Chronodex For Rest Of 2017 Published

[bogiesan]

https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.com%2Fs%2Fgz887rjpqm8e5qyvf27z1k6o9pcp63n5

 

Patrick Ng created the radial planning device many years ago. It works. It's free.

This version is formatted for the regular Traveler's notebook.

 

More,chronodex stuff: http://scription.typepad.com/blog/2011/11/scription-chronodex-weekly-planner-2012-free-download-with-the-cost-of-a-prayer.html

Edited June 21, 2017 by bogiesan

[KaB]

never heard of it but 'fascinating' is the least I can say.

Definitely something I'll have to dig into.

 

Would you mind sharing how you're actualy using it? (Visiually sharing I mean)?

[bogiesan]

I do not use Patrick's invention. Easily researched, though.

[FullyLoaded]

Actually a clone of the original Japanese design "chronotebook" which won an award many years ago. Muji carried it for a few years and then it just disappeared. Many, including this Patrick fellow, have simply copied, customized it and then repackaged the idea. I created my own version and print it out for a circa 5x7 notebook. I've also added some customizations incorporating some bullet journal features and Pomodoro techniques. I've used the system for several years for scheduling, tracking time spent on projects and research. The Hobonichi store also carries a small clock face stamp very similar to the Muji design.

 

My clock is segmented by the half hour for waking hours only, which can be split into 15-minute segments if needed. There is an hourly designation, too, where I can modify the times should my waking/working hours change. I color code the clock segments according to actions(read, write, talk, etc.) scheduled with a bulleted priority list. I then track my actual daily actions in the same clock and compare what I scheduled with what I actual did tracking the tasks completed, deferred, etc. by the bullet journal. The Pomodoro is to keep me focused and to help break down more complicated projects into doable, daily tasks. The small clock stamp is a 24-hr clock to highlight main events in a monthly calendar--I can visually see what blocks of time are scheduled already. It's easier for me than reading "meeting 1-3 pm". I print a two-page monthly calendar for the circa and the little 24-hr clock fits into the daily blocks.

 

 

A small image of the chronotebook template I use. Outer portion for planning and scheduling; inner portion of tracking daily activities; blank center for reminders/priorities to complete that day. This is printed on the verso page with space below for the Pomodoros and bulleting the tasks. On the recto page is a grid for more bullets and/or jotting down thoughts or handling interruptions during a Pomodoro. By using the circa, I can compile, move, or archive the bullet pages ala classic bullet journal or trash when no longer pertinent.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/mararichi/Untitled_1.png

 

 

 

It's a shame that some individuals took a great idea and design and tried to make it "theirs" without giving credit where it is due. Kinda like a "code rodeo" where one can claim they wrote a program by simply changing a line of coding or script that then makes it their intellectual domain.

 

Chronotebook links--Google "chronotebook" for more

Life Hacker Review

Amazon Review

Gadling Review

io9 Review

 

Hobonichi Clock Stamps

 

 

https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.com%2Fs%2Fgz887rjpqm8e5qyvf27z1k6o9pcp63n5

Patrick Ng created the radial planning device many years ago. It works. It's free.
This version is formatted for the regular Traveler's notebook.

More,chronodex stuff: http://scription.typepad.com/blog/2011/11/scription-chronodex-weekly-planner-2012-free-download-with-the-cost-of-a-prayer.html

Edited June 27, 2017 by InkJotter

[Ted A]

You are being unfair to Patrick Ng. If you look at the link to Patrick's blog you will see that he created his own diary. He makes no claim that I can see to having "created" the radial design. Patrick is a generous young man who makes the diary he has designed available to anyone who wants to download, print and use.

[FullyLoaded]

Not really. I read his blog several years ago when chronotebook was "hot" and his ideas came out. Yes, it is free, so? There's plenty of chronotebook clones out there...but the original post alluded to some inspired, original design, which it is not. Inspired, yes, free yes, original no. No more than my copycat, which takes an elegant design that epitomizes what Muji represents, westernized with clutter and then tailored to my OCD habits. And you'll notice my reply was a correction on the assumption of the original post.

