Electronic planners/to-do list/project trackers -- seeking group wisdom

[SteveinMN]

One other thought I'll throw in -- which I should have put in my post -- is the Getting Things Done concept of "One Trusted System". Others might recognize the concept as "system of record" -- the one place where you can count on all the information being before it is farmed out to satellite systems or devices.

[Mary B.]

Good point, Steve. And likely another good reason to start with a more consolidated approach to paper and go from there!

[catherine]

In my downtime this week, I'm further exploring and deciding on productivity systems.. and this one, a paper one, seems very reassuring after being inundated with research on digital alternatives. Mary B., since you are thinking about a paper approach, try the Bullet Journal:

http://bulletjournal.com/get-started/

[Mary B.]

Catherine, this looks terrific! Thanks.

[Mary B.]

Just an update now that we're nearly halfway through January. I tried the bullet journal Catherine found, and so far I absolutely love it. The secret for me seems to be in indexing the note book so I can be confident I'll find things later on. Still using other places to take notes on projects, but that will likely change as I get more used to this system.

Thanks again!

[Teacher Terry]

For the online course I teach I print out the Syllabus and tape it to the wall in my office. I look at it daily so I can remind students of when things are due. I have a paper calendar in my office and one in the kitchen. I tried using my phone but just never kept it updated.