start using hipster pda

This is the best! I have used an electronic pda for more than ten years, and the HPDA beats it hand down. Now I use my Dell for an electronic reader…Oh, and to surf the web occasionally (itty bitty screen is hard to see.)

The cards eventually got a little unwieldly. I liked the templates I was using but I just wasn’t organized enough to keep all those cards organized too.

Last month I bought an adorable red moleskine notebook, which has been a pleasure to use so far. But I found myself missing some of my hipster cards. I just couldn’t let them go completely. So now I’m tucking in tracking cards in between the pages of my moleskine. That way I keep what I need bound in a notebook with easily accessible cards inserted that can be updated or discarded as I go along. And the pocket in the back of the notebook is perfect for holding extra cards.

I think this’ll work out a little better for me…

Goes everywhere with me. It really does help keep my bits & pieces organized.

I’ve just decided I’m way too scattered to maintain an organized system, even a simplified manual one. I actually have a rudimentary hipster PDA system which consists of writing things down on whatever random index card I can grab and then keeping piles of them all over the place. I do this with spiral notebooks too. For such an obsessive list-maker you’d think I could keep some sense of order but it’s just too much for me. So I bow in awe to the PDA hipsters and regretfully and respectfully peace out. :P

I’ve been carrying a hipster PDA (see http://www.43folders.com/2004/09/03/introducing-the-hipster-pda/) for about two months now. It’s the most useful item I carry. It holds my shopping lists, todos, has space for me to write down things that come to my mind, can replace business cards etc.

The D-I-Y templates, in my opinion, are a complete waste of time. It takes 10 seconds, for instance, to create your own handmade weekly calendar card. (Draw 6 quick lines across the card to create 7 spaces.)

The hipster PDA is great if you have a lot of thoughts you want to capture. If you have a stack of index cards, you can afford to jot down one thought per card. Then type your notes into a text file; or organize your notes into categories, subcategories…

Use a notebook if you don’t want to have any extra organizing and/or processing work. But use index cards for maximum flexibility. Pretty soon, you’ll have a big file of cards (organized by subject) that you can browse, use for papers, etc. Going through the cards again helps you remember what you wrote down.

I’m not sure I get it. It’s just a bunch of index cards you write on, right? And I’m a gadget freak at heart—index cards just aren’t shiny enough.

However, my much-loved ipaq, while being incredibly useful for some things, hasn’t been terribly effective for organizing. Too much time and effort required for inputting. Plus my battery is starting to lose its charge.

So today I spent 51 cents (including tax) for 3×5 index cards. I’m really going to try to make this work for me. Any suggestions are welcome. : )

I can remember when I have something due at a certain time. If not I write it down. I think I notepad (I’ve mentioned the moleskin before) would be better. Less embarrassing than pulling out a punch of index cards held together by a rubber band.

Honestly, I think like four index cards would accomplish my goal. Or more accurately a Moleskin Notebook. I don’t really have much to do. I can remember small things like that I have an essay due tomorrow. Plus I’m not comfortable with my nerdiness enough to pull out a couple of index cards with planer paper glued on the wrapped in a rubber band and not feel a little embarrassed.

I shredded the GTD cards. I have no use for them. I’ve replaced them with two more empty cards and a card of things I need to do daily. Never actually used it today thou.