The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse: Recent Episodes
Steve Morton & Karine Tovmassian
If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot comShow Notes (timings approximate)00:16 - Introductions.01:00 - Modern work practices. 02:30 - Adjusting to changes.04:15 - Constant change with learning new technology. 05:30 - The use of Artificial Intelligence. 07:00 - Your preferred tools.08:15 - The impact of Social Media.09:00 - TED Talk
If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot comShow Notes (timings approximate)00:15 - Introductions.02:15 - Ryder Carroll first video [1] [2]04:00 - As detailed as you want it to be. 05:25 - How to plan your week effectively - Video [3]07:00 - Adapting your system. 07:15 - Zen to Done Website. [4]09:00 - Indexing is key. 10:30 - The
If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot comShow Notes (timings approximate)00:30 - Introductions.02:00 - Future plans.03:00 - What happened to us. 06:00 - What we are planning in these days. 14:00 - Notebooks.16:00 - Experience the joy of handcrafted planning (video, link below).19:00 - Styles of planning.24:00 - Medication reminders. 
Comfort Zones Here are five ways to get out of your comfort zone:Do one thing you've always wanted to.Take on a fitness challenge.Change up your routine.Expand your professional skillset.Choose a fear, and face it.Travel somewhere new.Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot
Priorities Deciding what you need to do and what order to do them in can often be as difficult as doing the tasks, whatever they might be! Karine and I discuss different ideas about how we approach this part of our daily/weekly planning. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy
Wearables We have worn wrist watches for many years, in the last 10 years these have been replaced by activity watches and more recently smart watches connected to our smart phones. What do these offer to person that plans in a paper planner? Do they deserve a place in our lives? Or are they something we should avoid and just use a normal conventional wrist watch. Thank you to all our Patreon
Changing Seasons Wherever you are in the world, the seasons are changing either in to Spring from Winter or in to Autumn from Summer. In this episode we discuss how to plan for this change and how to get through the seasonal change. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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Self-Care, Meditation and Morning RoutinesOur morning and daily routines are very important to maintaining a health state of living and preserving our mental balance. Using your planner will certainly help you daily and in the long term. Join us for this discussion about our daily routines. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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Guest Interview - Lisa Lewis - Procrastination Part 2I'm sure we all put off doing things from time to time, find excuses for not doing things. We invited Lisa Lewis to discuss procrastination and how to get past it. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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Guest Interview - Lisa Lewis - ProcrastinationI'm sure we all put off doing things from time to time, find excuses for not doing things. We invited Lisa Lewis to discuss procrastination and how to get past it. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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Planner Fail?Tracking Habits can help you being a victim of 'Planner Fail' We discuss different strategies for tracking habits and other parameters in your daily lifeThank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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Show Notes (timings approximate)00:00 - Introductions.01:30 -
VintageWe often see and hear about Vintage Organisers. The term 'Vintage' is often mis-understood, over used etc. In this episode I try to take apart the term and see if it really matters or not. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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The Dueling Debate of Paper vs. Digital'Why are you still using a Paper Planner?' is a reoccurring question I'm sure a lot of people have been asked at one time or another. No excuses are needed, but Karine found a great article that helps break down the reasons. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. We are donating our income from Patreon this month to
Choosing a planner. We were asked for our thoughts and opinions on how to choose a planner that would last. What to look for in the quality and durability of the materials. How to take care of your planner and rings. Which ones are our favourites. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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Practical ways to get yourself out of a funk while using your planner.In these difficult times we are not all at our most productive or as motivated as we might be. There is a way out of this 'funk' We discuss ways of escaping the 'funk' and turning things in to a positive mood and way. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode.
