New earth tone inks and finding efficiency in spring
Some weeks call for a mental reset. This week is one.
Changes to the kind of work I take up in the final weeks of a school year — far more editing and comments than lesson planning. Changes to my ability to get out of the house and journal or read in nice weather. Changes to my writing schedule as my teaching load lightens up. Channeling Bowie here.
My analog task migration system, for when life lives outside of my plans
Migration assistance and recall are the primary goals of task management. Make sure I remember what I need to do. Ensure I revisit tasks that take place across multiple days. And move tasks that still need love and attention to future checklists.
My system relies on a simple combination of two symbols: a reticle and an x. A four line filter to capture important tasks when over days and weeks.
The unusual suspects
The unusual suspects. This week is chock-full of novel pens, nibs and inks.
Four inks are first-timers: Petrichor, 441, Barossa Gilt, and Sea Glass. The same can be said of 50% of this week’s pens: the ASA, Kaweco, and Franklin-Christoph. The novelty is palpable. Or unusual. Either? Both?
The three line progress tracker
My favorite and most useful organizational systems are simple. The simpler the better. Staying organized is a means, not a destination. My pathway out of the woods.
The heart of my organizational system tracks three kinds of information. What needs to be done. When each needs to be done. And how far along each task is. And I do it all with three lines.
Well, three lines in a box.