I use index cards for all my projects, and I write the date on each one. I also write the date on every waiting for entry, which is paper based too.
I had a project to get a date stamp to go alongside my labeller. I thought it would be fun to stamp the date instead of write it. I even got as far as the checkout on Amazon, but then as I was about to place the order I realised that it conflicts with one of my values.
I value simplicity and baulk at unnecessary consumerism. I can write the date with the pencil I already have. The stamp is not necessary. I will have to look after it, stock a supply of ink pads, make sure my cat doesn't play with the messy inky thing when I am out, change the date every day. The act of buying it will feed consumerism in a small way and it will eventually end up in landfill where it will stay long after I am gone from the planet.
At the same time, I believe that cool gear that I enjoy and am attracted to using helps my productivity and I accept necessary complexity and responsible consumerism.
Has anyone used date stamps in a paper-based GTD system? Would you recommend one? Is it like the labeller in that the value it provides isn't obvious until you've used one?
I had a project to get a date stamp to go alongside my labeller. I thought it would be fun to stamp the date instead of write it. I even got as far as the checkout on Amazon, but then as I was about to place the order I realised that it conflicts with one of my values.
I value simplicity and baulk at unnecessary consumerism. I can write the date with the pencil I already have. The stamp is not necessary. I will have to look after it, stock a supply of ink pads, make sure my cat doesn't play with the messy inky thing when I am out, change the date every day. The act of buying it will feed consumerism in a small way and it will eventually end up in landfill where it will stay long after I am gone from the planet.
At the same time, I believe that cool gear that I enjoy and am attracted to using helps my productivity and I accept necessary complexity and responsible consumerism.
Has anyone used date stamps in a paper-based GTD system? Would you recommend one? Is it like the labeller in that the value it provides isn't obvious until you've used one?