The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse

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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 00:10 -

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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - The topic that will not go away 02:30 - Why?

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

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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 01:20 - Background 02:30 - Activities during the two days. 04:00 - My talk 05

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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - In praise of slow living 03:20 - Working faster by

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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 01:45 - Managing of To Do lists 02:00 - Dailies or Weeklies 04:00 - Where

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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introduction 01:00 - What platforms 02:30 - Equipment 06:00 - Lighting 07:00 -

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. If

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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 01:

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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show

The Magic of Contextualising Your Life Using contexts in projects and in planning. With plenty of examples from doing household tasks to building aircraft! If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com 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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com 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

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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 01:00 - 'Remind me

Creating the ultimate planner Creating the ultimate planner for work, personal and academic life, a reader suggestion from Kim Kiyabu If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com 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

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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show

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. If you have ideas for future

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 If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions 01:00 - Where to start 02:00 - When to archive 03:00 - How to archive 05

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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (

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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes&nbsp

Good and Bad Planner Habits This week Kim Kiyabu asked Karine and Steve to discuss a list of good and bad planning habits. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com 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

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

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. If you have ideas for future episodes please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show