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How To Turn Any Planner Into A Franklin Covey System PlannerHow to use your existing planner for the methods described in the Franklin Covey system with a prioritised daily task list (PDTL) Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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How to Get Motivated When There is No MotivationThe start of the year seems to bring on a lull in a lot of peoples lives. Christmas and the New Year have passed, it's still winter (in the Northern hemisphere) the days are short and the nights long and dark. How do you pick yourself up and use your planner to get out of this funk!Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this
Tips To Feel Healthier At Home (and how to plan for them)We have all been spending much more time working and being at home in the last 18 months or so. Today we discuss how to improve your life/work/living at home by developing simple routines to improve your daily life. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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Analogue Tools In Our Digital WorldSteve and Karine are both content creators of one sort or another. We have both evolved our own workflows for doing various daily tasks. In this episode we share our thoughts on our favourite tools, devices, set ups and workflow hacks that allow us to continue creating content, maintain good work habits and enjoy the process.Thank you to all our Patreon
Real Life vs Planner Life?Are you as organised in real life as you make out in your planner? Could you have that perfect looking planner shared on IG, but in real life you are a mess?We discuss small changes you can make to your life to make your life easier and as organised as your planner makes it appear to be! The more systems you have in place, the more your life will work for you while you
Guest Interview - Jena Peebles - The Pixel Artist and Her PlannerIn this episode Karine interviews Jena Peebles and they talk about Jena's art projects and how she plans. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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Show Notes (timings approximate)00:00 - Introductions.01:30
HabitsKeeping habits that help us through each day and help us achieve our goals can at times be quite difficult. In this episode we discuss some hints and tips to make it easier to stay on the straight and narrow and how your planner can help you keep to your goals and objectives. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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Developing Values For Advanced PlanningHow to develop your values and how to create your own mission statement to help you focus your daily planning. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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Show Notes (timings approximate)00:00 - Introductions.00:30 - Goal achieved!03:00
Habit Tracking We were looking into habit trackers a few weeks ago and I commented to Karine that if you put 'Habit Tracker' into the search box in the app store you get flooded with results. All for different purposes. We quickly agreed that using your paper planner would be so much easier and simpler than using a bunch of different apps for tracking different things. Thank you to all our
Update and Tasks Unfortunately, we haven't been able to do a normal joint recording for several weeks whilst Karine recovers after a short stay in hospital. Steve gives an update on how he uses both digital reminders and remainders in his paper planner to make sure nothing slips through the gaps. We hope to bring you a full length episode soon. Thank you for your patience and support. Thank you
Turning any planner in to a productivity planner. We discuss how to make your planner more of a productivity planner than a time management planner. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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Show Notes (timings approximate)00:00 - Introductions.02:00 - Productivity
The Pocket Planner the most underrated size A pocket planner can be quite a power house in such a small size. We discuss all the different functions you can use them for. Do you use a pocket? Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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Your life All in One Place? We dedicate this episode to our dear friend Ray Blake and his blog 'My Life All In One Place'. Should you bring all of your planning, tasks, project management, reminders, notes etc etc in to one planner, or use different ones or even mix things up with digital planning as well as paper planning. Sit tight and we will help you through this rollercoaster of an episode.
Project Planning From Start To Finish.Project planning seems like a simple concept. Many people can't get their heads wrapped around what that actually looks like on paper. The toggl article linked is a great resource and we are paying an homage to their simple breakdown by calling our episode the same title as their article. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this
How To Plan For 2021 Despite 2020.After a totally unexpected year, how can you plan this coming year to try and cope with whatever might come along in 2021. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.
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Show Notes (timings approximate)00:00 - Introductions.04:00 - Do planner
To round off the year we thought we would answer some of our listener questions with each of us taking a turn in the 'hot' seat! We hope you enjoy this slightly longer than normal episode. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot comShow Notes (timings approximate)00:00 -
Time Management For Those That Are Being Managed By TimeJim Rohn, one of the greatest speakers on being successful has quite a few points he brings up during a talk that can be repurposed to our audience. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode.
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Planning for a medical emergency None of us like being unwell or having to go to hospital or have an unexpected stay in a hospital. Unfortunately, this happened to Steve earlier this year. Fully recovered now, but during his recovery he made some notes on how to be better prepared should there ever be another time. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode.
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Trust the Process Breakdown of note taking and writing process when it comes to planning and idea implementation or learning. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode.If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot comShow Notes (timings approximate)00:00 - Introductions.01:00 - Note taking process.03:00 - Writing things
The Return
We are back after a longer than normal break in transmission caused by life, the universe and everything else that stopped us from getting together to do a recording!
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The Mighty Little Checklist: The Unsung Hero of Success
Check lists or To-Do lists feature heavily in our lives, we often take them for granted, but they are one of the most powerful tools you can use to be productive and organised.
They can vary in size and in complexity as we will show. Essentially they are similar, but in this episode we will try to expand on their uses and how to make
What do we use every day?
