The Thumb Calendar

#1

Post by colluder » Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 5:21 AM UTC

Re: The Thumb Calendar

#2

Post by unwind » Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 7:47 AM UTC

This looks pretty cool, but (to me) it would be way easier to understand if there was a square-on picture with thumbs in place, showing how to read the visible parts of the card.

Re: The Thumb Calendar

#3

Post by pluto_modadic » Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 7:58 AM UTC

would be way more useful if it showed a highlighted example of one.

Re: The Thumb Calendar

#4

Post by pluto_modadic » Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 8:03 AM UTC

I'm guessing... you take two post-it notes, and fence them on either side of the headers.

For april that means you wrap it around at the 3rd (Thursday) to the 4th (Friday...)

Re: The Thumb Calendar

#5

Post by Pulz » Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 8:05 AM UTC

pluto_modadic wrote: post #4

I'm guessing... you take two post-it notes, and fence them on either side of the headers. For april that means you wrap it around at the 3rd (Thursday) to the 4th (Friday...)

No need to guess, the very first header is 'How It Works'..

Re: The Thumb Calendar

#6

Post by Pulz » Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 8:08 AM UTC

They don't list the 2023 version on their webpage, but it is located here: https://jonathanbrochu.com/thumb-cals/tc-2023_en-us.pdf and https://jonathanbrochu.com/thumb-cals/tc-2023_en-us_extra-wd...

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#7

Post by mgaunard » Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 8:18 AM UTC

I don't understand why you need thumbs at all, there are already all kinds of visual guides mapping the months.

Re: The Thumb Calendar

#8

Post by pluto_modadic » Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 8:20 AM UTC

Pulz wrote: post #5

pluto_modadic wrote: post #4

I'm guessing... you take two post-it notes, and fence them on either side of the headers. For april that means you wrap it around at the 3rd (Thursday) to the 4th (Friday...)

No need to guess, the very first header is 'How It Works'..

that's not a visual guide, and the thumbs along with above and below mentioned are confusing.

Re: The Thumb Calendar

#9

Post by Fluorescence » Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 8:26 AM UTC

I'm curious, when would you use this?

As far as I can recall, the only time I need to know day-of-month is when scheduling and I need my actual calendar with existing appointments for that.

Re: The Thumb Calendar

#10

Post by Cthulhu_ » Fri, Oct 13, 2023, 8:28 AM UTC

Fluorescence wrote: post #9

I'm curious, when would you use this? As far as I can recall, the only time I need to know day-of-month is when scheduling and I need my actual calendar with existing appointments for that.

I dunno, it sounds like the kind of thing someone with a filofax would have in their wallet, same energy as a slide ruler, conversion tables on paper, etc.