this man's simple joy over a notebook and pen warms my soul

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha, thank you 🙂 - They do spark joy in my life LOL

The sight of a large handwritten notebook with pages filled actually gives me goosebumps. And the little crinkling noise the paper makes because it has been embossed with someone's writing... Have recently rediscovered the joy of writing in pencil too. I'll see myself out... 😁

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

So with you there 🙂

@piperspurpose3005

5 ай бұрын

Same. The more crinkle, the better. 😊

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

@@piperspurpose3005 Hahaha, I like that, "the more crinkle the better" 🙂

@JT1358

5 ай бұрын

@@piperspurpose3005 YES!! 😁

@sharpcanines3347

3 ай бұрын

Also watching my luscious cursive script emerging from a roller ball gel pen 🖊️ mmmmmm

There is nothing wrong with going old school. I definitely am getting back to it. Like you said, there is something about using pen and paper that gives you a special kind of feeling and ownership.

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

I agree with you there.

Truer words have never been spoken. I just love pen and paper. I have a notebook for almost every aspect of my life - a general planning book, a book where I record notes from videos like this, a book for my personal finances, a journal, a diary, even one for documenting quotes and new vocabulary words haha! Makes me feel like a PHILOSOPHER! I find that I am much more productive when I am writing on paper too.

As someone with ADHD, I find myself toggling back and forth between digital and analog frequently. I like the convenience of digital, but there's nothing like putting pen to paper. Give me a Moleskine and a Pilot G2 and I am yours!!!! I just wish there was a happy medium. Even the iPad with paper texture and pencil just isn't quite there yet.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

For me, I find there's a natural distinction between digital and pen. My output is always going to be digital. But how it all begins, that just feels more natural the analogue way.

@UmiChan358

5 ай бұрын

Have you tried an intelligent Notebook?

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

@@UmiChan358 I have. Still nowhere near the same feel a beautiful fountain pen gives you.

@jenniferh.2150

4 ай бұрын

ADHDer here: I find that I use my notebooks for journaling, planning, calendar. and brainstorming and my digital medium as a reminder service and a stop gap when I can’t carry the notebook with me. That may help. Good luck!

@cosmosrenegade

4 ай бұрын

hey, adhd here, i integrate the two, anything timesensitive goes on my calendar, planner is for time management, ive got a note on my phone that syncs with my laptop where i dump everything, and just sort it into my calendar or planner once a day, certainly not perfect, but it works for me

Carl - I'm loving this series on more 'analogue' productivity methods. You're always keeping us true to the point that what's important is to get the actual work done... and sometimes the less 'sexy' methods are the very best. More on this please!

@HeyBigHead23

5 ай бұрын

Totally agree.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

Will do. (I feel like I am re-learning a skill I lost years ago)

I am also starting to revert back to "old school" methods in many areas. Interestingly, there is a trend in music production as well away from computer-generated music to using old-school synthesizers and drum machines. I think that humans are desperately looking to reconnect with the real world.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

That's something I've noticed too. There's a move to more natural ways of producing stuff in many areas of life.

@ccbarr58

4 ай бұрын

Old school-hacker proof too

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

@@ccbarr58 Hahaha so true.

This made me smile. On the table to my right is an A3 spiral bound plain sketch pad full of lists, boxes and doodles that I brain stormed last night and have already made notes on this morning. All written in ink with a carefully selected pen. We are obviously wired in the same way.

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha love that! There's just something special about pen and paper in a morning 🙂

Loving the return to old school notebooks and pens. Thanks Carl for the inspiration!🙏🙏

@Carl_Pullein

4 күн бұрын

I can't believe I ever though it was a good idea to go 100% digital. LOL 🤦

Love this new era. "Old School" is the new black. Uh-oh...fountain pens: a rabbit hole with NO end, and I'm just getting started!

I could never give up my fountain pens and notebooks.🥰

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

I was never able to throw away my fountain pens, even though I did go all digital seven years ago. It was so nice to clean and then ink them up. Pen I hadn't used for twenty years worked a dream.

@BlushnBlue

5 ай бұрын

That is how you know you have a great fountain pen.@@Carl_Pullein

I really do have to admit - planning on paper works so much better for me. I love my little apps and stuff, but I feel like nothing will ever replace the satisfaction of paper. ♥️ Bullet Journaling is my thing. Nothing fancy though.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

Completely agree with you there, Paula.

Your passion about writing again on paper is really contagious! I started one year ago writing on paperlike device, and my experiencie was good, because I erase quite often words or even sentences while I'm writing. I would never achieve such a well organised notebook as yours.

I tried bullet Journaling years ago but felt like too much work til I realized the creator took a more minimalist approach compared to the flashy ones online. So I adopted it, but I even simplified it further, and now I have a simple hybrid system of digital and handwritten. Something about writing with pen and paper still feels so good. I think it's because it forces you to slow down and process things. And I find myself just brainstorming better like you said. Also pro tip smartphones both android and iOS can pull text from a photo so you can take pictures of your handwritten Notes or plans and easily copy to digital solutions. Woth the exception of having to fix some typos.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

Love that idea with taking text from a photo.

@leoncm100

3 ай бұрын

Great idea -- I didn't know that, are you able to note here how that is done please?

