After putting together the Ring-Bound Planners series, I decided that I needed to take my own dive into planners too. First, I ordered a green Franklin Covey Giada binder in the compact size. The compact size in Franklin Covey-speak is similar in size and ring configuration to the very popular Filofax personal sized binders. …
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A Beginner’s Dive into Ring-Bound Planners: Part 6 – Additional Resources
This is Part Six of 6-part series about getting started using ring-bound planners. If you would like to read the series from the beginning, check out Part One: Why?, Part Two: Paper Sizes, Part Three: Binders, Part Four: Inserts and Part Five: Accessories. Just like the pen, ink and pencil community, there is an extensive…
A Beginner’s Dive into Ring-Bound Planners: Part 5 – Accessories
This is Part Five of 6-part series about getting started using ring-bound planners. If you would like to read the series from the beginning, check out Part One: Why?, Part Two: Paper Sizes, and Part Three: Binders and Part Four: Inserts. More than a Calendar: Once I started researching planners, I discovered that there was…
A Beginner’s Dive into Ring-Bound Planners: Part 4 – Inserts
This is Part Four of 6-part series about getting started using ring-bound planners. If you would like to read the series from the beginning, check out Part One: Why?, Part Two: Paper Sizes, and Part Three: Binders. Planner Inserts: Most of the major planner manufacturers also make planner inserts. Companies like Franklin Covey and…
A Beginner’s Dive into Ring-Bound Planners: Part 3 – Binders
This is Part Three of 6-part series about getting started using ring-bound planners. Please check out the previous articles, Part One: Why and Part Two: Sizes. So, by now you’ve decided if a planner is something that might interest you. You’ve even thought through what size binder and paper might work best for you.…
A Beginner’s Dive into Ring-Bound Planners: Part 2 – Planner Sizes
This is Part Two of 6-part series about getting started using ring-bound planners. Part One can be found here. Planner Sizes: (updated!) The most popular planner size is the Personal (paper is 95mm x 170mm, or 3.75″ x 6.75″ — PLOTTER has decided to call this size “Bible” which is extra confusing) or the Compact…
A Beginner’s Dive into Ring-Bound Planners: Part 1 – Why?
In the past couple weeks, I fell down the rabbit hole that is the ring-binder planner. You might know them as a Filofax, Franklin Covey or a Dayrunner. There are other brands on the market as well like Kikki K, Van der Spek, and Gillio, to name a few.Initially, I thought I’d pull together one…