Hi everyone! Today, I wanted to share how Techo team member Komata uses her Weeks book as her work techo. This Techo News is a re-edit of Komata's Techo News she wrote in Japanese this time last year.

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Hello! I often get asked how to use a Hobonichi Techo for work. I'm sure there are lots of you who use your Hobonichi Techo for work, but it's actually quite hard to share its content on the Internet.

So today, I want to share with you how I use my Weeks book. There are only 4 rules I've set myself upon using it. As for everything else, I use it as freely as I like.


▲I rewrote the contents of my techo from last year into this year's techo for this photo.

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Rule No. 1
Write my work schedule in blue, private schedule in black, and use red for super important factors.

Rule No. 2
Write down my to-dos for work on that day's entry after the □ mark. (If it doesn't fit, I write on the right page)

Rule No.3
Open my techo and check my to-dos in the morning, after I arrive at the office. Start working from tasks that are important. Once I'm done with the task, color in the square from □ to ■.

Rule No. 4
If I have □'s that I haven't managed to color in at the end of the day, I either work hard to finish it within that day, or slide it to the next day (consulting with my deadline that is . . . )
If I want to move it to the next day, I write a ↓ mark, and if I want to move it to the following week, I write the → mark.

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That's it! I simply write down my to-dos and tick them off, so it might be quite a simple usage example. But by organizing everything on the Weeks that I can use everyday and look at the whole week at a glance, I've been experiencing the positive aspects of it:

- I can see how much work I have that week, so I can plan out my future schedules and how to work that day.

- I won't lose my to-do list and work memos because it's all in a single book.

- I can minimize the number of times I forget to do small tasks and not meet deadlines.

I also love how the Daily Quotes give me inspiration for work.

I use the right page to write down memos and ideas for work.

On another note, I tend to take a lot of notes, so the Weeks Mega is perfect. I mainly use the 3-color ballpoint pen that comes as the Hobonichi Store exclusives and Frixion stamps as stationery to accompany my techo.



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How did you find Komata's tips? I always have the image that Komata is super efficient and always works ahead of schedule, and her Weeks book might be her secret! If you're looking to find a way to utilize your techo for work, why not try out Komata's tips?

Thanks for reading this week too, and I hope you look forward to next weeks' Techo News too!

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