How to Fill Up Empty Notebooks (unique & specific ideas)

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[marcietenk]

I have to get over the worry of "ruining" a beautiful notebook by using it. They have a purpose and I just need to start writing in them rather than admiring their current state of perfection.

[Aanyaaaah]

00:46 Book Clogger - (Book read in a month with reflection)
01:47 Book Inventory ( List of books you own but haven't read)
02:15 Quotes ( All you fav quotes in one place)
02:42 New words and Phrases
03:06 Favourite words
03:41 Book of Ideas ( List of things you want to do )
04:11 Brain Dump
04:40 Recommendations (books, shows, movies that anyone recommends)
05:04 Journal in language you are trying to learn
05:29 Outfit Ideas
06:06 Scrapbooking (Just collages using newspaper, pictures . Personally one of my favourite activities)
06:34 Gift Ideas
07:26 Question a Day
08:10 Reasons to be Happy (List of things that make you happy)
08:54 Poetry Anthology (Collection of poems that are your fav)
09:18 Don't know what to name this 😜
09:30 Recipe Book
09:51 Things I learnt today
10:13 Expense Tracker (All your expenses in one place)
10:49 Language Book (Phrases, verbs, words you are trying to learn in a new language)
11:14 Miscellaneous Ideas for empty notebooks

There you have it all the ideas to fill up empty notebooks. Well as Ruby says, Have a productive week !

[ssarahmooneyy]

Ruby’s mind is golden. Her ideas, intelligence, and perspective on life really is refreshing! Thank you for the video Ruby!

[lunalliaa]

I love how some of these ideas aren't focused on planning but just the joy of writing, collecting memories, favorite things, and new things learned! I've been keeping a journal for language learning to practice both the language I've learned and the one I'm currently self-studying! I was looking for more ideas of what I could include in my language learning journal and I definitely want to try out the brain dump and poetry collection idea!

[fluffytummy]

I used to write on my diary all the time when I was a kid — dunno how and why I ever stopped. But I picked it up again and recently, and honestly it's been so refreshing. I don't write everyday but still it's such a fun and wholesome thing to do. Reading my old entries (of the few diaries I managed to keep while moving overseas) is like meeting my young-self ^^ Oh, how innocent and fearless I was!

[circleofleaves]

Way back before smartphones were even, I used a little address book (the type with the letters of the alphabet on tabs) as a "books/authors I want to read" notebook. I made my entries by author's surname, hence the letter tabs being so useful. I kept it in my bag and could take it to libraries and bookshops.

[ninahelvar]

can i just say how cute it is that you put “Dads selflessness” on reasons to be happy

edit: AND “moms smile”

[MrsMaryBeery]

Just so happy that I watched this video right now. A loved one passed away this week and I was so paralyzed, also by the thought that I might forget certain memories. This just made me realise that it would be so wonderful to have them written down. Thank you, Ruby!

[Julia-gcns]

All these ideas are fantastic, Ruby. Another suggestion for empty notebooks is to use them for practicing calligraphy, testing stationery products, or writing down pieces of information, songs/soundtracks/classical pieces heard on the radio.

[khalilahd.]

I love the brain dump and the book logger idea! I hate wasting paper so this is perfect! 💜

[lou-byuj]

all the notebook ideas!

-book logger
-book review
-bullet journal
-book inventory
-quotes*
-new vocabulary and phrases
-favorite words
-book of ideas (write down the things you want to do)*
-brain dump
-recommendations
-language learning journal
-outfit ideas
-gift ideas
-question a day*
-reasons to be happy*
-handwrite poems (as a gift)
-tiny notebook to bring on the go
-recipe notebook
-lessons you learned (every day)
-expenses tracker
-language book (grammar and vocabulary)
-for meeting notes
-class notes
-project notes
-random research notes*
-free morning writing (creative writing)
-random things notebook
-daily journal
-address book

i might have missed a couple of them because im kind of tired rn but i hope this helped! (the ones i put a star on are the ones that i plan on using btw)

[bearjames]

Such a cool idea for a video Ruby! I definitely needed this inspiration as someone who has so many beautiful empty notebooks I should really use 😊

[olgabondarenko]

Loved the idea of writing a journal in a foreign languages! Extremely helpful in terms of language progress, and a great way to fill the blank pages of a pretty notebook ^_^

[ZmBanNiE]

Great suggestions! I still have journals from the beginning of my German language learning journey!.They are so good to look back on and refresh things and reminisce as well. I also carry a notebook everywhere I go and am constantly writing things down! My brain just seems to retain information easier when I write it down.

[RooBoyd]

I love the idea of a notebook just for quotes! That would be lovely to remember favourite book quotes- or even things someone you know said (like something that made you laugh in a conversation) I do that in a different colour pen in my journal that I write in most days.
I also like to press flowers in a specific notebook!

[noellahjeannica]

As someone who's always teeming with thoughts, keeping an all-around notebook is such as great idea! Thanks, Ruby 💜

[lightlove]

I just have started decoluttering my study space! I found 23 empty notebooks. All of them are so pretty, I don't want to toss a single one. Now I have some ideas how to use them. Thanks so much. Loved this video very much. Greetings from Germany!

[EmmaReads]

I wish everyone a wonderful week and remember: progress isn’t linear, a thing I have to keep in mind every time I am not succeeding. ☕️🌱

[staydan]

Ruby, your voice is so beautiful! I can't stop being awed at your voice. And also, your ideas are incredible!

[angelam]

I love the idea of handwriting poetry! I think I'm going to handwrite my favorite poems in a nice notebook and give it to my friend as a gift when her birthday comes around :)