Like many people of my ilk, I have a slight obsession with personal productivity. I read blogs like Lifehacker, DIY Planner, and 43 Folders every day. But for some reason, my time management skills don’t get any better. Why is that?

I think that, like your pizza preferences and spirital beliefs, the way you organize yourself is completely personal and cannot be dictated to you by someone else. There are bad systems, of course. This guy’s desk is the personal productivity equivalent of Scientology — it’s just not a good idea all around.

I, for example, find that if I carry a weekly planner, a Moleskine 12-month Planner + Notebook, specifically, I can keep track of my To-Dos and my standing appointments much easier than using iCal or a Blackberry or something. As high-tech as I claim to be, I think the actual, linear process of writing these tasks down longhand help me remember and organize.

How about y’all? (Sorry, that’s the first and last time I’ll use that word) How do you organize? DO you organize?