Monday, February 9

the Next Best Thing

I'm taking a poll. How the heck do you keep yourself organized?

Here are the systems I have tried:
- simple assignment book
- Evernote
- Fliq
- a steno notebook
- iPhone notes
- David Allen folder craziness
- Google Notebook

I do ok with the calendar -- almost always get the important stuff in there. I waver about how much to schedule the rest of my time, chafing at the idea of every single minute of my day being pre-planned. Thankfully now my Google calendar, iCal, and iPhone calendars are synced, and that seems to be working.

Clearly, I have not found the Next Best Thing! It's just around the corner, I can feel it. (cough, cough) Hm. Ideas? Sympathy?

2 comments:

  1. Anonymous6:48 PM

    As a general rule I just assume that if I can't remember, then it isn't too important anyway.

    But since I also like a good backup plan...Outlook synced with my blackjack (PDA phone) has worked pretty well for my needs.

    -j

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  2. I have a daily planner in my purse and I use both Microsoft Works Calendar and Google Calendar. And I STILL don't follow my schedule or remember things! (sigh) The most important things I do remember, like Feast, LSA meetings and my recovery obligations. But everything else seems to be relegated to some back end of my mind, in spite of my frequent reminders.

    I have trouble scheduling every minute and every activity of my day, too. I've lived my life according to my whims, mainly my rather self-centered, idle fancied/vain imaginings. But I keep on trying. That's all I can do, one day at a time.

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