How to Create a Hipster PDA, the Ultimate Low-Tech Organizing Solution
If you are tired of dealing with laptops, synching, lost data, and reboots, you might want to try a Hipster PDA. Created by a guy over at 43 Folders a few years back, the Hipster PDA is a simple organizing solution that involves a pack of index cards and some sort of clip or holder to keep them together.
For some years, I did the Franklin Planner thing. This worked for a while but the planner was bulky and I couldn't carry it around in a purse. The refills were expensive and the page-a-day format didn't help me get my to-do lists organized.
Then I tried the electronic PDA thing. I found it was great for addresses but terrible for my to-do list. Then I used a calendar on my computer. But if I wanted to see the calendar elsewhere, I'd have to sync it or upload it or do something else annoying on a regular basis. And it still didn't work as a to-do list organizer.
So, over the years, I've found I have to have my to-do lists on paper. This is because no matter what sort of electronic system I tried, the to-do lists eventually started spilling off the computer and PDA and onto various slips of paper or in numerous notebooks on my desk. It was a mess.
The Basic Elements of a Hipster PDA
Get some index cards. They are a few dollars for a pack of around 200. Colored index cards are a great way to have easily identifiable sections.
Take a standard pen. Write the label on the top of the card, i.e.:
Grocery List
Today's To-Dos
Things to Remember
Clothes I Need to Buy
Songs to Download
...or whatever. Then write your list on the card. It's that easy.
My simple solution for a cover was to get a piece of cardboard, the thin kind that people often mail you to keep an envelope stiff. I used a paper cutter to make it two 3x5 inch sides. One for the front and the other for the back.
A small binder clip can hold the package together. This works great for me. I prefer to have my index cards loose, because I like to spread them out and sort them, but other people prefer to have them clipped together more firmly. If this is the case, try a binder ring.
Hipster PDA Templates
While plain index cards can work for a majority of your PDA needs, sometimes you will want a calendar or other form for organizing. D*I*Y Planner offers a variety of free templates that you can print directly onto 3x5 cards or cardstock.
You can also create your own templates using a word processing program and print them out on a standard printer. I prefer to use 8 1/2 x 11" card stock and then cut the cards using a paper cutter.
A Few Organizing Tips
One of the biggest strengths for me with the Hipster PDA is that I can shuffle through my index cards, spread the cards out, and look at a variety of items at once. If you have multiple projects or roles going on, then create a separate index card for each project/role, and put the individual to-do items on that card. It makes it much easier to switch gears from project to project.
I have yet to find an electronic solution that creates such an easy visual method of sorting through project to-dos.
Another idea is to keep a few spare cards in your Hipster PDA to use for ideas, thoughts, and notes.
Get a cheap 3x5" card box (only a few bucks) to hold extra index cards, keep archives, and file other cards for reference or future use.
Fun With the Hipster PDA
The Hipster PDA has a growing community of "users," many of whom have a good sense of humor. To see the Hipster PDA in action, and how one might add music to it, check out the tongue-in-cheek video, "Hipster Shuffle," below:
Tags:
I particularly like the
I particularly like the several mentions of God, angels and prayer, because if you truly believe your God has the power to overcome darkness, that light will always overcome the darkness, then this should be enough to help protect you from anything, whether it is some psychic attack, energy vampire, witch, voodoo or other dark energy form or presence in existence. You shouldn't need some special crystal or other special charm to help you. What you mostly or entirely need to protect yourself should already be available to you, if you only choose to use what's already there, which costs you nothing more than your own belief and application in it, whatever it is.
70-576 \ 000-977 \ 642-481 \ 642-637 \ 642-647
I particularly like the
I particularly like the several mentions of 70-501 God, angels and prayer, because if you truly believe your God has the power to 70-500 overcome darkness, that light will always overcome the darkness, then this should be enough to help protect you from anything, 70-455 whether it is some psychic attack, energy vampire, witch, voodoo or other dark energy form 70-454 or presence in existence. You shouldn't need some special crystal or other special charm to help you. What you mostly or entirely need to protect 70-452 yourself should already be available to you, if you only choose to use what's already there, which costs you nothing more than your own 70-451 belief and application in it, whatever it is.
Thanks for sharing this
Thanks for sharing this information. I really like your way of expressing the opinions 642-873 and sharing the information. It is good to move as chance bring new things in life, paves the way for 70-685 advancement, etc. But it is well known to everyone that moving to new location with bulk of goods is not an easy task to move or shift from 646-230 one place to other place because I have experienced about that and I face the problem like that. There I go to village near to my city faced that problem there.
HP0-D07
642-456 | 70-686 | 1z0-052
I particularly like
I particularly like kreditkort the several mentions of God, angels and prayer, because if you truly believe your God has the power to overcome dating
darkness, that light will always overcome the darkness, then this should be enough to help protect you from anything, whether it is some psychic attack, energy vampire, witch, överkast voodoo or other dark energy form or presence in existence. You shouldn't need some special crystal or other special charm to help you. What you mostly or entirely need to protect yourself should already be available to you, kuddfodral if you only choose to use what's already there, which costs you nothing more than your own belief and application in it, whatever it is.
---------
I like your post its remove
I like your post its remove informative and i love to visit you again as you Have done a wonderful job. i love to bookmark this site and send it to Other Would friends to read it and visit it to get upto date information and quite interesting web hosting reviewsI like the way You are working, keep it up, i will be here again as i get some time from budget web hosting Because They Make Me services little busy, But i would love to stuck here again shared web hosting. Thanks for nice sharing information with us.
ST0-099 \\ ST0-91W \\ 642-642 \\ 6101-1 \\ 650-297 \\ 642-467 \\ \ FCNSA \\ 646-223 \\ HP0-D07
I used to be more than happy
I used to be more than happy to seek out this internet-site.I wanted to thanks in your time for this glorious read!! I positively enjoying each little bit of it and I have you bookmarked to check out new stuff you weblog post.
70-573 \\ 646-671 \\ 650-177 \\ E20-361 \\ F50-531 \\ 70-648 \\ SK0-003 \\ 70-401 \\ NS0-154 \\ JN0-360
Great Post
I love to explore I recently came across your blog and have been reading along. I thought I would leave my first comment. I don’t know what to say except that I have enjoyed reading. Nice blog. I will keep visiting this blog very often.I had found this blog before. The advices in this post are very helpful and I surely will read the other posts of this series too. Thank you for posting this. I admire the time and effort you put into your blog and detailed information you offer! I didn't know that!
642-145|HP0-S26|642-974|000-152|NS0-502|HP0-S30|JK0-016|PK0-003
Regards,
MichaeL || NYC.USA
Hey...this is a wonderful
Hey...this is a wonderful website buddy and an informative post!!! i am new here and i found this site very HP2-Q04 \ HP2-H08 \ 70-294 \ 000-104 \ 000-087 \ 642-654 \ 1z0-054 \ 70-271 interesting and informative ,, you are a professional blogger i think i have a great interest in such things...thank you for the post buddy and keep on posting nice stuff like this
The main idea of online
The main idea of online shopping is not just in having a good looking website that could be listed in a lot of search engines or the art behind the site. It also is not only just about disseminating information, because it is also about building relationships and making money. 70-513 dumps / 70-516 dumps / JN0-360 dumps / 70-648 dumps / 1Y1-A19 dumps / 642-359 dumps / 646-046 dumps / 642-357 dumps Mostly, organizations try to adopt techniques of online shopping without understanding these techniques and/or without a sound business model. Rather than supporting the organization's culture and brand name, the website should satisfy consumer's expectations.