 

Take it as a personal slant on Patrick if it pleases you. My observation and thought remains as is. For complete transparency it would have been nice if he had referenced where he got his idea from, which was from the original Muji chronotebook.

 

 

 

You are being unfair to Patrick Ng. If you look at the link to Patrick's blog you will see that he created his own diary. He makes no claim that I can see to having "created" the radial design. Patrick is a generous young man who makes the diary he has designed available to anyone who wants to download, print and use.

 

 

https://m.box.com/shared_item/https%3A%2F%2Fapp.box.com%2Fs%2Fgz887rjpqm8e5qyvf27z1k6o9pcp63n5

Patrick Ng created the radial planning device many years ago. It works. It's free.
This version is formatted for the regular Traveler's notebook.

More,chronodex stuff: http://scription.typepad.com/blog/2011/11/scription-chronodex-weekly-planner-2012-free-download-with-the-cost-of-a-prayer.html

Edited June 28, 2017 by InkJotter

[KaB]

A small image of the chronotebook template I use. Outer portion for planning and scheduling; inner portion of tracking daily activities; blank center for reminders/priorities to complete that day. This is printed on the verso page with space below for the Pomodoros and bulleting the tasks. On the recto page is a grid for more bullets and/or jotting down thoughts or handling interruptions during a Pomodoro. By using the circa, I can compile, move, or archive the bullet pages ala classic bullet journal or trash when no longer pertinent.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v505/mararichi/Untitled_1.png

 

 

 

Hi,

 

Would you mind sharing a few pics of actual planning pages you prepared for tomorrow, are using today and for a few days in the past? I'm struggeling with tracking plan versus realisation and with the combo of the dial and the bullets. Hope your years of experimenting and optimising might speed up my process!

[Miaxina]

I prefer spiraldex to chronodex, though I've used both. After awhile I realized it wasn't for me. Planning never goes right for me, and my brain is too disorganized to stick to a plan.

 

Thank you for the link! While I'd printed chronodex templates I've not known anything about the creator. Nor did I know about chronotebook.

[Miaxina]

Not really. I read his blog several years ago when chronotebook was "hot" and his ideas came out. Yes, it is free, so? There's plenty of chronotebook clones out there...but the original post alluded to some inspired, original design, which it is not. Inspired, yes, free yes, original no. No more than my copycat, which takes an elegant design that epitomizes what Muji represents, westernized with clutter and then tailored to my OCD habits. And you'll notice my reply was a correction on the assumption of the original post.

 

Take it as a personal slant on Patrick if it pleases you. My observation and thought remains as is. For complete transparency it would have been nice if he had referenced where he got his idea from, which was from the original Muji chronotebook.

 

 

 

 

 

I was just checking out the website (I haven't gone through it completely, as I'm running out of time) and there was a link to a FPN thread on it, where he clearly states he got the inspiration from Muji chronotebook : https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/209036-scription-chronodex-weekly-planner-2012/

[bogiesan]

 

It's a shame that some individuals took a great idea and design and tried to make it "theirs" without giving credit where it is due. Kinda like a "code rodeo" where one can claim they wrote a program by simply changing a line of coding or script that then makes it their intellectual domain.

 

Aslo such a shame that some individuals are so quick to grasp at simple explanations without knowing much of the whole story.

 

From Patrick's post here on FPN, November, 2011:

https://www.fountainpennetwork.com/forum/topic/209036-scription-chronodex-weekly-planner-2012/

 

Dear all,

 

As 2012 approaches, I'm sharing with you this free weekly planner for Jan-Jun 2012.

Newton, Palm Pilot, iPhone etc couldn't give me the least sense of security while I hate all the traditional linear format of diaries, so I created one for myself. It is modeled after Chrono Notebook from Muji but with a lot of twists.

Although the format is tailored for Midori's Traveler's Notebook, you can use it without that product, just print out the PDF in landscape, double sided, cut the useless portions and bind the pages together, simple as that.

 

I have been using this method for a long time and thought you would like to try too. Feel free to comment and please do read the details of my blog post so that you know the concept and logic behind:

http://scription.typ...f-a-prayer.html

 

Hope you all like it.