The New York Times recently ran an article called 5 Cheap(ish) Things to Help Get Rid of Distractions. Their list was mainly of things that help you stay off your phone, and thus avoid falling down the rabbit hole of online distractions. Some items on the list were expected, like noise-cancelling headphones. Some were a […]
Time Management
Life Noted Month Review Theme March 2019: Health
Welcome to this month’s post in our series designed to help you do your Month Reviews in your Life Noted planner! The Life Noted month review posts are on the Friday of the last week of that month in your Life Noted planner, right before the monthly review pages. These are not always the last […]
Time management Monday: How Jason uses his Space 24 planner with his bullet journal and Google calendar
Jason was one of the lucky winners of our 30 Day Apps to Paper Planner Challenge. He chose a Space 24 week + notes planner to try for his 30 days. Here is how he is using his Space 24 planner along with his bullet journal and Google calendar: I found that using the planner […]
Time management Monday: Nervous about setting goals? Here’s how to overcome goal-setting hesitation
There’s a lot of focus these days on goal-setting. Instagram is full of people who are crushing their goals and celebrating their achievements. Great for them, but it can be intimidating when setting your own goals. What do you write on that piece of paper under My Goals For This Year/ Month/ Week when you […]
Time management Monday: Dealing with uncertainty
I’ve faced a lot of uncertainty over the years, and it’s always unsettling. Some people love not knowing what’s coming next. Not me. I get uncomfortable if I can’t plan for at least the relatively near future. Uncertainty happens to all of us at various points in our lives. Maybe you are graduating this year […]
30 Day Challenge update: How Tiffany is using her Trinote weekly planner
Tiffany was one of the winners of our 30 Day Challenge: Apps to Paper Planner Giveaway! She sent me some excellent photos of how she is using the Trinote weekly planner she won. She had this to say: I just wanted to give you a quick update on how I’ve been using the planner! I […]
Time management Monday: How to use your paper planner along with digital reminders
One of the best, and worst, features of digital planning apps is reminder alarms. It can be convenient to be reminded of a meeting before it starts, so you can work up until it’s time to go without having to check the clock constantly. But all too often we set an alarm reminder for […]
Time management Monday: How your planner can help you save money
Your planner is a powerful tool to help you save money. It’s more than mere planning ahead: it’s strategizing for efficiency and making thoughtful choices in how you spend your time and money. Here are some ways I save money with my planner: Save money with meals: One of the most obvious ways to […]
Time management Monday: Holidays in your planner
Quo Vadis planners save you time and effort by having holidays pre-printed in the day spaces. You don’t need to look up holidays and write them in yourself, they’re already there! This lets you set up your new planner quickly and simply. Quo Vadis planners (excluding Exacompta planners like the Journal 21, Space 24, and […]
Time management Monday: How to manage to-do lists for work and personal
Recently I met up with a friend who has just started a big new job. She will be working on multiple projects at once and asked for some advice on how to handle it all. Her first question was how to manage meeting notes for multiple projects, which I answered in this post. Her next […]
