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Allan Black · November 14th, 2024, 10:27 PM

Just received my 2025 Letts of London Diary. Size A6 day to a page, 105 x 148mm. $A44.95. Available through Amazon.

Since 1812, and 2025 is the first Letts with an appointments app for your phone.

I started using Letts diaries at Black Inc. recording studios when I needed details of client meetings, ‘He said I said’ etc. Much better and less invasive and intimidating than a phone or microphone in their face, and a diary doesn’t need a battery. I used my Letts Diary at clients offices where I could slip a carbon paper under the diary page and give him a signed copy, before I got back to the office to print up and fax or email the quote or confirmation. Extremely impressive with first time clients.

So if you’re reading this in your first time management position, consider a good diary. But there’s an important feature and it’s this ... on the last page write a dated Index with the key words of each subject, so you can quickly look back to find your notes … maybe months or years later.

I’ve got 36 of them, here’s 4. Each year I notice how Letts is keeping costs in check, one is by using thinner paper, years ago it was a nice gloss. But for 2025 I looked to see if I could see through it :) But it’s a great diary. Cheers.

Andrew Smith · November 18th, 2024, 12:20 AM

If the paper gets any thinner it will be biblical? :-)

Andrew

Boyd Ostroff · Yesterday, 06:19 PM

Looks like they replaced the Union Jack with a QR code for 2025. Sign of the times? :-D

I never kept a "diary" but got in the habit of carrying around a little notebook as my job got more demanding over the years. I still scribble written notes for myself while working on projects, but am almost 100% paperless for all record-keeping now. I keep notes in simple text files and put them in the same folders as related project files. Also have plenty of databases and spreadsheets.

Thing is, that way I know I'll be able to find them in the future and (more important) be able to actually read them. My handwriting gets worse and worse as I age and it's much easier to type. The other day I had to write and sign a check by hand for my property tax along with addressing the envelope. That is one of the few things that I don't pay online these days and it seemed like a bit of a strain to do a neat, legible job!

November 14th, 2024, 10:27 PM	#1
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,926	Time to get your next years diary. Just received my 2025 Letts of London Diary. Size A6 day to a page, 105 x 148mm. $A44.95. Available through Amazon. Since 1812, and 2025 is the first Letts with an appointments app for your phone. I started using Letts diaries at Black Inc. recording studios when I needed details of client meetings, ‘He said I said’ etc. Much better and less invasive and intimidating than a phone or microphone in their face, and a diary doesn’t need a battery. I used my Letts Diary at clients offices where I could slip a carbon paper under the diary page and give him a signed copy, before I got back to the office to print up and fax or email the quote or confirmation. Extremely impressive with first time clients. So if you’re reading this in your first time management position, consider a good diary. But there’s an important feature and it’s this ... on the last page write a dated Index with the key words of each subject, so you can quickly look back to find your notes … maybe months or years later. I’ve got 36 of them, here’s 4. Each year I notice how Letts is keeping costs in check, one is by using thinner paper, years ago it was a nice gloss. But for 2025 I looked to see if I could see through it :) But it’s a great diary. Cheers. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Drink more tap water. On admission at Sydney hospitals more than 5% of day patients are de-hydrated.

November 18th, 2024, 12:20 AM	#2
Andrew Smith Equal Opportunity Offender Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 3,064	Re: Time to get your next years diary. If the paper gets any thinner it will be biblical? :-) Andrew

Yesterday, 06:19 PM	#3
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,800	Re: Time to get your next years diary. Looks like they replaced the Union Jack with a QR code for 2025. Sign of the times? :-D I never kept a "diary" but got in the habit of carrying around a little notebook as my job got more demanding over the years. I still scribble written notes for myself while working on projects, but am almost 100% paperless for all record-keeping now. I keep notes in simple text files and put them in the same folders as related project files. Also have plenty of databases and spreadsheets. Thing is, that way I know I'll be able to find them in the future and (more important) be able to actually read them. My handwriting gets worse and worse as I age and it's much easier to type. The other day I had to write and sign a check by hand for my property tax along with addressing the envelope. That is one of the few things that I don't pay online these days and it seemed like a bit of a strain to do a neat, legible job!