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agree.

Sara — Sat, 7 Mar 2009 14:58:50 -0500

i have the same problem. when things are getting stressful i slip into any store on my list of errands and browse notebooks, pens and crafting stuff. many things i have purchased were not needed. luckily my financial woes have limited things to the occasional pack of pens (dollar store finds are not uncommon).

most recently- i have a takeout box shaped package of paperclips... PAPERCLIPS...in a takeout box.

my planner changes have been more subtle lately but i have the boxes and boxes of things that are constantly urging "try me again - this time ill work perfectly".

Too bad we cant dump them all in a machine, press a button and out pops the perfect system with all the great aspects of each rolled into one.

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sporter — Fri, 6 Mar 2009 21:53:33 -0500

I am heading in this direction. I have the electronic notes, memos, to dos , contacts, etc. on my Palm smartphone but I miss the quickness of writing things down on paper. I teach grad school and after class I end up with at least 6 things to track before the next class for my students. I just ordered a shirtpocket briefcase (WHY does it take so long to get stuff from Levenger!) for just this purpose. Then in the sanity of my office, I can sit down and put all the reminders in the proper place to deal with them. I really never thought I would need anything past my cellphone but.....I do.

BTW...the video on YouTube about the Shirtpocket Briefcase is way too inviting. The young man is so articulate!

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nay nay — Thu, 5 Mar 2009 18:03:04 -0500

Everything you said above pretty much summarizes my "planning" life and obsession. Let me put it this way, I just went to the grocery store to grab lunch and I left with a notebook. Ummmm, that was not the point of the trip nor do I need another notebook!

I am in the same situation as you with the blackberry and paper. Trying to "connect" the two is a difficult process. Do I write this note on paper or should I put it in my phone? I think I have found that I ALWAYS have my phone with me or sitting next to me, so that is the most convenience. And since it syncs to my computer at work, I feel like I am not missing anything (like before when I would write a note and then leave it at home or something). So, I have decided to carry a notebook around for quick jots, reminders, or notes (like in a meeting) and then I come back to my computer and enter them wherever they are supposed to be. So, my notebook is small (4X6) and I can throw it in my purse if I am leaving the office for a business mtg or something, but otherwise, it does not leave the office because I have what I need on my phone. Think of it as a capture device and nothing more...

Not sure if that helps, but just wanted you to know you are not the only one out there with this obsession or the need to change up your planners! (I have a box of old planners, actually there are probably two boxes now!) Best of Luck! :)

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EricShotwell — Thu, 5 Mar 2009 12:49:44 -0500

Totally commiserate with the other comments in this thread. I use a BlackBerry mostly but I feel like I can't cut the cord to my paper planner(s). I just went to a Franklin Covey store and bought a refill for the current year because I felt like I could get more done when I used a hybrid paper/PDA system... but I am not sure, because now that I use the PDA so much more and have ignored the paper planner for so long, I find myself forgetting to write down things in it like I used to, and not wanting to carry it with me, since I have gotten so used to carrying just the BlackBerry.

That said, I have a tote bag I have been carrying this week along with my laptop bag (I'm in sales, and travel locally quite a lot) so that I could "experiment" with my systems -- a Levenger compact system in leather, a Levenger letter-size system, a FC classic planner, and a FC compact planner. I even went to the FC store and changed my ring size on the classic to a 3/4 inch size from its former 1.25 size... thinking maybe carrying less weight would encourage me to use it more. I like the size of the classic pages, and the compact feels too small to write tasks in, but the classic is so... well, massive. So I have tried the Levenger compact system because it's small and svelte, but I hate their (a) weekly format, and (b) insistence on not separating out the months with blank pages or separator pages... the months run together and overlap, so you can't easily carry "just" one month or two at a time... you end up carrying part of the last week of the prior month too, and there's no "index" page. Also, I looked at the FC wire-bound system, which is a pretty slim system but doesn't allow for much flexibility, and I saw that the FC store sold rollabind stuff but it's kind of crappy quality. I was also one of the first people to prototype the "Circa PDA/hPDA system"... so I have tried almost everything. And yes, I've tried the dynamic templates here... that's how I got to this thread.

