We’re so proud of our beautiful new film, ’Notes’. Despite living in a time when connecting with people has become so much easier, it has also become so much less personal. This story reminds us of the power of putting pen to paper. We hope you love it too.
Very touching.
A good place to have bad ideas — Austin Kleon
So I’ve been spending more and more time in the pages of my notebook. Talking in black ink. Letting the pages absorb any poison. Scratching out thoughts if I can’t stand to look at them. Underlining the thoughts I want to save, to share, maybe even, God forbid, tweet.
I, too, have been doing more of this lately. It helps.
I recommend learning how to write a very good thank-you note. A child who can write a nice thank-you note can turn into a cocaine dealer five years later and be remembered as the child who wrote nice thank-you notes.
Embracing Simplicity and Familiarity — Lane Changes
I’m always doing a little bit of tinkering with my daily journaling approach, but these days I’m more focused on simplification than on finding the perfect journaling workflow. I have a tendency of overthink things, and the search for the perfect paper-based system led me to a place where I was thinking more about the system, pen, and paper than about what I was actually trying to accomplish each week.
I think this is a common problem. I always recommend that people find what works and stick with it versus a never-ending search for the “perfect” tools and methods. There is no such thing (beyond what is “perfect” for you). Ultimately, he settles on Field Notes. Why?
While there is something to be said for the superior paper options and on-page real estate that larger notebooks bring, Field Notes books offer two big advantages. First, they are easy to carry with me at all times. And second, if I use them daily, they fill up quickly. Filling up notebooks feels very satisfying.
I can’t argue with that.
The Guidance of Notebook Papers | Todd Sattersten
It is easy and common to offer a blank page, but we seem to prefer a set of markings to organize our work. Sometimes, the markings serve a general purpose of alignment and coordinates. Other times, the forms are specific to the task. And sometimes, they are just whimsical.
It’s always amazing to me the vast variety of different page rulings. There are more than a few here I’ve never seen in my travels. Conversely. there were many that came to mind not mentioned.
Execupundit.com: The Idea Book
You know what happens to good ideas if you don’t write them down. No matter how brilliant they may be – how certain you are that they will be carved into your memory – if they are not on paper they disappear.
Truth.
Capitol Hill Books Has DC’s Most Curmudgeonly Store Owner | Washingtonian
Last weekend, I stepped into the store to hunt for a particular title, and realized that Capitol Hill Books is not like most cozy, quiet bookstores where one can browse unbothered, and that’s because Toole is not like most bookstore owners. His idiosyncrasies are present throughout the entire store, from the haphazard organization system—there’s a “Tower of Tolkien” that’s an actual teetering stack of books by the author, and an entire section of books is lodged in the store’s bathroom—to the excessive handwritten signage to the front door, which is covered in rules for would-be customers.
And now I have something at the top of my “Must Visits in D.C.” list.
A 100-year-old Japanese stationery store lets customers design the perfect, custom notebook — Quartz
For about $9 per 60-page notebook, you can mix-and-match ruled, lined, and blank pages in various hues; debate the spectrum of notebook cover choices; and obsess over the right spiral binding color.
On my list for when I visit Japan.
(via Matt Lang)
Agendio Customizable Planners – Build your 2016-2017 Planner
Most planners have similar layouts, so you must adapt to your planner.Thats backwards.At Agendio.com, you can customize your layout and personalize your content beforewe print and assemble your individual planner.
This looks amazing! The number of customization options alone are impressive. If you’re looking for a truly personal paper planner this looks like your ticket.
(via Garrick)
The Daily Plan Bar – Rohdesign – Medium
This past year I’ve started using a modified form of the Bullet Journal approach, using a dot grid notebook, thanks to a gift of an official Bullet Journal Notebook from creator, Ryder Carroll… After using and tweaking The Daily Plan Bar idea for almost a year, It seemed time to document it and share the idea in more detail.
Speaking of Mike Rohde, here’s something neat for all you Bullet Journalers out there. Would even work well as a time tracking tool in any notebook/diary/log.
