Pocket Notebooks Can Save Your Mind

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[jackym]

People always make fun of me when as a Software product manager, whose job it is to make software more accessibly and easier to use, I always have a notebook and fountain pen on hand to make notes. Analog just works so much better.

[oyvindhaave]

May I suggest that you try out
1. reserve the first two "double pages" (page 2-3, and 3-4) for a table of contents? Mostly the important things you want to refer to
2. Give each page a page number (re step 1)
3. If you come back to an idea/project some pages later, say after a couple of pages with the grocery list and meeting notes, then refer back to the starting page number (<= p 23) and to this page (=> p 34) on the starting page for the continued note. Even a previous notebook; e.g. "bk 2, 2021, p.56"?
3. Give the page a title for easy reference in the toc
4. In the toc, just add page numbers to the topic when the topic continues
"House renovation: p. 3, 12-14, 34, 45-48"

You will find anything very easy, via the toc and you don't need to reserve and guess the number of pages you need for a topic. The toc helps you to just continue with the next note, filling your book page by page.

Thank you for keeping the analog tools alive in a digital world 😊

[Pinkytone]

Writing in a physical notebook is an amazing feeling. It really feels like a pause in time, a break from everything, when I write in one

[tylerpentecost]

I am a computer programmer who is pretty much always glued to a device in some way. I've noticed my best ideas, even ideas about computer systems, tend to come to me when I'm unplugged. I fully support organizing your thoughts in a fully analog way.

[bardiamozaffari]

As a person who sometimes forgets the simplest of things & has been struggling with memory loss which im very mocked & humiliated for, I see this idea very clever & helpful

[makrushin]

I’ve tried Evernote, Google keep, notion, iPhone notes, trello, etc. - but since 2008 nothing has felt more reasonable, consistent and convenient than a simple notebook. Agreed.

[SethGames]

I’ve been keeping Moleskines for about 20+ years now. How much I record in them has varied a lot over time. What gets written down, how, etc. have all evolved. It started in the pre-smartphone era as a way to capture funny things friends said. Now it’s mostly a diary/therapist that doesn’t get shared. I rarely go back to them, but I don’t plan to stop.

[oliviaraney]

I like to imagine a mueseum curator from 2223 watching this video in an old archival macbook in the basement of the library with your notebooks to one side and hearing you say "they don't need to be able to decipher this in the future" and them giving a small shriek of agony as they realize they're never going to figure out what you were writing in these notebooks

[kenjeb]

I feel embarrassed to share that, I started keeping a black tiny notebook for journal thanks to video game character Soap MacTavish. He inspired me to write and draw the events happened from his viewpoint, sharing his thoughts to not forget himself and others.

[CBALTWARRIR]

I gotta say. I love that your first pocket notebook is the one that says "Here's where the fun begins"

[jcsk]

I´m 45. I´m using this since the 80´s. NOTHING beats paper and a good pen for your most important tasks. There´s no distractions, unwanted porpaganda or whataver. Old school is cool and works.

[vinhbuiquang]

The thing with notebook is that, it give you more context on your emotion and idea via handwriting.
So that when you reread it, it help recall the exact moment that you write it down.
Which mean every journal, is a true capture of your emotion and your thought
Every time i read my journal, it like living in that moment, just fantastic

[joeymaceda_]

I’ve bought so many notebooks and consumed tons of type content over the years, but only started actually doing it after watching your videos.

Thank you and keep up the good work, Parker!

[xQuez]

“thinking is not about efficiency.” that section from 7:38 - 7:58 is absolutely brilliant. it takes a lot of work to get clear with oneself. you follow that up with the challenge of then *being* clear with others. thinking deeply and truly facing ourselves is perhaps the hardest, yet the most worthwhile work we could ever be tasked with. and that is the task of our lifetime!

fantastic video!

[sibylle]

I'm a museum curator among other things, so I'd mostly make sure that the whole pile of your notebooks would be collected and archived, not just an example out of hundreds. And then I would exhibit them as a monumental assemblage and discuss why we need materiality for information processing and knowledge-building. I'm myself moving between planners, journals and notebooks, but my "inbox" for thoughts is usually a Moleskine notebook. Digital apps are for teamwork and keeping track of milestones.

[nikolasversteeg]

With how much brain dead content there is on YouTube, it is so satisfying to finally watch a video about deep, critical thinking, and an advocacy for pulling away from the digital world. Fantastic video, thank you!

[Rue-in]

im not a great thinker so i haven't been able to fill a pocket notebook with deep thoughts but i used this idea to create a pocket book of mini collages for each of my goals this year with my favourite quotes and it's saving me so much! it's great for whenever i need a boost of motivation or inspiration and i can take it with me everywhere! i can't thank you enough for this!

[buzzkillzine]

I've kept a personal journal for 15 years and in the last 12 months have been keeping a pocket to keep notes.
I have a leather notebook cover with two feild notes pocket notebooks: one as a dot point, to-do list and one as a notebook for ideas or things I've read that I need to remember.
It's been so useful.

[thewalkingdad]

As someone with ADHD, having a Rite in the Rain notebook with me at all times has proven to be ESSENTIAL for getting through my ever-evolving work day, can’t stress this enough!

[broski]

never expected philosopher Lando Norris with a big moustache to teach me how to use notebooks.