"Low Tech" Solution Still Works For Me
The other day I was having coffee with a colleague, and before we left we decided to schedule another time to meet. She pulled out her electronic calendar, and I pulled out my wire bound paper calendar. I couldn’t help but notice her surprise that I was still using a paper calendar. I was caught! I must confess when it comes to the calendar I take with me, I am still very much “low tech”. Let’s be honest, there are still many things we use that are “low tech”, but work way too well to give up.
My paper calendar is one of those low tech items. It allows me to see the big picture laid out in front of me. Kind of like when I open my closet and can see all of my choices in front of me. (It would be nice to open up both my calendar and my closet and have more time and clothes choices laid out in front of me, but that would present a whole different organizational issue.
Anyway, the calendar I use has a two page spread of the month and then a two page spread of each week allowing me room to write more details. However, I do have to say that I couldn’t live without my Outlook calendar on my desktop with the alarm system that reminds me of appointments. Even though, I do have to enter anything I write in my calendar into my computer, but it’s an extra step I’m willing to take.
The thing about organization is it is all about choice. As Barbara Hemphill wrote in her book, Taming the Paper Tiger at Work, “It really doesn’t matter what you do as long as it works for you and you do it consistently – or until you discover a better way”. You do want to keep an open mind when it comes to new and improved ways of doing things. Who knows, I may move on to an electronic calendar and then wonder why I hadn’t done it sooner, but until then I’m searching for my new 2010 calendar.
My paper calendar is one of those low tech items. It allows me to see the big picture laid out in front of me. Kind of like when I open my closet and can see all of my choices in front of me. (It would be nice to open up both my calendar and my closet and have more time and clothes choices laid out in front of me, but that would present a whole different organizational issue.
Anyway, the calendar I use has a two page spread of the month and then a two page spread of each week allowing me room to write more details. However, I do have to say that I couldn’t live without my Outlook calendar on my desktop with the alarm system that reminds me of appointments. Even though, I do have to enter anything I write in my calendar into my computer, but it’s an extra step I’m willing to take.
The thing about organization is it is all about choice. As Barbara Hemphill wrote in her book, Taming the Paper Tiger at Work, “It really doesn’t matter what you do as long as it works for you and you do it consistently – or until you discover a better way”. You do want to keep an open mind when it comes to new and improved ways of doing things. Who knows, I may move on to an electronic calendar and then wonder why I hadn’t done it sooner, but until then I’m searching for my new 2010 calendar.
Tags: calendar, management, time
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Comment by Brenda Spandrio on November 13, 2009 at 4:49pm
- I like this!! Many people still don't use computers, e-mail and even cell phones!
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