When I was a teen, I used to keep a quotes journal that I would just write out quotes I liked from books I had read. Thinking I may need to bring this back. But for know have been doing this in the notes app.
May 15, 2024
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I carry around this tiny notebook everywhere I go and just write down any thought worth remembering. Itās helping me stay off my phone.
There are pages full of what wouldāve been tweets when I was more chronically online.Theres a lot of quotes from books Iām reading or substack articles. Sometimes itās just lists of tasks like āremember to refill prescriptionā.
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Recently I bought a little pack of palm-sized notebooks in an effort to be more āanalogā with my notes and thoughts (pretentious, I know). With a world of increasing options, Iāve found I am all over the place with my notes. I have some in Apple Notes, some in Notion, a few in other random apps Iāve accumulated over the years, and Iām sure others in places I forget. For the past month Iāve used these handwritten notebooks and itās like something finally clicked for me. Just a quick jot away, Iāve got a pad filled and another started, with drawings/diagrams of ideas for projects and little notes I want to be able to look back on. Just make sure if you do this you pair those notebooks with some muji pens or your preferred writing tool for the ultimate experience.
Jun 1, 2021
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It's basically just an analog notes app, but it's something separate from your phone that allows for a little more disconnection from technology. Plus, it's tangible. So you can have a visual representation of the amount of thoughts or ideas that you've had over time. You'll have a collection of mini books that you can go back through and see where your mind has been. I'm about to finish my third little guy, and it's fun to have a collection of pages that represents my ingenuity and reminds me of memories I've forgotten. Sometimes I make myself laugh when I go back through or I contemplate something I said or I disagree with a comment I made a while back, or I feel inspired to rehash something I'd written.
Today I went back through and found a drawing I don't remember doing. I found a short grocery list from who knows when. I found a bunch of ideas I want to go back to. I found these comments too: "A vape is sitting on the subway seat next to me. Should I hit it and see what happens?" and "I'm on the six early in the morning and just watched a homeless man light another homeless man's crack pipe. Sharing is caring."
Mar 7, 2024
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