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Using Both Computer and Lo-Fi

Hi all,

I'm looking for ideas about using both print and digital tools in planning/organizing. Lately I've been managing my daily to-do list on paper but keeping all my long-term to-do's, tagged by project, on Remember the Milk.

I have to use an electronic calendar because we share it at work, but I miss my paper calendar. Are there realistic and efficient ways to use both?

Any ideas, or pointers to places where people have written about this, would be greatly appreciated!

-Jim

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Jim, I've struggled with this problem...

Jim,
I've struggled with this problem too. As much as I love paper, computers are nearly unavoidable, especially at work. If you must use a shared calendar at work, could you print it out to take with you, make changes, etc and later sync it with your digital calendar? Or, if your job stays at the office, keep a separate paper calendar for personal matters?

I've found that I do my best planning and day-to-day stuff on paper. I keep a lot of reference material organized digitally. I like the way you've put the long term stuff you don't need to constantly see on Remember the Milk, so long as it's part of your weekly review. For me paper is for planning and to-dos, digital is largely for reference. I don't really care that I have reference material right at my fingertips, so long as I can make a note to myself where to find info when I need it. YMMV.

I'd recommend reading Emory's GTD Whitepaper for some ideas.

 
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