tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434487743676234600.post2589357933378269692..comments2023-07-02T11:35:44.838-04:00Comments on How To Run Your Life*: How to Get Your Shizz Done*Pamelahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18014660992940012872noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434487743676234600.post-491537217148703652012-04-02T13:32:39.094-04:002012-04-02T13:32:39.094-04:00And: yes I use it for my personal life.
I also ha...And: yes I use it for my personal life.<br /><br />I also have a monthly calendar -- I can see the whole month at once... out of sight out of mind, so I have to see it all at once.<br /><br />That plus the post its and I'm pretty well set. But I am pretty desk bound (despite working at home)./Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014660992940012872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434487743676234600.post-55621721224997647632012-04-02T12:12:20.680-04:002012-04-02T12:12:20.680-04:00Hi Sara! It sounds like you've worked out a go...Hi Sara! It sounds like you've worked out a good system for yourself. If you're not normally in one place -- desk bound -- the portable notebook should work fine. the problems that it would create for me are 1)I would end up putting things in different notebooks and never knowing where to find what I wrote 2) i'd forget to move my notebook to my new bag, thus creating problem number 1 3) I would doodle and rip out pages of a spiral notebook. <br /><br />I think part of the magic of the system -- again, for me -- is the permanence and just plain old niceness of a hard-bound blank notebook. It just feels more permanent, official... quality. It is fun to write in them. Feels grown up.<br /><br />Try your spiral notebooks for a while and see if the binding twists (I hate that) or you rip out a lot of pages. If that's the case, upgrade to a hardcover sketch book of whatever size works for you. Spend a little bit of money on it (not too much -- the bargain table at Barnes and Noble always has a good quality hard bound sketchbook for around $7... not big enough for my purposes. I need big so I am not tempted to cart it around, but that's exactly what you need.)<br /><br />If you want to really class up the joint, investigate Moleskine notebooks (prnounced mo-lay-skeeen-ay, apparently but everyone just calls them moeskines.) There are knock offs too. They cost anywhere from $12 to $32 depending on the size, but they are nicely made, fun to take out of your bag, and they just feel right. I think the aesthetics are important... that's what keeps me in line. It creates a bit of ceremony when you write something down, makes you pay attention. Does that make sense? <br /><br />Alternatively, consider a composition book -- a harder cover to protect the pages and hold its shape, and its harder to rip out pages, but almost as inexpensive as a spiral notebook. They come in fun patterns now if you go to Target or an office supply store, and there is a a place on the cover to note the date. I used composition books when I was reporting (because of the ripping out problem I had) and they worked well. They line up nicely on a book shelf, too.<br />Let me know how the spiral thing works for you. I'd definitely try to keep it all in one notebook, and for that purpose I'd want something hardbound (for looks, durability, and sense of permanence).<br /><br />But to answer your question: I recently scrawled out a few things to do on a magazine subscription card I had handy when I was out, and when I came inside I put it in my desk notebook. So my sustem isn't perfect, but it works! I also have little post it notes that help my extremely bad short term memory -- when I have to remember to call or email someone in the next five minutes or so, I write a post it note and stick it on my computer screen.Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014660992940012872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434487743676234600.post-78195994333169201622012-04-02T04:01:37.345-04:002012-04-02T04:01:37.345-04:00Pamela... I have questions for your system. I hat...Pamela... I have questions for your system. I hate changing, so I want to make sure this process would work for me before I leap.<br /><br />What do you do when something you want to note occurs to you outside of the bedroom or away from your work desk... like in the car, or at the grocery, or while cruising around the internet, or at a dinner? <br /><br />Do you use your system for both work and personal life? Is this book like a full life daily log?<br /><br />I currently use a spiral notebook and carry it with me everywhere. (I just bought a bunch of them!!) That way I can consult it whenever I need to and I can add to it whenever I need to. So it is all in one place and its with me.<br /><br />Please share your thoughts.<br /><br />Sara<br />Glencoe, ILAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434487743676234600.post-45739615741960419032012-04-01T11:47:58.457-04:002012-04-01T11:47:58.457-04:00Blackbird! The fact that you have evolved the same...Blackbird! The fact that you have evolved the same system makes me doubly confident that this is the way, the truth etc. Your endorsement is gold. I need like a BLackbird seal on this... the way Good Housekeeping does? <br /><br />And Hi Donna! yes: try this, and glory in the beauty of never losing a single important note again. (The trick to not losing keys is to make 40 copies and stash them everywhere, in addition to one mason jar near the door. Then you can lose all your want and there will still be more.)Pamelahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18014660992940012872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434487743676234600.post-74850455536471382372012-03-31T21:37:06.332-04:002012-03-31T21:37:06.332-04:00i need to try this. thanks. i write stuff on odd b...i need to try this. thanks. i write stuff on odd bits of paper then spend forever wondering where they went/trying to find them...donnaA Perfect Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03022160717740694132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6434487743676234600.post-87875492715896406582012-03-31T17:20:16.488-04:002012-03-31T17:20:16.488-04:00It's how I live.
It's how I micromanage on...It's how I live.<br />It's how I micromanage one very important CEO's life.<br />Sometimes I switch up the notebook for kicks.<br />I'm going on four years of pages, of history - it never fails me.<br /><br />Bravo.blackbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05474831322702380602noreply@blogger.com