We all have items that we have carefully chosen and we use on a regular basis either in our daily lives or on travel. In this episode Steve and Karine share the details of some of the items they use on a regular basis.
The links in the show notes in some cases take you to specific items mentioned by Karine and Steve or a variety of similar items without being too
Some Day May Be
We all get those days or weeks when plans change and we suddenly find out day has this void in it and we wonder what we can fill it with.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 01:30 - Reader
Transform Your Productivity
Picking up tips on how to improve your own productivity in your own life and work life. There are so many out there in different articles, some of them giving conflicting advice.
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How To Get Out Of Stuck.
Changes in our lives or our circumstances can often throw ourselves out of balance. At times like these it is increasingly important to use your planner to the full.
We discuss how your planner can help you get out of these sticky situations.
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Thank you to Maria Clelia Talò for the topic
Minimalist Planning.
Do you often think you are using too much money/resources in your day to day, week to week planning. How can you be just as effective without breaking the bank.
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How to take your planning to the next level.
How to achieve deeper planning, to de-construct what we have planned to ensure we have different levels of detail to ensure that we have aligned with our goals.
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Mission and Vision Statements.
This topic was suggested by Nancy Sterckx one of our listeners.
What are the difference between them and how do you go about creating them for your personal life or work life.
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How to plan your year in advance.
We sometimes see people panicking about what planner to use, what size to use next year. Planners and inserts seem to come out earlier and earlier every year. People worry about not leaving it too late to get their inserts or planners for next year.
In this episode we challenge you to think about what you actually need for the forthcoming year, using
Workflows.
These are things we do every day, sometimes without thinking about it, but can we do more?
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 01:30 - Dealing with day to day things. 02:45 - Something we do every day. 03:00 - Workflow the
How to plan in a week that is already a busy one.
How to cope with weeks that are so busy you don't know how you will get through the week.
We discuss several ideas on how to cope when everything gets thrown at you.
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Avoiding mistakes in planning
Pitfalls and frustrations in planning and how to avoid them. We have all been there I'm sure.
With a guest appearance of Onslow, Karine's British bulldog.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 02:00 - Picking
Refocus
Having created your task lists, what do you do next?
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 02:00 - Multiple tasks, multiple deadlines. 02:45 - Instagram. 03:30 - The Priority for today? 05:00 - Blog Post Accomplish More with a 3-Item To Do
When Your Plans or Goals Don't Work Out
We all start our year with the best of intentions and six months later you realise you have missed so many deadlines.
How can you counter this reoccurring issue!
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions.
Decluttering Your Life
It is the time of year when we traditionally have a clean and a declutter. But how can you use your planner to complete what seems like an endless task! In this episode we discuss different strategies to help you through this sort of task.
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Do you have too many planners?
Do you have too many planners? Should you be concerned about owning too many? Would you be more productive with less? Meeting Steve.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 03:00 - Collecting. 05:30 - The perfect planner
Planner Sizes?
There are now so many sizes of planners with new sizes or variations on existing sizes seemingly being created every year.
In this episode we go back through the sizes to try and make sense of them all and to give you some guidance as to how they differ and which might be the best size for you.
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Productivity 201
There are lots of articles and ideas about how to be more 'productive', but they don't all work for everyone. Finding the right method that works for you can be almost a life's work.
In this episode Karine and Steve discuss various methods and ideas included in a Lifehacker article by Alan Henry
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Routines
We all have our daily routines and habits, but how can we change these to improve our routines to improve our daily productivity and generally feeling that we are making progress towards our goals that we set ourselves.
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Workflows
Our lives are full of 'Workflows' of various sorts from the simple every day tasks through to the more complex tasks we undertake from time to time. Using your planner to help you organise and complete these workflows can be a boost to your productivity.
This episode might be the first of a few on this topic.
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Journalling
Do you Journal? Some people keep very detailed recordings of their thoughts and feelings, details of events and things they have done.
Getting in to the journalling habit can seem like a mountain to climb if you aren't a natural writer.
In this episode we hope we can provide you with some ideas and encouragement to get started on journalling.
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Accessories For Your Planner
We all carry around other items apart from our planners, but is there a more efficient way of organising these items?
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 01:00 - Your planner as the 'Swiss Army Knife'. 01:15 - The battery
Improving Your Planning Productivity.
