Time-management software — offline version, originally uploaded by dgray_xplane.
I love this system!!
(see the photo from dgray_xplane on Flickr for the notes):
- every day gets a page: day on top-left and date on top right
- current day is identified with a post-it tab
- small vertical calendar along the right side to show the day at a glance
- to-dos are identified on the left with a square box
- high-priority to-dos have a dot inside the square box
- low-priority to-dos can have a shaded background in their square box
- completed to-dos have a check through the square box (or a line across the whole to-do
- deferred to-dos have a line crossing through the square box (I think I would circle them though)
- cancelled to-dos have an “X” through the square box
- Daily review to close up the day and to identify todos and appointments for the following day. Move the post-it tab.
My next post will be about setting up a new Moleskine to get it ready for daily use.
That is a great idea! Sometimes a pen and a notebook can’t be beat, especially during those analog adventures to the offline oasis.
Posted by John on July 9th, 2008.
I carry a Blackberry 8300 (and sometimes an iPod) and wouldn’t suggest that I could forego it in favour of a 100% offline solution. Nothing beats a completely customized organization system tailored to my own needs which the Moleskine (or most any other high-end notebook) can provide.
Posted by J.F. Charland on July 10th, 2008.
[...] weapons of mass production. But, perhaps the best tool we have for maintaining a work/life balance, task planning & management, and hashing out new ideas, is a well-worn, time-trusted journal; a remnant of the life analog. [...]
Posted by The Anatomy of a Great Journal | Project management and time tracking blog for web designers and small business :: the Intervals Blog by Pelago on October 3rd, 2008.