The Advanced Day Planner User’s Guide
By: Hyrum W. Smith
Published: 1987
I am a Franklin Covey system fan since the early 90’s when I noticed at work a dental assistant at the office I worked at walk in with a beautiful binder. My curiosity caused me to ask her what it was and then my life was forever changed. At that time the company brand name was Franklin Quest, with stores found in the local mall to touch, and sift through all the offerings the company had in their planner system. In my opinion the Franklin system is the godfather of bullet journaling. Fast forward to 2019, no longer are the stores available in the mall. Instead their online store, Amazon, and various resellers abound through the internet.
Let’s get to this book I read “The Advanced Day Planner User’s Guide” by Hyrum W. Smith who became the face of the company. This is an old book, with no real chapters, instead sections with illustrations. Yes the book is old but it has so many “nuggets” that many users of the system today may be missing. Take a look at section #23 “Go, Call, Do.” This section demonstrates how an everyday person figured out a system to determining things like items outside the office, tasks, and calls. When the reader looks at this, you see what? Yes! Bullet journal symbols! Also as stated, the idea is not from the writer, but a planner user with illustration sample of how the idea looks on the daily pages. So much of the book is usable today, and is an easy and enjoyable read.
Rating 5/5
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