Making small changes to your planning and every day routines can bring about improvements to your overall productivity.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 03:00 - 16 Daily Habits to Help Improve Your Planning Productivity - Blog Post. 04:40 -
The Ten Reasons Why You Have Stopped Planning.
We all occasionally stop using our planners for one reason or another. We try to discover the common reasons why people stop using their planners.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 01:30 - 1. Size. 05:00 - 2. Wrong format. 09:15 - 3.
Letting your planner take the strain.
Our planners of what ever kind can help us through our busy days. They can help us to remember things, record our activities and generally take the strain out of living in the modern world with all of its demands on our time.
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The Franken Flex.
We all have the dream of finding the perfect planner. Cori Large chatted with Karine about how she created her own planner from an inexpensive three ring Flex binder.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 01:45 - The Franken Flex planner. 02:45 - How the planner came
Decluttering.
After what seems a long break due to holidays and other commitments we are back to discuss 'Decluttering'
Both decluttering your planner and your life and how you can use your planner to achieve the latter.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 01:00 - Decluttering your
Engagement.
This episode is part five of a five part series that breaks down how to apply the five principles of Getting Things Done by David Allen in your planner.
How all of the five parts interact.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 01:00 - B.P.A. ! 02:00 - Recap of the first
Reflection & Review.
This episode is part four of a five part series that breaks down how to apply the five principles of Getting Things Done by David Allen in your planner.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 01:00 - Where have we got to so far in the process. 02:00 - Where did I
Organisation.
This episode is part three of a five part series that breaks down how to apply the five principles of Getting Things Done by David Allen in your planner.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 02:00 - The first steps. 04:00 - Making your lists manageable. 05:30 - Limit the
Clarification.
This episode is part two of a series that breaks down how to apply the five principles of Getting Things Done by David Allen in your planner.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 03:00 - What do we mean by clarification. 05:00 - Master Task List. 06:00 - Breaking down
Capture.
This episode is part one of a series that breaks down how to apply the five principles of Getting Things Done by David Allen in your planner.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 02:00 - How we work 04:00 - Paper bills 06:30 - Business cards 07:00 - Client information 11:00
How to do nothing.
Is there any harm in wanting to do nothing? Planning gaps in to your day for you to be able to relax and do something different.
Lose yourself in a good book or a podcast even!
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 01:00 - Planning to do nothing. 02:00 - Time
Changes.
Change is a fact of life, if it is by choice or it is forced upon us.
Dealing with change with the help of your planner will make the change in your life/job etc so much easier.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 01:00 - End of Year/Beginning of Year urge to change
Tones versus Pulses.
Using both digital planning and analogue planning at the same time can cause people a lot of angst.
How can people use both forms of planning in their every day life?
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 02:30 - The resurgence in paper planning! 04:00 - Which is
Planning and Execution.
Planning your week can take many forms, but ensuring you get through all your tasks and appointments in the week can be another matter.
Doing them efficiently and with the least amount of stress and with the better chance of success is also important.
In this episode we discuss various ideas on how to Plan and Execute your tasks for the week and in different
The Power of Habit.
We all have habits, some good some not so good!
How can we change our habits to improve our planning, to help us meet our goals and targets.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - The Power of Habit - Charles Duhigg 03:00 - Planning consistently 04:00 -
Planning for the end of the year.
With the end of the year approaching there is plenty of time to prepare for the new year.
What should you be doing over the next few weeks. Join us as we discuss our year end habits and ideas.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 01:45 - Planner month
This was the topic for my talk/presentation at PlannerCon Europe 2017 which was held in Brussels on 28/29 October 2017.
My talk wasn't filmed in full as far as I know, so I decided to record a voice over to my slides so that more people could enjoy the full talk.
Whilst this isn't an exact recording of my talk, the beginning is more or less the same and the essential parts of my talk are very
Planning For Unexpected Life Events.
A topic not everyone will be comfortable with and we hope this never happens to you. However, with some foresight and forward planning you will be laying the foundations for successful recovery from a potentially awful situation.
By using your planner(s) you can help your friends and relatives to help you should you become incapacitated in some way.
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Staying in two sizes of planner.
This is part 2 to our previous episode. This time we go in to how you might use more than one planner, or combinations of planners, journals, notebooks to keep your life organised and in check.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 00:10 - Maths lesson!
