The Hitchhikers Guide to the Plannerverse

If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate)00:30 - Introductions.02:00 - Future plans.03:00 - What happened to us. 06:00 - What we are planning in these days. 14:00 - Notebooks.16:00 - Experience the joy of handcrafted planning (video, link below).19:00 - Styles of planning.24:00 - Medication reminders. 

Comfort Zones  Here are five ways to get out of your comfort zone:Do one thing you've always wanted to.Take on a fitness challenge.Change up your routine.Expand your professional skillset.Choose a fear, and face it.Travel somewhere new.Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.  If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot

Priorities  Deciding what you need to do and what order to do them in can often be as difficult as doing the tasks, whatever they might be! Karine and I discuss different ideas about how we approach this part of our daily/weekly planning. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.  If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy

Wearables We have worn wrist watches for many years, in the last 10 years these have been replaced by activity watches and more recently smart watches connected to our smart phones. What do these offer to person that plans in a paper planner? Do they deserve a place in our lives? Or are they something we should avoid and just use a normal conventional wrist watch. Thank you to all our Patreon 

Changing Seasons Wherever you are in the world, the seasons are changing either in to Spring from Winter or in to Autumn from Summer. In this episode we discuss how to plan for this change and how to get through the seasonal change. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.  If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot

Self-Care, Meditation and Morning RoutinesOur morning and daily routines are very important to maintaining a health state of living and preserving our mental balance. Using your planner will certainly help you daily and in the long term. Join us for this discussion about our daily routines. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.  If you have ideas for

Guest Interview - Lisa Lewis - Procrastination Part 2I'm sure we all put off doing things from time to time, find excuses for not doing things. We invited Lisa Lewis to discuss procrastination and how to get past it. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.  If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (

Guest Interview - Lisa Lewis - ProcrastinationI'm sure we all put off doing things from time to time, find excuses for not doing things. We invited Lisa Lewis to discuss procrastination and how to get past it. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.  If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings

Planner Fail?Tracking Habits can help you being a victim of 'Planner Fail' We discuss different strategies for tracking habits and other parameters in your daily lifeThank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.  If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate)00:00 - Introductions.01:30 -

VintageWe often see and hear about Vintage Organisers. The term 'Vintage' is often mis-understood, over used etc. In this episode I try to take apart the term and see if it really matters or not.  Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.  If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate)

The Dueling Debate of Paper vs. Digital'Why are you still using a Paper Planner?' is a reoccurring question I'm sure a lot of people have been asked at one time or another.  No excuses are needed, but Karine found a great article that helps break down the reasons. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. We are donating our income from Patreon this month to

Choosing a planner. We were asked for our thoughts and opinions on how to choose a planner that would last. What to look for in the quality and durability of the materials. How to take care of your planner and rings. Which ones are our favourites. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at

How to Get Motivated When There is No MotivationThe start of the year seems to bring on a lull in a lot of peoples lives. Christmas and the New Year have passed, it's still winter (in the Northern hemisphere) the days are short and the nights long and dark. How do you pick yourself up and use your planner to get out of this funk!Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this

Tips To Feel Healthier At Home (and how to plan for them)We have all been spending much more time working and being at home in the last 18 months or so. Today we discuss how to improve your life/work/living at home by developing simple routines to improve your daily life. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please

Analogue Tools In Our Digital WorldSteve and Karine are both content creators of one sort or another. We have both evolved our own workflows for doing various daily tasks. In this episode we share our thoughts on our favourite tools, devices, set ups and workflow hacks that allow us to continue creating content, maintain good work habits and enjoy the process.Thank you to all our Patreon 

Real Life vs Planner Life?Are you as organised in real life as you make out in your planner? Could you have that perfect looking planner shared on IG, but in real life you are a mess?We discuss small changes you can make to your life to make your life easier and as organised as your planner makes it appear to be!  The more systems you have in place, the more your life will work for you while you

