I did these ’scribbles’ posts for a couple of days, then nothing. I didn’t stop typing them up - I just didn’t write any in the first place. Now that I am scribbling again, I’m doing it in a different place. I’m experimenting with using my Mini Filofax again. It’s a bit of a trade-off, as these things so often are. The area of paper to write on is quite a bit smaller than in a Moleskine, so I’m using a lot more pages. On the other hand, though, the paper is better, and I can have separate sections for other things. I’m not keeping a real GTD system at the moment, but it’s still useful to have some lists, like a wish list and a shopping list.
It’s quite possible I’ll be back to the Moleskine within a day or two, or that I’ll try to stretch my jeans pocket to cram in my Pocket Filofax. I have a worrying amount of fun trying them, though, and that’s the important thing.
I carry a notebook in my pocket all the time - a Pocket Squared Moleskine at the moment. The way I use it is pretty much along the lines of PigPogPDA, but mixed in with more general journaling.
Yesterday, I had an idea - mark some of the notes as I go, and copy the marked notes to a blog post later that day or the next day.
So, I’m actually writing this entry on paper, with a pen (Pelikan M600). If you’re reading it, I actually got around to typing it up and posting it on PigPog. I’ll make the title something very simple, including the date, which should help make the typing-up process something that can be done without much thought.
Latest Update: Linked up a couple more systems under Mixing with Other Ideas. If you like the PigPogPDA idea, it’s well worth visiting some of these sites to see what other people have built with some similar ideas.
See Also
- nowMap - my latest simple system - a quick overview of what you’re doing now, on a single sheet.
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Introduction
What Is It?
- A
Moleskine hack. - An extreme Moleskine hack.
- A simplified
GTD system (What system? See our GTD Introduction), with relatively little actual organising. May be useful if you fancy Doing GTD Without Doing GTD. - A complete personal management system for those who’s needs aren’t too complicated.
- A rather over-the-top system for dealing with just the capturing and processing end of GTD.
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