Staying in one size of planner.
Following on from 'One Book July' in this episode we discussed the issues, implications and challenges about staying in one size of planner all the time.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - The topic that will not go away 02:30 - Why? 04:00 -
Functional Planning - Macro and Micro Planning
What is the difference between long term planning (Macro) and short term planning (Micro) and how should you approach both forms of planning, are they different or the same.
In this episode Karine and Steve try to dive in to this set of questions and discuss their approach to dealing with long term planning and mixing the two forms of planning
Plannercon Europe
Plannercon Europe is creeping up on us in October 2017, I expand on some of the things that will happening at Plannercon in a few months time.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 01:20 - Background 02:30 - Activities during the two days. 04:00 - My talk 05:00 - The
Speeding up by slowing down
Do we all work at the same pace? Should you try to work faster? There are benefits to working slower... find out more in this episode of the podcast.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - In praise of slow living 03:20 - Working faster by going slower
To Do Lists and Diary Pages
We are back after an extended break for various reasons.
We discuss how to get the best out of your planner and other hints and ideas.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 01:45 - Managing of To Do lists 02:00 - Dailies or Weeklies 04:00 - Where to write
Hints and Tips on making planner videos
Not specifically about planners, this episode I hope will help people that make videos or want to make videos about their planners.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - What platforms 02:30 - Equipment 06:00 - Lighting 07:00 - Boundary of
Keeping up to date
There are many sources of information about planning out in the world these days not just books but videos, blog posts, Instagram etc etc. Keeping up to date with new ideas is a job in itself.
We attempt to give you some ideas on how to cope with information overload and share with you how we keep track of information to read later or make reference to at a later date.
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Interview with Jennifer Powell at PlannerCon
Karine got time to interview Jennifer Powell at PlannerCon. Find out her thoughts and ideas of the event and she expands some of the ideas that Karine talked about in her talk at the conference.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 01:00 -
Conferences and Meet Ups
From a very small start PlannerCons and Meet Ups have become the place to be to meet other planner users.
You can gain a lot from meeting other planner users. Hopefully from this episode you will want to join the next meet up or conference in your area/region/country.
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The Magic of Contextualising Your Life
Using contexts in projects and in planning. With plenty of examples from doing household tasks to building aircraft!
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 01:00 - Defining your plans 02:00 - Breaking down projects 04:00 - Plan on paper 06:00 -
Guest Interview - Rose Orchard
In today's episode Steve interviews Rose a long time planner user and fan of Philofaxy.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 01:45 - First encounters with planners 03:45 - Banking organiser 05:00 - Parental influence on planning 09:00 - What planners do
Organising your significant other!
Have you got a partner who tells you to remind them to do what they forgot to do?
We do! join Steve and Karine for another episode of how to plan when your significant other refuses to.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 01:00 - 'Remind me to....
Creating the ultimate planner
Creating the ultimate planner for work, personal and academic life, a reader suggestion from Kim Kiyabu
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 02:00 - Defining the different aspects of your life 03:45 - Using only one planner 04:30 - Using satellites to your
Getting Past New Years Resolutions
A lot of people set themselves ambitious goals and resolutions in the New Year, by the end of the first few weeks these have often slipped or fallen by the wayside in to the long grass.
This episode we discuss ways that you can use your planner/journal to help you combat this slippage and to help you monitor your progress and try to maintain your motivation
How to understand being a planner newbie
In this episode Karine chats with her cousin who is also Karine, confusing well not really!
Karine has only discovered paper planning in this last year and she shares how she has progressed from wanting all the planners to settling in to a more peaceful existence and shares some great ideas with Karine on how she can overcome her fears about
Buying and Selling 101
Have you wondered what the basics of buying and selling planners are in the various social media platforms?
Although the gruesome twosome mainly focus on Facebook, this week's episode gives us all basic guidelines for being successful whether you are a buyer or a seller.
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A5 or A6?
To A5 or to A6, THAT is the question.
Whether ’tis Nobler in the mind to suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous fortune or to take up fortunes and spend it all on a sea of planners or by doing nothing, to fall asleep knowing there is still money in your account.
Tune in this week to see which size works best for the gruesome twosome.
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End of the Year
Year end wrap-up with Morton and Tovmassian-FINALLY!
Maybe they will shut up now.
