I've used Moleskine daily 12-month planners on and off over the years. Effective & stylish. And then easily archived at the end of the year.
This makes a lot of sense to me, I'm going to try something similar, thanks.
Reasons to use a paper-based task manager
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#32I've tried just about every web/mobile/desktop todo list out there, and always end up back at pen and paper. Every night, I list out the things I want to get done the next day. I strike these tasks out throughout the day as I do them. At night, I destroy the list (burn it if we have a fire going) and make a new list. After writing out "Setup split test experiment on blog CTA" a few nights in row, it becomes painfully…
I've tried just about every todo list app, too. I keep ending up back in Things.
I think it's a very personal choice. It's just a matter of finding a style that works for you.
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#33Scribbling my tasks on the back of an envelope or receipt or whatever and keeping it in my pocket somehow makes the tasks more immediate or urgent feeling with their physical presence, however small, and the urge to physically scratch them off (satisfying) and ultimately throw away the scrap of paper (very satisfying) can occasionally be the straw that breaks the camel's back to get up and get the thing done!
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#34The folding mechanism probably came first on http://www.pocketmod.com/ which allows you to build your own organizer by drag and dropping modules.
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#35The folding mechanism probably came first on http://www.pocketmod.com/ which allows you to build your own organizer by drag and dropping modules.
You're 100% right. However, I wasn't happy with their final product.
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#36For those interested in a system:
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#37For myself I think paper might work better at remembering the task. Because I've always remembered things better if I write them down with my own hand.
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#38For myself I think paper might work better at remembering the task. Because I've always remembered things better if I write them down with my own hand.
Anecdotally, I find that I think differently if I am just thinking thoughts in my head, vs writing them down on paper, vs typing on a keyboard, vs writing them on a whiteboard while standing, vs speaking to someone, vs speaking into a recorder.
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#39Probably an ad hominem, but why would someone who has over 7000 tweets and who appears to be tweeting every 3 hours need to carry an additional pen + paper. Wouldn't he have his phone anyway? I wonder why are so many "digital natives" still preaching the advantages of pen an paper over digital texts today.
I read (in a random book, while standing in a bookstore) that handwriting is an integrative activity, where tapping a screen or typing on a keyboard is far less integrative.
The book said that people have input (reading, viewing, touching, etc.), processing, and output. When the outut has a focused kinesthetic element (like handwriting does), it integrates the conclusions of the processing into memories and neural connections much more deeply.
Can someone who knows about this stuff confirm or deny?
Personally, I find writing notes by hand to be satisfying and flexible. Yes, I have a gadget in my pocket and I use it where I know I don't need anything but text or photos. But my first choice for write-once memory is my blank book and a pen.
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#40I find that keeping a ziplock with pieces of papers (one task per piece of paper) solves most of my task planning.