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With leather products, I want to know where the leathers is from, especially from the viewpoint of where the animals were raised.

If we imagine that our Filofax is like a portable filing cabinet we wouldn’t try and write on a file without removing it. I use Personal size and am right-handed so the left pages are problematic. It is best to remove pages to write on them.

Thanks for the genuinely productive and helpful videos! I wish task ‘grids’ were more common than lists. But why do you find this method easier than just indexing projects on a separate page, with their todo’s added to the grid?

I feel the same about the Malden, I was so excited to get one then it has misaligned rings and the leather felt off. Then returned it and got an original and that leather felt so much better. Still not 100% happy with the quality so moved to a moterm and the feels amazing but so bulky - ever the hunt for a perfect binder 😅

Would love too see a video of you going through each of your organizers with brief background info of each. That would be a great video!

39:44 you're welcome

For inserts I like a company called NB planners,available on their own website,Ebay & Amazon.

Thank you so much for talking 53:57 about my issues with Maldens. Forgot to mention in my comment that the rings were a bit out of allignment as well, so thanks for bringing that up.

Which Filofax (Personal size) can you recommend from the recent catalogue? The Chester?

I like the Original over the Norfolk. In my opinion, the Norfolk is just poorly executed. I couldn't figure out why the paper and dividers peeked out of the notebook while closed. It took me owning a Moterm rings to figure out that the Filofax Norfolk is slight narrower than the Moterm, causing the inserts to stick outside of the notebook. So, I did what any sensible person would do: I gutted the Norfolk for it's rings and popped them in my Moterm. Perfection. Wouldn't it be great if they just gave in and used Krause rings like the rest of the world?? To me, they are one of those legacy brands that count on name alone. That just won't work in a world full of Gillio, VDS, etc. Not to mention that smaller rings are trending right now thanks to a lot of Japanese brands--my Plotters are precious to me. I think I'll keep buying Originals just for the fun of collecting them--sorry to the person who doesn't care for stylish tools; I must have a pretty notebook. But as for a quality product from Filofax? It's going to be vintage. And speaking of vintage: I was in a bidding war on eBay for a gorgeous black Sherwood with gilded corners...I lost by 4 dollars to a person that jumped into the bid with about 2 or 3 minutes left. That was in December--I may never recover lol.

I recently got into journaling with pen and paper following the "bullet journal" method. Is this something you're familiar with? Also, would a Filofax in personal size with dotted paper inserts be a good fit as a "bullet journal"? Thanks for the incredibly informative and thoughtful channel 😊.

Thank you for pushing back on the questioner who hates decorated planners. As you said, why yuck someone’s yum? (Also, those anti-fancy comments are often plainly misogynistic-albeit in a very old-fashioned “man rough, woman smooth” way of seeing the world!)

On the unzipped Hamilton, the date code is stamped at the base of the strap, inside the pocket.

Hi, have you tried using the pages in your binders in ‘landscape format’ in situ? I have a Wuzhi A7 (pocket sized) and have done a quick experiment and the rings are somewhat noticeable/obtrusive. I do notice them near the bottom of the 'top page' but on the plus side it does feel like I have room for my larger handwriting. The pages felt reasonably stable and there was a 'sense of space'. It is similar to the A6 Leuchtturm pocket bullet journal which is designed for landscape format use to offer the user an A5 spread should they wish to use it. Interested in your thoughts. Thanks

I agree that the zip Hamilton - and even the plastic Ranger - were great. The problem I’ve always has was not mentioned by you but demonstrated in your video (two minutes in). That is that with the zip, the Pocket version becomes almost the same size as a Personal organiser. For me, a Pocket needs to fit in a pocket! Tim

Wanted to ask you. Is it posdible to de-ring a Filofax like Finsbury without using a mechanical drill? I don't have any. Would love to swap one of my personal or pocket Filofaxes for a de-ringed pocket size.

I belive I mentioned this on another video, but since it's talked about here as well I'll mention that all Nordic inserts come without QR codes. There's no option to have a Nordic diary with QR codes.