What to purge? How to purge? What to archive?
Happy New Year for 2017
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 01:00 - Where to start 02:00 - When to archive 03:00 - How to archive 05:30 -
Digital Planning vs Analogue Planning
Can the digital planning world mix with the analogue planning world? Can they over lap, can they work alongside each other.
In this episode we discuss how the two methods can co-operate and complement each other when organising your task lists.
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Planning vs Organising
The answer to life, the universe, and everything.
Yes, we have reached out to Deep Thought and what she gave us was the answer we’ve all been waiting for: 6 rings or 9 rings = 42.
Or listen in to see the variations in D minor as Morton and Tovmassian tackle what a planner is versus what a planner is not, what is organizing versus what planning is and defining
Short and Long Term Planning
How do you begin to plan for Christmas? Major holidays?
What is the difference between long term and short term planning?
This week, the gruesome twosome discuss how to manage the holidays and the end of the year while remaining organised and calm.
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Good and Bad Planner Habits
This week Kim Kiyabu asked Karine and Steve to discuss a list of good and bad planning habits.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 01:50 - Bad planner habit no. 1 - Not using it at all 03:00 - Trying to remember everything 03:30 - Carry your planner and have
Reader Question - Tackling Planner Size Change
Kelly wrote to us asking for us to discuss the following:
I was wondering if there might be an opportunity to do an episode about switching between planner sizes and doing so in a productive way. I know I'm guilty of switching between different sizes when my circumstances change.
It would be great to share ideas and resources for making the
Self-Improvement or Personal Development
Self-Improvement or Personal Development are areas we all want to somehow incorporate into our planning lives.
Sit with Karine Tovmassian as she interviews Pat Duggan of the Duggan Difference on how she employs her planner to move her business along.
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What is productivity anyway?
Why should you care? Steve and Karine discuss the inner workings of getting something/anything done in relation to planners and productivity in this week’s episode.
Many thanks to Kim Kiyabu for the great topic idea.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 01:
The Planner Community.
Clubs? Memberships? The Planner Community? We are there!
This week we go over what clubs we like and why contributing to our communities is a great thing to enjoy.
Join us for another episode of planners in the wild.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 02:
Wellness Planner.
You want to collect yourself and all your emergency data. Where do you start?
Listen in to Episode 35 where the gruesome twosome discuss various ideas for putting together a wellness planner and getting emergency contacts in order.
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Listeners Question.
Cara Jonkers asked in the Plannerology Facebook Group " I would love an episode on how Steve's planning habits / process has changed over the life of the podcasts.
I know you touch on it in most episodes - but the journey to get to where he is now in one podcast I think would be helpful and insightful."
So I was not prepared for this, but I hope that I answered Cara's
Pens and other writing instruments etc
With all planners you need some form of writing instrument to note things down in your planner.
We discuss the various types of pens and markers and some useful hacks too.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 01:30 - What are your favourite
Proper storage, care and shipping of planners, inserts, rings etc
Sending planners in the post of any type can be a worrying experience if you have never done it before.
In this episode Karine and Steve share their experience of sending planners in the post to far and distant places.
They also discuss storage and care of your planners when you aren't using them, plus tips on the
Guest Interview - Louise Umeki - Plannercon 2017
1st PlannerCon 2017 National Conference in beautiful San Francisco, California. Play and plan throughout two fabulous days with your friends and connect with new friends! Vendor expos with your favourite vendors, workshops & classes, amazing speakers, development personal and so much more!
Plannercon 2017 is a unique event that will be
Form Following Function
So you have decided on the size of your planner, but how do you decide what other features your planner needs.
When we talk about planners in this episode we aren't just referring to ring bound planners because other forms of planners can also have various storage options in their covers as well.
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Seasonal To Do Lists
In order to maintain your home there are a host of small jobs you need to do on a seasonal basis.
What better place to record these tasks than in your planner, may be in a separate home planner.
We hope to highlight some of the tasks we have thought of, but we are sure you will be add to the list of things for your own home.
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Making and Keeping annual goals
Ah, the dreaded new year’s resolutions.
Annual goals seem to go astray as the months of summer drag on.
Listen in as the gruesome twosome get everyone’s fires lit for ending the year with task, purpose and motivation.
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Organising the family
The planets have aligned and your planner is chugging along perfectly.