So I have begun to think that maybe my obsession with these planners is my own quirk, and maybe an anxiety thing. I actually feel an urge to change planners or "experiment" the most when I am feeling like things are chaotic. Oddly, I also feel a need to change up my entire system when a manager comes in to work with me... which is usually a time of some stress, so I think it is a stress-response. But even so, I can't go past an office supply store without needing to suppress the urge to go in and look to see what is new in planners. It's an addiction of varying degrees.

Does anyone else reading this have the anxiety thing? Like a need to suddenly organize and change your way of getting stuff done when the pressure is on? And why can't I just stick with my BlackBerry solution and be happy, or the Circa compact system, which should work just fine for what I use it for?

For some of us

LisaPT — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 03:37:02 -0500

Six or more planners is perfectly normal. And all the normal people in the world gather here.

You sound just like me!

Isela — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 02:49:14 -0500

I have several planners I use and switch all the time a monarch to a classic to a compact to back again. And why? Just I love them, my husband thinks I am crazy he says I am addicted that nobody needs 6 different planners! No one in my family likes to go the stores with me because I always end up looking at the planner section and the pens. I can't help it I love to look at all of the planners. I thought I was just weird, but good to no there are other people with the same "addiction".

Exactly!

Friend of Pens — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 18:06:24 -0400

Although I don't need to know what your boyfriend does with a hose... :-o

ANYHOW, now they can join the 400 lined white cards and 100 blank cards I have stashed in a box... hmmmm... box is full... no more room for cards...

I'm gonna need a bigger box.

me too

Sara — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 15:18:18 -0400

always stock up for rainy days when you NEED index cards in a variety of colors and you don't feel like running to the store ;P

Honestly i have WAY too many index cards... picked up 4x6 on sale... 3 packs. and then my BF found an old pack from his school days - Guess who he gave THOSE to ? hehe.

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What's wrong with that?

caligatia — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:52:33 -0400

I'd do it. :)

You're not alone

Friend of Pens — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 06:13:30 -0400

While dropping off some film at the drug store today, I "happened" to wander into the paper and planner aisle. All the school supplies are out in force (In July? Really?) so shelf space had to be found and *glee* colored index cards were marked down 75%.

Was it wrong to snatch up ALL the remaining packages of cards? I mean, seven packages of 70 cards is... umm... (counts on fingers) a lot more cards than any normal person needs, right? I mean, who in their RIGHT MIND would just up and buy nearly 500 colorful, happy little index cards?

Oh no. You're not alone.

You are definitely not alone.

bruisedpeach22 — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 06:40:25 -0400

I'm trying to reduce volume down to the little super thin moleskins and I still look!

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Dien — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 20:05:26 -0400

Thanks for joining my group!

lol your not weird!! i do

xxstrawberri_shortcake — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 01:21:54 -0400

lol your not weird!! i do the same thing! my planner is the franklin covey day one that you mentioned and im always on the website looking for stuff to add to it! i agree that its comforting!

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rfe — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 17:58:49 -0400

I just joined!

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shris — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:43:42 -0400

Hi.

I was at the warehouse club getting groceries the other day and spotted the new foldover 3-ring binders. I had to stop and look. There were also some planner iterations on the same rack, so I had to look at those too.

In the end I didn't buy anything, but I have to stop and look.

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Forum Topic: Browsing planners: is it just me?

caligatia — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 23:38:07 -0400

So I love my Circa planner. Love it to death. When I get the urge to rearrange it, I can do so very easily thanks to my collection of Circa covers, discs, and DIYP pages. In other words, I need absolutely nothing planner-related.

So why is it, when I have what really is the perfect setup for me, I browse the planner section of every store I go to that has them? Even the pharmacy carries some of those Franklin OneNote planners, and I flip through them every time I go there even though I've seen them a million times. I just like holding and touching planners. They're inspirational. They're oddly comforting. And they're just plain cool.

So am I the only one who does this? Or am I a complete freak?

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agree.

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I hear ya!

Stumbled onto this thread...

For some of us

You sound just like me!

Exactly!

me too

What's wrong with that?

You're not alone

You are definitely not alone.

"I have a thing for day planners" Facebook group

lol your not weird!! i do

I just joined!

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