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Print Your Own Calendar Pages
May 30th, 2007 by StephenPosted in GTD, Global Microbrand, Organizer, Print Your Own Calendar, Productivity |
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The F-Pattern Put to Practical Use
The result of this work is a set of calendar pages that incorporates the “F-pattern” in its design. Set up as a two-page system, the vertical left-hand column of each page in your DIY Planner is set aside for the most important items that you need to look at.
The strategy behind this design is to incorporate the natural eye-movements in the “F-pattern” found in the eye-tracking study:
* The “Big Rocks” are listed first, on the left-hand edge of the page. This is where your eyes spend the most time, and this is where you look first while planning and executing.
* Your ‘Most Important Tasks’ get listed at the top of the column for each day.
* Appointments for the day go across the top of both pages. This is the second place your eyes will scan, giving you an “automatic” quick-review of what is coming up, and what has been accomplished.
* The middle of the left-hand page leads the eye to an area for focusing on open @Project contexts. This acts as a guide for our eyes, again to be able to review which Next Actions are outstanding. There is room in each box for the Context.
* The small calendar in the very bottom left is dated with the days of the week, in a Monday through Sunday format.
* The middle of the right-hand page contains a prompt for you to enter your Weekly Review notes.
If you found this article useful, consider supporting my efforts here by purchasing the calendar I developed. It is not a free calendar download, but what good are some of the free calendars you can print when they don’t save you any time or improve your productivity?
Click on the image to the left in order to visit the store and see the GTD Printable Calendar, a DIY Planner set of 2-page-per-week calendar pages which you can download. The most current edition is available now. If you are interested in having me design a customized calendar for you, please let me know.
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October 15th, 2007 at 10:57 pm
i’m looking for 3×5 inch monthly calendars pages, on 2 pages for planner of same size. small i know, but what i like.
I’d appreciate if anyone has something i can print out.
thanks.
October 16th, 2007 at 10:22 am
The 2008 calendars with come in 3 formats, Index card, half-sheet and letter-sized. Stay tuned!
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May 19th, 2008 at 3:49 pm
Do you have these pages in compact size (for Franklin Covey binder)
May 19th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
>>Heather - not a 3″ x 5″ version, if that is what you mean. 5.5″ x 8.5″ is as small as they get.
I may do something like that size for 2009 if there is enough of a response.
Theoretically, you could shrink the 5.5″ size down when printing, since you have to cut them anyway…
August 16th, 2008 at 9:44 am
Hi,
I am using
http://www.mobilefish.com/services/calendar/calendar.php to create a printable calendar.
This calendar contains blocks where you can enter your notes.
This site also contains other useful tools.
November 11th, 2008 at 9:30 am
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November 11th, 2008 at 8:03 pm
Looks Good, Stephen - can you please tell me what the symbols in each day’s Appointments section are meant to signify.
Thanks
November 11th, 2008 at 9:30 pm
Hi Gordon, the first three symbols are to identify your 3 Most Important Tasks for the day, and the smiley faces indicate appts/meetings/face-to-face communication.
Thanks for reading!
November 13th, 2008 at 7:38 pm
Thanks Stephen
December 29th, 2008 at 1:06 am
Can this calendar be printed in 8 1/2 x 11?