Then suddenly: FAMILY! How do you get your family on board with planning or at least participate in your interplanetary goal of dining at the restaurant at the end of the Universe?
In this week’s episode, Steve and Karine discuss strategies and tactics for staggeringly minuscule successes in
Hobonichi's or ringed planners
Rings? RINGS?! We don’t need no stinkin’ rings!
Gather round all ye who enjoy the Hobonichi notebook and pay heed as our lovely guest, Theresa Hall, shares with us her inspiration for art and all the advice she has for those who have been thinking about planning in a Hobonichi style planner.
Steve is on special assignment this week.
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Guest interview - Ray Blake
In this episode we welcome Ray Blake who is a major contributor to the planner community in the form of his planner inserts which he does with Steve and the ones he does for travellers notebooks as well.
Ray describes how he uses his Travellers Notebook on a daily basis
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Defining the important things from the urgent things
URGENT! No, not really. NO! It’s URGENT! DO IT NOW!
How do you define the importance of to-dos and layout a strategic plan for planning? Join the gruesome twosome in figuring out these details in the Plannerverse.
Nothing we say can be used against us, unless of course, it’s urgent.
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Guest interview with Rita Sedani
For this episode I was joined by the lovely Rita Sedani to discuss how she uses her planners to keep her busy life on track. Rita as you will hear runs her own business as well as leading a busy social life.
You will hear how her planners keep her focused on the projects and keep herself motivated and spiritually balanced.
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Printing your own inserts
Print your own inserts, they said. It'll be easy, they said. 16 reams of paper later you are tearing out your hair. In this episode Steve leads us all to the promised land of printing your own inserts.
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Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 02:00 - Why print your
How to derail your planning system by over thinking
Over planning things is just as dangerous as under planning or not planning.
If you are spending more time planning than doing, then something has gone wrong somewhere. Or if planning is taking you too long each week to up date your planner then you are not going to be very efficient and also it ceases to be a useful tool and becomes a burden
Digital devices/services and your analogue planner
The Plannerverse Gods have had mercy on the Gruesome Twosome. We’ve made it to Episode 20!
In this episode we tackle the never ending barrage of digital devices that are constantly demanding our attention. Steve acts as the Ringleader, whipping these devices into byte-size (get it? get it?!) thoughtlets, whilst Karine insists on using them
What To Keep In Your 'Others' Tab
From extracurricular actives to hobbies, Steve and Karine discuss various options this episode for ensuring you keep your planner filled to the brim with useless facts and dull knowledge.
If ever was a time to get larger rings, this episode will help enable you to get sorted and fill up your agenda!
The plannerverse has many options for those with
Zombie Apocalypse Preparation
What paperwork and items does your family need to get a hold of if you are ever incapacitated?
What's your family's procedures for handing emergency situations when everyone is away from home? Heavy storms? Power outages?
Planning for emergencies is the best way to ensure you've been responsible for everything under your control when things get out of your
Managing Finances In Your Planner.
Money, Money Money! How to track the vast quantities you have you ask?
Well, ask no more! In this week’s episode Steve and Karine reunite for another epic journey into the innards of a planner where finances, cash, cards and the like live (and hopefully breed when the lights go out).
Sit back in a comfy seat, get yourself a refreshing beverage and
Planning For Those Of Us Who Actually Can’t Live Without Planning
In this episode, Steve and Karine find themselves unable to be present at the same time and place for the podcast recording. Subsequently, mother of 42 dragons, Carie Harling, joins the podcast as a co-host to expand on tips and tricks of managing a household planner, where planning for everyone is a full-time job.
Karine
Automation Nirvana
If the way you lived your life today was captured and recorded for review by complete strangers to get an impression about who you are, would the things you do be a reflection of how you want your life reflected to others?
If not, then 'pay attention', as Steve Morton often quips. In episode 15, the gruesome twosome discuss the joys, yes, I repeat, the joys of routine
Work-Life Balance and Your Planner
Have you wondered how to manage your work-life balance with your planner?
You know you have! You, the one clutching your planner. Calm down.
Have a seat, get yourself a drink and enjoy the gruesome twosome discussing how to employ your planner as your first employee when you are working for yourself. Social life, work life-manage it all here in Episode
GTD Productivity And Using Your Paper Planner
There must be a point where we can actually breathe a sigh of relief knowing we have accomplished the day’s work and allow ourselves the momentary celebration of understanding our location in the progress of our lives as we plan and track our way through it.
