Index card planning

When was the last time you used an index card? Chances are, you don't give a lot of respect to the humble three-by-five, but we owe so many of our systems, including almost every type of categorization and computerization, to what first got plotted out in a precursor of the little cards we know so

Discover the timeless power of index cards to organize chores, eliminate decision fatigue, and build effective routines with this simple system.

Task Index Cards Revisited – DSri Seah

What if a 3 x 5″ Index Card Was All You Needed to Become More Productive? It just might be. Read on. Follow these simple steps, and use the resources linked below, and you’ll be on your way in no time! Grab a 3″ x 5″ lined index card and something to write with. Flip the card to the unlined…

One of my favorite quotes about building systems comes from Albert Einstein: “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but no simpler.” In nowhere is this more true than in personal productivity systems. After all, your productivity system is the hub where all your undone work goes, and where all of the work you're

Several readers left questions about the weekly index cards I mentioned in Wednesday's post so I thought I'd talk a little about how I use them ... as well as how I've used them in the past ... and how...

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All you need is a stack of notecards.

In this post I share how I set up my commonplace book with index cards and envelopes. This is not my last and only attempt to keep a commonplace book. I want to go through my old study notes and transfer them to this system so I can get rid of a lot of papers. I also want to hone in on the craft of writing a memoir using this method.

From Karen Finch - As my second son prepares to graduate from high school, I've wistfully dawdled back in time sifting through old photos, school papers and projects. And these, my little gems. Easy peasy simple index cards. Flipping through these little treasures reminds me what our days were like, how time lingered. No intrusive, all-too-handy devices ensnared us. And nothing intimidating about index cards here. No fancy hardbound journals. No special pens. Just images, phrases, moods…