This blogger loves Moleskines but has a couple of problems with them: he finds the paper too thin, and feels they are sometimes “too nice” to be used. But he’s fighting against that: Notebooks should be used, that’s what they are there for. This is plain paper, put something on it and turn the page. … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: The Problem
This week’s addict is a blogger you all should know: Laurie from Plannerisms. Check out her fabulous collection, comfortably (but crowdedly)housed in its own bookcase: She points out: Note that this bookcase is nearly 6 feet tall. Also notice most shelves are two rows deep. Man, that’s a lot of notebooks and planners! One of … Continue reading Notebook Addict of the Week: Laurie
There are lots of people out there who are passionate about organizing their lives using the GTD (Getting Things Done) method with Moleskine notebooks. Here’s one person’s technique: The first part of my system begins with my weekly tasks page. This is the big rocks I have to get done this week. The two … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: A GTD Hack
 Sketchnotes seem to be more and more popular these days. I think Mike Rohde first coined the phrase and the practice of creating beautiful illustrated notes, but lots of others are getting on the bandwagon, so much so that the design website Core77 is introducing a regular feature on their site, focusing on various examples … Continue reading Sketchnotes Channel at Core77
Here’s a writer who is an enthusiastic advocate for using a pocket notebook, in his case, a Paperblanks. What I’m advocating is having a small notebook (and a mini-pen — those things don’t break when you sit on them, and can fit in a front jeans pocket) ready with you so you can be ready … Continue reading Howard Andrew Jones’ Writing Tools
Check out this online advertisement I stumbled across: very notebooky! They’re marketing a high-tech smartphone, but still come back to good old-fashioned paper.
This has to be the coolest notebook I’ve ever bought. I almost had a heart attack when I stumbled across it on eBay, and it only took me a split second to hit the “Buy it Now” button and grab this beauty for about $45 including shipping. When the notebook arrived in the mail, it … Continue reading eBay Gem: A Decorator’s Pocket Looseleaf Notebook
From Better Writing Habits, some thoughts on The 3 Notebooks Every Writer Should Keep. A Morning Pages Journal Created by writing and creativity coach, Julia Cameron, Morning Pages are three hand-written stream-of-consciousness pages you write first thing when you wake up in the morning, before you do anything else. Cameron specializes in creative unblocking and … Continue reading The 3 Notebooks Every Writer Should Keep
Some interesting thoughts on using non-digital tools for productivity: How Analog Rituals Can Amp Your Productivity :: Tips :: The 99 Percent. But my favorite part is this image!
Moleskine is expanding their list of not-just-a-notebook products– first came the Kindle covers (for the Kindle DX and previous generation 6″ Kindle ), and now they are introducing cases for the iPhone and iPad, each combining a notebook with a cover for your electronic device: It looks like the iPhone cover even includes a handy … Continue reading Moleskine Monday: iPhone and iPad Cases