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David Allen's Paper Planner

Anybody look at David Allen's Paper Planner setup?

Seems like a good general guide to use when starting to design your own paper planner.

Does anyone implement this?
Or has anyone modified this to their own needs and if so how?

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At RoadMap they have a...

JantzGTD;7214 wrote:
At RoadMap they have a mock-up of a paper planner as outlined in DA's link (thread above). It's remarkably plain and lacking bells & whistles. Just paper and tabs.

I'll bet it's effective though.

It is. I have a similar setup. I love it.

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Lots of tabs, a few DIYPlanner pages. I use the palm for contacts/address book and calendaring. Everything else is paper.

 
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