As far as I am aware from doing the research last year, there is no option in czech or slovak language (they come as a one insert since the languages are so similar) without the QR codes. The option to not have the QR is only available on UK site or in the personalization station which does not exist on slovak or czech websites either. Therefore I had to go for the QR codes, even though I will never use them, but the refill being A5 and day per page, I am quite happy with the real estate there. Still, they should make the option available.

Thanks for including my comment Neil 😊 I like your idea of paper clipping or stapling an extra page when needed into my page per day A5 diary. I have plenty of A5 paper so that is an easy way around it this year, thank you ❤ If i continue with a separate work diary next year, maybe i should get A4 page per day 😂

Happy New Year to you Neil 🎉 Certainly looking forward to more Flatability in 2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣5️⃣🎉

I totally agrer with what you said about the Maldens. The new ones totally suck. They feel like plastic. That's why i ended up selling them and only kept the order ones. I make an exception for the limited edition Malden Charcoal. The are great, does mattor of it's mini, pocket or personal.

Lochby has an A7 size wallet/notebook coming soon. It's another waxed canvas product, so it doesn't have that polished executive look. However, I think it will find appeal. Do you have a recommendation for a vest pocket sized 6-ring binder?

Love the ideas in the comments. I think as a right hander I instinctively place the thumb of my left hand on the paper between the rings. I'll have to check that...

Very nice! I think I want a Hamilton just to have it 😅

That looks to be so well made and in top notch condition. Thanks for sharing! Peace and love..Suz What ☮️💛

For me the rings getting in the way has never really been a problem, but your hand not resting on your inserts once you've gone past the middle certainly has. Whenever I get past the middle, I take out the paper and move it so that the upper rings go through the bottom holes on the page. Then when I'm done writing I move the paper down to its normal position again.

I honestly did not know that any of the Filofax System Organisers were made in synthetic materials. I thought they were all Windsor leather binders, like mine. An A5 FSO Windsor was my first Filofax, and I carried it for about 14 years as my primary personal organiser as a technology consultant, until I replaced it in 2008 with an A5 Bridle. But yes, the front pocket was designed to fit a 3.5" floppy disk. The System Organiser debuted in 1992, I believe, and I bought mine around 1994, to replace the Day Runner Pro half US Letter size organiser I'd used to that point.

I'm also not a fan of QR codes - they take up space and are unnecessary in my A5 planner. In the Czech Republic, we don't have the option to order inserts without QR codes, so I create my own. However, that means I miss out on the calendar and holidays. The system really isn't well thought out because we already have existing apps on our phones for these reminders. Thank you for the summary video, and maybe someday we'll get clean pages without unnecessary clutter.

Flatability ✅ Rings ✅ Condition ❌ Personal info left ✅ Thanks for sharing! Peace and love..Suz What ☮️💛

Thank you for another video. I like the look of this binder and it seems to be small enough to fit in a jacket pocket. Maybe I missed it but I don't think you mentioned if it does fit in a pocket. Franklin planners have their "pocket" size planners that fit none of my pockets unless I'm wearing a winter jacket.

The Hamilton is a really good binder. It feels so solid and durable, like it will last for 300 years lol They pop up quite frequently here on the Swedish second hand market, in both pocket and personal size. I've got two personal sized ones and I rate them both very highly.

I've been using this method to write while I'm out in the "field". I cut my leather into a sort of dashboard and punched holes in the leather so I can just slip the leather in with my inserts. I like top tabs so I cut a tab into the leather and I use it as a page marker.

My neighbour used to supply Filofaxes to the Mafia. They engaged in highly organised crime.

I have a 4 ring pocket binder made by Scully in the USA. I double punch all my pocket inserts with my Rapesco adjustable punch, first with the holes on the pocket setting, then again with the holes on the personal setting. The result is inserts with slotted holes that can be used in 4 ring pocket binders, 6 ring pocket binders, and also in personal ring binders. Ultimate flexibility!

Thank you for the review! Im from Brazil and im thinking of buying atoma paper from a local retailer. Whats your opinion on them? Even of they claim to be good for fp inks, it seems like the ink has absorbed quite well into the paper. Do they show any sheen, or are those qualities you can only find in rohdia and tomoe river papers?

Where can I get this so cute Filofax which one is this? And if does not exist any longer can u recommend a similar one? So cute . I have a personal and A5 Malden.

What a good system.