How Father Christmas Does It

Via Nicolas Bate

  • He starts with a VERY BIG PLAN for the year.
  • But-having studied Covey-he begins with the end in mind (H2).
  • He builds a team about as diverse as you can get.
  • He never loses sight of his clear and present mission despite the sacks of mail arriving on the hour, every hour.
  • He knows age is just a number.
  • He invests in the best, the very best, thermal underwear. And always wears a hat.
  • He never lets it bother him that many people don’t believe in him.
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Progress on Personal Planning Tools

I’m casting my lot with Things at the moment.

I’ve been lost for a long time after I moved away from Palm Pilots. I never really got traction in Outlook or PlanPlus on the software side. I have flirted with Things, OmniFocus, Microsoft ToDo, Wonderlist, Informant, ToodleDo, Evernote, Tasks and Notes.

On the paper side I’ve tried Franklin-Covey methodology, I’ve carried Midori travel notebooks and I have tried Bullet Journaling.

I love paper. I love pencils. I love fountain pens. I found a roller ball pen that I like using that won’t explode or break in my pockets.

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I’ve been thinking a lot about supporting technology. In my career, my tendency to experiment and to follow my curiousity has been rewarded. Experimenting has enabled me to understand where there are real limits and risks, and has helped me to understand steps I can take to protect myself and steps I can take to recover. Going through these kinds of exercises repeatedly has removed fear and uncertainty and increased confidence.