Random 60: Tons of notebooks! | Favorite on Viddler.
Ruled, unruled, graph, small, large, single subject, multiple subject, drawing, sketching, and loose leaf. I seem to have notebooks for just about everything and, I actually tend to use them! It never really dawned on me how many notebooks I actually had in active duty. And, since this is a random 60, I had to edit a few of them out!
I’d actually like to use them even more for very specific uses going forward. I sometimes get notes in my drawing pad, doodles in my note book, and water gets split on some of the graphing paper notebooks. I think I’ll try to focus them a little more going forward.
So, how many notebooks do you have??
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I have too many notebooks too. I purchased 150 Windsor mini notepads for sketching, notes…they fit in a shirt pocket and rock.
I don’t even want to get into full size Canson Sketchbooks I have about 20 of those but most of them are retired.
150!!
I only own three notebooks.
A moleskine that has 20 pages left.
A moleskine that will replace that one.
And a smaller moleskine that I haven’t used in sometime, due to me now having an iPod touch (the moleskine’s audio just wasn’t very crisp).
Imagine a moleskine that played music?!
Notebooks…actually i don’t have any. I have a billion of post-it notes all over the place though.
I haven’t used Post-it notes in years!
I’m sure there are many more lying around in various places, but these are the five types of notebook I use most:
a large, hardcover Moleskine lined notebook for a journal
a pocket Moleskine weekly planner (not really a notebook, but I do write quite a few notes on the blank pages to the right of each week’s calendar page)
a trio of Moleskine cahiers, all partially used. These are mostly for drafting new writing ideas, haiku or occasional impromptu letter/note (usually kept at home)
a Rhodia 6′ x 8.25′ graph notebook for drafting/sketching ideas (goes with me)
a Rhodia 4′ x 6′ graph notebook just for work notes
Sounds like an excellent collection. Photos?
Right now, I’ve got 3 basic notebooks for school, and for other things I have 2 hard cover Moleskines–1 pocket size for notes on the go, and 1 medium size for more in depth notes.
Does the “on the go” notebook actually go with you? I find that I keep my notebooks in my laptop bag but I rarely just throw one in my pocket. I think I need to get a “field notes” sized notebook in order for that to happen since my small hard cover notebook is just too rigid to be in my pocket.
It’s almost always in my backpack (which I have with me quite a bit), so I usually have it on me. If I’m not bringing my backpack, I’ll toss it in my jacket pocket if I think I’ll need to write anything down (like going to the grocery store or something).
I’ve got 4 going…
- 1 grid based Moleskine medium sized, that I broke up into sections with tabs that I use for my personal and freelance work.
- 1 An Event Apart notebook I use at work to take notes at meetings
- 1 Composition Notebook, I also use at work for notes from meetings
- 1 small moleskine cahier from LuxuryLuke with the Butter Label stamp in it, I carry it in my bag but don’t want to use it.
I usually have a lot going too, because I love buying notebooks, even when I don’t really have a need for a new one.
I have 3 here at work on my desk: one for meeting notes (unruled sketchbook), one for personal to-dos (5 Star small 2 subject), and one for doodles and random things I need to write while I’m working (small ruled notebook my client gave me, that has a CALCULATOR on the cover…awesome).
I have 2 Moleskines at home, neither of which I use as much as I should. One is a reporter, which I setup for GTD use and never used. One is a regular graph paper MS, and I use it for random notes. I also have a large notebook I leave on the coffee table for other random notes, while I’m watching TV.
I use the Notes function of my Blackberry as well, to capture shopping lists and other random things I need to remember.
David Allen would probably cringe if he read this, because I don’t have a good single place where I consolidate my notes (I’ll also email myself notes sometimes). But whatever, it sort of works.
A calculator on the cover?? Wow. Awesome?