In this episode, Steve and Karine embrace the zen of David Allen and oddly, actually get
Job Seeking and Keeping
Looking for work is not for the faint of heart. It’s a full time job and anyone who says differently is selling you something.
In this episode, Steve and Karine (who also happens to be a professional resume writer and career/life coach) give the best tips on how to use your planner to look for work and what setups to consider in order to become top at your job and have
Planner Fail
You’ve got everything lined up, all the pens and markers match, the stickers are the perfect shade of (insert favourite colour here), the moon is waxing, and Mars is not in retrograde for once. However, you look down at your planner and suddenly NOTHING WORKS! You are in a strange dimension called “Planner Fail.”
In this episode, the gruesome twosome explore identifying a planner
Planner Hacks
Celebrating our 10 year err 10th episode we bring you Steve and Karine’s favourite planner hacks as known to us and relayed to you. What’s the best way to make the most of what you’ve got? How to maximise your planner with tricks and suggestions from the depths of the plannerverse. Planners at the ready! Get out your paper and start writing these tips down
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Planner Planning
Planning purists, take note! In this episode Steve and Karine discuss the ultimate goal of planning and why the need for multiple inserts. Often planner users get lost in the vast insert shuffle (literally); it’s happened to all of us.
We will examine what needs to be contained a functional planner, after all what use is information if you can’t access it? We hope to
Choosing inserts
Planners are great things ONCE you figure out which inserts work best for you and how to make those inserts work for you. In this episode, the gruesome twosome tackle the gruelling subject of selecting proper inserts, discussing various types, sizes, layouts, paper quality and thickness.
We also discuss whether printing your own inserts is the way to go, particularly when
How do you carry your planner?
We often get asked how we carry our planners and what else do we carry with them? We also see a lot of photos on social media of accidents that have happened whilst carrying your planner in a bag along with other things. Sharp objects, ink from pens are all enemies of planners.
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Planners on the go - Travelling with your planner
Show Notes (timings approximate)
01:35 - Organisation for different trips - Business 02:30 - Making your trip less stressful 03:10 - How long will you be away for? 05:00 - Steve's packing lists
Travellers Check List (A4) - .doc .pdf Travel Packing List (Personal) - .docx Travel Planning (Personal) .docx .pdf Weekend Packing Lists (A6) .
Why would you pay more than double the price of a Filofax?
Show Notes (timings approximate)
02:00 - Other brands 04:00 - Getting to know the people in the companies 05:30 - The differences - Gillio 06:40 - Van der Spek 07:30 - Van der Spek Touch Me 08:15 - Krause Rings 09:30 - Filofax production methods 11:20 - Consumer Law differences 12:15 - Quality 12:30 - Why would you spend more 15:00 -
Using Your Planner To Create Small and Permanent Habit Changes.
Show Notes (timings approximate)
02:00 - Life's Lessons 03:30 - Successes in life 05:00 - Small and permanent habit changes 07:30 - Drinkaware 10:45 - Time Management (your own) 11:45 - Journal 13:00 - Life in Balance 16:00 - Don't undersell yourself 17:00 - Focus on what isn't working 18:15 - Writing down and setting tasks 20:15
A Multi Plannerverse: Getting on with two or more planners.
Show Notes (timings approximate)
02:00 - Other uses for Filofax organisers 03:00 - The modular life style design 04:00 - What works for you 06:00 - Non leather organisers 07:00 - Steve's A5 set up 11:00 - A6 Diary insert 13:30 - Deskfax 17:00 - Work and Personal planners 17:20 - Monthly insert for blog post planning 20:00 - My Life
Where to start your planning journey and why....
We would both like to thank everyone for the excellent feedback on Episode 1, take a listen if you haven't already.
Karine set the title for this episode. We then both went off to do our own independent research and to come together to put forward our own thoughts on the topic of 'Where to start your planning journey and why.'
We are also
What size and why....
So what is this you might ask.... something new for me as well.
Introduction.
Karine (Tovmassian) and I have been planning this for some time and finally we got to record a proper episode after we had done a couple of test discussions we recorded and had technical problems with.
I hope you will listen to the first episode, we know it is not 100% perfect, we still have