Do you use a daily planner? Which one?

1LT Ernest Chamblee — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 14:14:13 -0500

Response by SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth made Dec 2 at 2018 2:17 PM

SGT David A. 'Cowboy' Groth — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 14:17:05 -0500

No sir, the service manager always has what has to be done , so the whiteboard is our daily planner.

Response by SSgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2018 2:50 PM

SSgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 14:50:42 -0500

I used to use the Franklin Planner. Gave up paper several years ago. Now I use a combination of several systems using the Google calendar and ToDoist apps. As well as YNAB for budgeting. These 3 things together are the pillars of planning for my wife and I.

Response by MSG Frank Kapaun made Dec 2 at 2018 4:55 PM

MSG Frank Kapaun — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 16:55:39 -0500

The best day planner a man can have is a wife. They can fill up a day with honey dos and nitnoid shit.

Response by SFC Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2018 7:11 PM

SFC Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 19:11:19 -0500

I have used a few planners throughout the years, but none of them stuck very well. Now, I use Google Calendar for my planner and appointment. Plus, I can load the appointments into my work Outlook calendar and forward them to my Gmail calendar.
One of the tricks that some of the most successful officers I've met have used is that they keep a calendar planner that has a month view and is scheduler, and a separate notebook for notes.
One guy I knew had one called a life book. It was basically a leather book cover with rubber bands down the spine. You could add and replace different planner and notebooks into it. It also had pockets and several different types of paper. It wasn't like a three-ring binder with refillable planner notes like you would normally see.

Response by Sgt Private RallyPoint Member made Dec 2 at 2018 9:13 PM

Sgt Private RallyPoint Member — Sun, 02 Dec 2018 21:13:16 -0500

1LT Ernest Chamblee When I worked, I used the Franklin Planner and a daily computer reminder of tasks to be completed. Now that I am retired, I use a calendar to keep up with appointments or tasks like paying the quarterly estimated tax, etc. Keeping things simple works for me.

Response by Cpl Jeff N. made Dec 3 at 2018 6:30 AM

Cpl Jeff N. — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 06:30:05 -0500

I ditched the paper planners years ago. I used Franklin Covey when I used one.

I use Microsoft Outlook for email, calendar, contacts etc. It is easy to sync meetings with others on your calendar and you can carry it in the mobile device you already have. No need to carry a book and write stuff in it, scratch it out when it changes etc. I fought the technology for years, once on it though, I found it to be a better solution.

Response by SFC William Stephens made Dec 3 at 2018 8:25 AM

SFC William Stephens — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 08:25:54 -0500

That's what $800 phone is for LOL

Response by SP5 Dennis Loberger made Dec 3 at 2018 12:58 PM

SP5 Dennis Loberger — Mon, 03 Dec 2018 12:58:36 -0500

Use the one on my phone