Weekly Round-Up #156: A Year In Review 2017
It’s that time of the year – we’re rounding up all of the most popular articles, downloads and some personal favourites of 2017. See if your favourite is listed, or perhaps discover something new.
Welcome to the last round-up of the year where I take a look back at the 2017 content on Flipping Heck and showcase the top 10 articles.
You can view previous years here: 2016 | 2015 | 2014
This “Year In Review” is a little different as I’ve added a Top 10 Downloads section this year too as I’m now able to track all of the files that are downloaded.
Top Articles Of 2017
This list is in reverse order to keep with tradition so, without further ado, here’s the content you liked the most in 2017!
10. 7 Habits: Habit 2 – Start With The End In Mind
Part of the ever popular 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People Series, this article covers what elements are within our circle of influence and what we can do with those things that we can’t control.
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9. Review: Ibody Activity And Sleep Tracker
This article is still really popular even though the product hasn’t been updated for quite some time – I guess people are still looking for a cheaper alternative to Fitbits!
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8. Free Download: Planner Sticker Set 001 Household Chores, Games & Finances
It looks like you’re all still really into planning out your household chores – you’ve obviously wanted to keep track of your recycling and cleaning tasks in 2017!
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7. 7 Habits: Habit 4 – Think Win/Win
Compromise is important in any walk of life and you’re still eager to know how you can find a win/win compromise so that everyone gets what they want.
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6. Free Download: April, May, June Happy Planner Dividers & Inserts
This article is a round-up of 3 of the most popular downloads for that Happy Planner that we’ve produced (you can see their individual popularity later!). The Happy Planner community is going from strength to strength so keep an eye out for more great downloads in the future.
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5. How To: Use A Personal Kanban Board
A Kanban system has to be one of the simplest organisational systems to set up and lends itself to both an electronic system and something as easy as a sheet of paper and a few post-it notes.
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4. My “Killer” GTD Setup
Still popular after 10 years (yes, you read that right 10 years!) you’re all interested in looking at how I get my tasks and actions organised in a notebook. I was the original bullet journaler don’t you know!
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3. 7 Habits: Habit 7 – Sharpen The Saw : Principles Of Balanced Self-Renewal
It’s all well and good learning a new skill or technique, but it’s important that we keep honing that skill. In another article in the 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People Series series we look at the importance of keeping on top of your skill set.
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2. Flippomodoro: Free Pomodoro Printable Planner
The pomodoro techniques is a great tool for getting your tasks organised into managable chunks. You’re obviously interested in tracking your pomodoro time on paper as this is the second most popular post of 2017, moving up from 5th place last year!
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1. 7 Habits – Habit 5: Seek First To Understand Then To Be Understood
Still the most popular post on the website since it was written back in 2008! I guess it’s popularity highlights the importance of listening to others before we judge them or place our own values on them.
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Top Downloads Of 2017
In the past year we’ve changed the way that downloads are stored on the website and this means we can now track reasonably accurately what’s been downloaded over the past 12 months. So, in reverse order as I like to build suspense, here are the files you downloaded the most in 2017!
10. Christmas A5 & Happy Planner: Christmas Present Tracker
There was (unsurprisingly) a late surge of Christmas themed downloads this year and the first on the list is the most recent addition to the downloads section, a Christmas Present Tracker which helps you keep a list of who sent you what so you can send your letters of thanks.
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9. Christmas A5 & Happy Planner: Christmas Card List
Keep track of who you need to send Christmas Cards to – and mark off if you have received one in return with this handy Christmas Card list.
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8. Christmas Food Planner
Trying to remember all of the different types of food you need to buy for Christmas and the New Year can be a little daunting and it looks like a lot of you wanted to get super-organised food-wise putting this ultimate Christmas food shopping list at Number 8 on the list.
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7. May Happy Planner Set
This was one of the very first Happy Planner downloads we offered on Flipping Heck and I’m please that it’s still popular a year and a half after its launch.
