Mobile analogue or hybrid organisational and time-management system

Posted by Dr Andus
Dec 29, 2018 at 12:39 PM

Amontillado wrote:
>This is inelegant, but part of my
>usual attire -
>https://www.rainwriter.com/Rite-in-the-Rain-C991T-Index-Card-Wallet-p/ritr-c991t.htm
>. Otherwise, a Levenger pocket briefcase is in my shirt pocket -
>https://www.levenger.com/men-s-22937/pocket-briefcases-22944/luxe-midnight-shirt-pocket-briefcase-16302.aspx

Your index card paraphernalia look positively classy compared to the stuff I went for at the cheap end:

A6 Small 6 Part Expanding File Folder Stud Wallet Case Tab Organiser

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00HLM6WGQ/

OSCO Acrylic Index Box

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B002P85E92/

Unfortunately the paper index card system didn’t work out for me, and as for my note-taking system, I’m back to looking at setting up a Dokuwiki instead.

Occasionally I have moments of doubt when I think “Should I just go back to an entirely paper-based system for everything?”, as I used to be a lot more productive back when I was reading hard copy books and writing with a real pen into real notebooks.

But then reality steps in, as most of my reading and note-taking is done electronically now, and the search function and cross-platform availability are so very handy, and I don’t want to carry both my laptop (and other electronic gadgets) and my paper-based system around, and the cloud and automatic backups take the pressure off from having to worry about losing stuff.

But the doubt still persists…