Guest Interview - Jena Peebles - The Pixel Artist and Her PlannerIn this episode Karine interviews Jena Peebles and they talk about Jena's art projects and how she plans.  Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate)00:00 - Introductions.01:30

HabitsKeeping habits that help us through each day and help us achieve our goals can at times be quite difficult. In this episode we discuss some hints and tips to make it easier to stay on the straight and narrow and how your planner can help you keep to your goals and objectives.  Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. If you have ideas for future

How To Turn Any Planner Into A Franklin Covey System PlannerHow to use your existing planner for the methods described in the Franklin Covey system with a prioritised daily task list (PDTL) Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate)00:00 -

Developing Values For Advanced PlanningHow to develop your values and how to create your own mission statement to help you focus your daily planning. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate)00:00 - Introductions.00:30 - Goal achieved!03:00

Habit Tracking We were looking into habit trackers a few weeks ago and I commented to Karine that if you put 'Habit Tracker' into the search box in the app store you get flooded with results. All for different purposes. We quickly agreed that using your paper planner would be so much easier and simpler than using a bunch of different apps for tracking different things.  Thank you to all our 

Update and Tasks Unfortunately, we haven't been able to do a normal joint recording for several weeks whilst Karine recovers after a short stay in hospital. Steve gives an update on how he uses both digital reminders and remainders in his paper planner to make sure nothing slips through the gaps. We hope to bring you a full length episode soon. Thank you for your patience and support.  Thank you

Turning any planner in to a productivity planner. We discuss how to make your planner more of a productivity planner than a time management planner. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate)00:00 - Introductions.02:00 - Productivity

The Pocket Planner the most underrated size A pocket planner can be quite a power house in such a small size. We discuss all the different functions you can use them for. Do you use a pocket?  Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate)00:00

Your life All in One Place? We dedicate this episode to our dear friend Ray Blake and his blog 'My Life All In One Place'. Should you bring all of your planning, tasks, project management, reminders, notes etc etc in to one planner, or use different ones or even mix things up with digital planning as well as paper planning. Sit tight and we will help you through this rollercoaster of an episode.

Project Planning From Start To Finish.Project planning seems like a simple concept. Many people can't get their heads wrapped around what that actually looks like on paper. The toggl article linked is a great resource and we are paying an homage to their simple breakdown by calling our episode the same title as their article. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this

How To Plan For 2021 Despite 2020.After a totally unexpected year, how can you plan this coming year to try and cope with whatever might come along in 2021. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate)00:00 - Introductions.04:00 - Do planner

To round off the year we thought we would answer some of our listener questions with each of us taking a turn in the 'hot' seat! We hope you enjoy this slightly longer than normal episode. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping to bring you this episode.If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot comShow Notes (timings approximate)00:00 -

Practical ways to get yourself out of a funk while using your planner.In these difficult times we are not all at our most productive or as motivated as we might be. There is a way out of this 'funk' We discuss ways of escaping the 'funk' and turning things in to a positive mood and way.  Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode. If you have ideas for future

Time Management For Those That Are Being Managed By TimeJim Rohn, one of the greatest speakers on being successful has quite a few points he brings up during a talk that can be repurposed to our audience. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings

Planning for a medical emergency None of us like being unwell or having to go to hospital or have an unexpected stay in a hospital. Unfortunately, this happened to Steve earlier this year. Fully recovered now, but during his recovery he made some notes on how to be better prepared should there ever be another time.  Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode. If

 Trust the Process Breakdown of note taking and writing process when it comes to planning and idea implementation or learning. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode.If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot comShow Notes (timings approximate)00:00 - Introductions.01:00 - Note taking process.03:00 - Writing things

The Return  We are back after a longer than normal break in transmission caused by life, the universe and everything else that stopped us from getting together to do a recording! Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 -

The Mighty Little Checklist: The Unsung Hero of Success  Check lists or To-Do lists feature heavily in our lives, we often take them for granted, but they are one of the most powerful tools you can use to be productive and organised. They can vary in size and in complexity as we will show. Essentially they are similar, but in this episode we will try to expand on their uses and how to make

