Notebooks
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The Only Digital Detox That Worked
Becca Farsace did something I’ve been circling for years. She left her phone at home and went out into the world carrying a Hasselblad, a notebook, a pen, a cassette player, and a book. Directions written down. Phone …
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The Geography of Thought
I spend an inordinate amount of time searching for things I know I have written down. My digital notes are a vast, searchable repository of everything I have thought over the last few years, yet I often feel completely …
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The Ups and Downs of My Notebook Habit
This past April, I hit a bit of a snag with my journaling. I had this idea in my head that I’d be one of those people with a notebook always at hand, filled with insightful notes and daily reflections. Ready to write the …
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Notebooks In Summer
After months of carrying around my notebook constantly. Through thick and thin, whatever the occasion. Do you know what killed it? Summer. My field notes and everyday inspiration cover doesn’t really fit with my baggy …
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The More Apps, The More Gaps
For quite a while, I’ve had this feeling that my system of writing notes in my notebook was needless. That I was writing too many things down, and generally speaking, I didn’t refer to them. Which meant that my practice …
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Surfacing The Things You Need
In my tendency to over simplify things, I wrote a post about how to maximise your productivity. There are no apps involved, just a notebook and something to write with. No fanciness, no expensive things, just a tried and …
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Get A Notebook And Write Stuff Down
I am hyper aware that I have been mentioning this constantly for quite a while but bare with me. Since watching a few videos on YouTube about Notion, their algorithm thinks I am some kind of productivity hustle porn …
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Indexing A Used Notebook
I’m still really early in my notebook use, but I’ve filled a couple of them now. When I chose to use a notebook, I was already thinking about ways to make my notes findable. The action of writing them out manually …
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What Is My Notebook
I have now read three different translations of Meditations by Marcus Aurelius. Each one begins with some background information, details about the way it was written, and quite a bit of musing on what he was actually …
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Are Field Notes A6?
One of the most common questions I get asked is whether or not the notebooks are A6 paper size. After doing some research and comparing the dimensions, I can confidently say that Field Notes are not A6 size. A6 paper …
