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Any advances on a good old page per day diary?

I am blown away by how much shit I got to do and how many people I have to keep happy... not only on a daily basis but to plan for through the whole year...

I am swamped. I keep going back to a diary but its always hot and cold, I remember and forget to use it. I once was able to keep a picture of my week in my head and make it happen but these days its just insane. I have to be looking at the whole year as well as each day in order to not always be on the defense/putting out fires all the time.

Got yourself sorted?

I used to keep a daily to do list, but honestly it seemed to cause more issues artistically that it solved. To often I'd stick to the list and not my muse, and after a few months I felt it was just slowing me down.

Get yourself a desk calendar.

i've been digging the google calendar as of late..
i set my schedule and i can have it e-mail me reminders..

each phone has a calendar. for the important things, i use that (synced over myphone and outlook and such to everywhere where it could be of importance).

but most of my stuff is fairly chaotic, and should stay that way.

gmail docs and calender really help out in this matter...also the cell...
I don't carry a calender anymore..

check out this guy's method, really helpful!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done
http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Do ... 0142000280

MacGuffin wrote:check out this guy's method, really helpful!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Things_Done
http://www.amazon.com/Getting-Things-Do ... 0142000280

Thank you... this has given me a lot of food for thought.

Cheers. G.

gjm wrote:Any advances on a good old page per day diary?

This app called Things looks interesting for mac. Anybody use it?

+1 for google docs and calendar. I use them everyday and they keep very organized!

Bring a number-cruncher by profession, I "manage my life" using Excel ~ I love being able to customize a model to suit my exact needs, and have it all - time management, financial, goal-setting, creative workflow, scheduling, etc. in a format that suits ME. As I head into my mid-fifties (and having survived the '60s, '70s, '80s, etc!) I just can't retain all that I need to in my mind, so I find myelf annotating more and relying on organizational techniques such as my Excel models to "keep all those plates in the air.!"

i want a personal assistant..
i've been trying to figure out a way to get some interns

I think there are personality types involved here
Me, I am disorganized and dislike it
BUT I have much more raw creativity than all but the rarest person who is balanced and blessed with BOTH

Even without organizational skills ( which we creative types should perhaps gently foster - no shoulds ) I am a natural. But I admit, being orderly would help.

A block buster book deals with this The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People

But deep down inside, aren't you a little "suspicious" of those organized types?

Massive +1 for Google Calendar.

Also, for about 18months now, ive had a page in a notepad i keep around with me which i write jobs needing done in pencil. I do a job then rub it out. Its now an obsession of mine to have a nice blank page, so im motivated to do the jobs. I also break bigger jobs down into their smaller parts as it makes them more tackle-able.

bosonHavoc wrote:i've been digging the google calendar as of late..
i set my schedule and i can have it e-mail me reminders..

me too, it works wonders for me, specially since you can ad tasks as well