What do we use every day?  We all have items that we have carefully chosen and we use on a regular basis either in our daily lives or on travel. In this episode Steve and Karine share the details of some of the items they use on a regular basis. The links in the show notes in some cases take you to specific items mentioned by Karine and Steve or a variety of similar items without being too

Some Day May Be  We all get those days or weeks when plans change and we suddenly find out day has this void in it and we wonder what we can fill it with. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 01:30 - Reader

Transform Your Productivity  Picking up tips on how to improve your own productivity in your own life and work life. There are so many out there in different articles, some of them giving conflicting advice. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to podcast at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (

How To Get Out Of Stuck.  Changes in our lives or our circumstances can often throw ourselves out of balance. At times like these it is increasingly important to use your planner to the full. We discuss how your planner can help you get out of these sticky situations. Thank you to all our Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode. Thank you to Maria Clelia Talò for the topic

Minimalist Planning.  Do you often think you are using too much money/resources in your day to day, week to week planning. How can you be just as effective without breaking the bank. Thank you to our new Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 -

How to take your planning to the next level.  How to achieve deeper planning, to de-construct what we have planned to ensure we have different levels of detail to ensure that we have aligned with our goals. Thank you to our new Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings

Mission and Vision Statements.  This topic was suggested by Nancy Sterckx one of our listeners. What are the difference between them and how do you go about creating them for your personal life or work life. Thank you to our new Patreon supporters in helping bringing you this episode. If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (

How to plan your year in advance.  We sometimes see people panicking about what planner to use, what size to use next year. Planners and inserts seem to come out earlier and earlier every year. People worry about not leaving it too late to get their inserts or planners for next year. In this episode we challenge you to think about what you actually need for the forthcoming year, using

Workflows.  These are things we do every day, sometimes without thinking about it, but can we do more? Please support the podcast via Patreon If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 01:30 - Dealing with day to day things. 02:45 - Something we do every day. 03:00 - Workflow the

How to plan in a week that is already a busy one.  How to cope with weeks that are so busy you don't know how you will get through the week. We discuss several ideas on how to cope when everything gets thrown at you. Please support the podcast via Patreon If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 -

Avoiding mistakes in planning   Pitfalls and frustrations in planning and how to avoid them. We have all been there I'm sure. With a guest appearance of Onslow, Karine's British bulldog. Please support the podcast via Patreon 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 - Picking

Refocus   Having created your task lists, what do you do next? Please support the podcast via Patreon 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 - Multiple tasks, multiple deadlines. 02:45 - Instagram. 03:30 - The Priority for today? 05:00 - Blog Post Accomplish More with a 3-Item To Do

When Your Plans or Goals Don't Work Out   We all start our year with the best of intentions and six months later you realise you have missed so many deadlines. How can you counter this reoccurring issue! Please support the podcast via Patreon If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions.

Decluttering Your Life   It is the time of year when we traditionally have a clean and a declutter. But how can you use your planner to complete what seems like an endless task! In this episode we discuss different strategies to help you through this sort of task. Support the podcast via Patreon If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com

Do you have too many planners?  Do you have too many planners? Should you be concerned about owning too many? Would you be more productive with less? Meeting Steve. Support the podcast via Patreon If you have ideas for future episodes, please send them to steve at philofaxy dot com Show Notes (timings approximate) 00:00 - Introductions. 03:00 - Collecting. 05:30 - The perfect planner

Planner Sizes?  There are now so many sizes of planners with new sizes or variations on existing sizes seemingly being created every year. In this episode we go back through the sizes to try and make sense of them all and to give you some guidance as to how they differ and which might be the best size for you. Support the podcast via Patreon If you have ideas for future episodes, please

Productivity 201  There are lots of articles and ideas about how to be more 'productive', but they don't all work for everyone. Finding the right method that works for you can be almost a life's work. In this episode Karine and Steve discuss various methods and ideas included in a Lifehacker article by Alan Henry Support the podcast via Patreon If you have ideas for future episodes, please