45065612657235895482008-07-12T13:43:00.000-07:002008-07-12T13:43:00.000-07:00Well told. How about a picture of your current sys...Well told. <BR/><BR/>How about a picture of your current system?Strikethruhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07797111328778577303noreply@blogger.com