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6. Harry Potter Happy Planner Cover / A5 Dashboard
I was really pleased with how this themed cover turned out. It originally started as a little personal project that I decided to share as a download so I’m happy that so many people are enjoying it as much as I have.
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5. Sticker Set 001 – Household Chores, Finances And Games
You might wonder why the same download is appearing twice on this list. The article listed above tells you how to use the stickers and this page lets you download them – which explains why this download is so popular!
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4. Christmas A5 & Classic Happy Planner Sized To-Do List
This is a festive themed thin to-do list which you can print-out use on its own to keep you Christmas notes organised or you can punch it and put it in your binder.
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3. 7 Habits Of Highly Effective People Worksheet
One of the more recent additions to the downloads section, the 7 Habits Worksheet allows you to go through each of the habits and take a look at how you’re implementing them and what you could improve on. I’m really happy with how this turned out as it’s the first time I’ve put together a download of this type and I learned a lot during the process.
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2. Pomodoro Time Tracker
In the same position as it’s informational counterpart, the Pomodoro Time Tracker is obviously a firm favourite with Flipping Heck readers!
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1. How To Bullet Journal: The Ultimate Guide To Getting Started
I’m thrilled that this download has made the top-spot on the downloads list. I put a lot of blood, sweat and tears into writing what is probably the longest article on the website. I made the decision to offer it as a download so that people could read it whenever and wherever they liked and it looks like that was a great choice!
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Notable Mentions
I’d like to draw attention to the following posts that didn’t make the top 10 list but I feel deserve an “honorable” mention:
Weekly Round-Up #100: 100+ Productivity Blogs You Need To Read In 2017
This is a list of over 100 productivity blogs that I recommended you read in 2017 but as the year draws to a close I’d recommend them for 2018 as well!
The Ultimate Guide To The Pomodoro Technique
As everyone is so interested in the Pomodoro technique, it seems only right to share “The Ulitmate Guide To The Pomodoro Technique” which tells you what the Pomodoro Technique is, how it can make you more productive and different ways of tracking your progress.
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People Redux : Overview
The original articles were written back in 2008 so I revisited them in 2015 to update them with how I was getting on and further insights into the methods. It’s a shame the revised version doesn’t get as much attention as the original files so please check it out.
An Open Letter To Millennials: You’re Not All Entrepreneurs
This article was a bit polarising – I had several emails complimenting me on voicing what people thought and others were a bit disappointed that I’d tar an entire generation with the same brush. I’d like you to take a read of the article and contact me with your thoughts – was I too harsh on the Millenial generation or if rang true.
Thank You!
I’d like to say a big “Thank You” to all my guest authors over the past year. I think having a variety of different voices helps bring a wider range of information to you all with a lot of different perspectives that I couldn’t offer on my own. I hope you’ve enjoyed the guest contributions and if you’re interested in writing for us please check out the Guest Posting Guidelines – you don’t even have to be an experienced writer, you just need to have something to say!
I’d also like to say thank you to all of you who read the blog, subscribe the the newsletter and check out our social media. We’ve seen a good amount of growth in audience over the past 12 months and I’d like to keep the upward trend going so we can get some useful interaction going bewteen us all.
What’s Coming In 2018
In 2018 we’ll continue to have a wide variety of guest authors covering all sorts of interesting topics. As more people are looking to diversify their income streams, or quit their traditional jobs we’ll also be having an additional focus on entreprenuership, online business and blogging (you may have seen some of these topics cropping up already).
I’ll also be looking at publishing more longer-format content with associated downloads and workbooks.
As always, if there’s something that you’re struggling with, want clarifying or can’t find information on anywhere else please drop us and email and we’ll do our best to help whether that be in the form of a reply just for you, or a reply and an expansion of your question in a website article.
Remember, we’re here to help you become more productive!
I hope you have a fantastic New Year and that 2018 is Happy and Productive for you and your family.
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