Hipster PDA

Hipster PDA

The Hipster PDA is a paper-based personal organizer, popularized by American writer Merlin Mann.^[1] Originally a tongue-in-cheek reaction to the increasing expense and complexity of personal digital assistants, the Hipster PDA (said to stand for 'Parietal Disgorgement Aid') simply comprises a sheaf of index cards held together with a binder clip. Following widespread coverage in the media^[2] and blogs, the Hipster PDA (abbreviated 'hPDA') has become a popular personal management tool particularly with followers of David Allen's Getting Things Done methodology.

Although it began as a joke, or perhaps a statement about technology fetishism, the Hipster PDA has rapidly gained a population of serious users,^[3] with hundreds posting pictures of their customized hPDAs on photo sharing sites and exchanging tips on Internet mailing lists. Advocates of the hPDA claim that it is a cheap, lightweight, free-form organizer^[4] that doesn't need batteries and is unlikely to be stolen. Enthusiasts also design and share index card-size printable templates for storing contacts, to-do lists, calendars, notes, project plans, and so on.

A Hipster Nano PDA utilizes business cards with blank backs and one that has a calendar on the back.

References

External links

• This Retro PDA Doesn't Need Batteries (Washington Post, July 2005)
• Who needs a PDA when I've got paper? (Guardian News, September 2005)
• D*I*Y Planner Hipster PDA templates
• John Norris Hipster PDA templates (see Hipster area)
• Hipster PDA Cover Generator
• PocketMod official site
• Making a Moleskine Hipster PDA case an instructables post on hacking a Moleskine into a case for the Hipster PDA.
• Introducing The Hipster Shuffle
• "neojotter" hPDA variant based on the Rollabind looseleaf system
• How to construct the Hipster nano PDA
• Hipster PDA Calendar Templates
• Pad n' Pen
• mind.Depositor
• Downloadable Hipster Planner Pages