@j.d.5709

3 ай бұрын

@@leoncm100 I would just Google it. Both Android and iOS can do it natively but there is also an app called "Google Lens" that does it pretty well also.

I feel his love for paper and pens too. Hence our new (old) paper ASMR channel!

@Carl_Pullein

2 ай бұрын

Yes, I do believe I have an (un)healthy love of pen and paper. 🙂

Thank you and well said! I ditched digital notes and planning 2 years ago. Complete game changer. 💕

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

It certainly is.

A small Field Notes notebook in the back pocket, along with a pocket pen, makes for a good way to manually capture notes when away from the computer/phone or desk notebook.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

So true.

I've used paper planners for years. Yes I use my computer calendar but I transfer it to the planner that also has to do list. So much better for me. Great video!

I have 2 rhodia notebooks, one for meeting notes and one for planning notes. Today's fountain pen is the Benu Euphoria Bourbon (Fine nib) with Diamine Ancient Copper ink. I love technology, but I would be lost without a fountain pen and Rhodia notebooks!

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

I can understand that feeling.

Carl - I'm so glad I came across your content. I have boxes of Moleskine notebooks and a few years I switch to digital, but have been flirting with moving back to paper and pen. Your love for paper and pen reminded me of something that's been missing in my life. I'm starting a new paper planner for Q3, and really looking forward to it.

@Carl_Pullein

5 күн бұрын

It's so nice to step away from a screen occasionally and do some deeper thinking. Enjoy your notebooks and pens in Q3 🙂

I very much agree with you about the use of the fountain pen. I went to school where you learned how to use fountain pens and I am still very happy to use them in different colours. So thumbs up for them

@Carl_Pullein

3 ай бұрын

Same for me, Sten. My school insisted we learn to write with fountain pens before allowing us to use ball pens. So glad they did.

❤ thank you for this video. Talk about timing... I had a calendar app on my phone that recently, for some unknown reason, just stopped sending me reminders. This stuffed me up in so many ways, and I realised that I'm relying too heavily on digital tech for things I used to do in analogue (I'm 52).. So now I'm back to writing things down on a calendar, writing out the weekly shopping list, and keeping a little notebook on me to write down things when I wish. I will upgrade to writing on paper at a desk now, thanks to your video. I have got my beautiful French pen at the ready!

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome. There's a real joy in planning and organising your thoughts on paper. Enjoy your French pen.

Love this! I always use pen and paper for planning. I find it more pleasurable. That motivates me❤

Your content is inspiring and your delivery and articulation is a joy. And the notebook…it happens to be my trigger color, the jolt that makes me vibrate with possibilities. You’ve set me off on a very happy note this morning, thank you! ❤

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome, Vicky.

I use an A3 pad as a mousemat and usually have 2 or 3 fountain pens within reach (today - a Pilot Custom 823 and a Nahvalur Schuylkill). If an idea floats past, I just swap mouse for pen and let it happen. Then back to whatever I was doing. Usually get through a couple sheets a week, easily. I use quite fine nibs so it dries fast. Wonderful system and no desk space lost really

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Love that. Great method.

I really like the Rhodia B5 for more longform journaling

Thanks!

The best archiving way is a pen and papper way, when archive in screens is like writting on cloud, the wind will blow it Thank you for sharing ideas,sir

@Carl_Pullein

3 ай бұрын

You're very welcome 🙂

Love the dog Carl 😍

I work in I.T. and I am constantly using pen and paper to write notes or to sketch out ideas. I agree with you completely, there is something about writing on paper that gives you some type of feedback or sensation that you just don't get from using a computer.

Write on! This is fab!

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

Hahahaha thank you.

I am a huge fan of hand-writing! I have a daily gratitude journal and I add my artistic creations in there as well.

Love paper and fountain pen! (I have a number, but my favorite these days is a Conklin.) also, I have an outrageous crush on your dog!!! S/he is SO CUTE!!! Thanks for this video. 😊❤❤❤❤❤😊

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Aww, thank you, Julie. I've told Louis of your message and that he has a fan 🙂

Great idea, Carl. I tend to have those post-it notes and they are a mess. I need to get notebooks. Love fountain pens. 💨

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

Enjoy 🙂

Everyone should use a fountain pen at some point in your life. Just started using one in my 59th year, and I love it!

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Agree with you all the way, there, Carrie.

Very inspiring. Thank you

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome.

Love my fountain pens also!!

Thank you Carl.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

You're very welcome, Rob.

Dear Carl, I’m watching your content for a while and I learned few very useful things from you. The reason I’m now writing is, that your way to work with ideas an notes seems to be same as mine. I tried many many apps for note writing - almost on the iPad. Than I switched to a paper notebooks. After a while a had more than 3 different carrying with me and it was for me too much. I switched few days ago to the remarkable 2 and how it looks I found my way to have all my notebooks with me and to write like on paper. It feels good and I feel near like writing on a paper. Thank you very much for the content you are making. Greetings from germany.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

Thank you. My solution to that is my planning book and scratch pad stay at home. I don't carry them with me unless I intentionally go to a cafe to sketch out my ideas. Then I would leave all digital devices at home.

The greatest minds ever used pen and paper. Even Steve Jobs did. Writing by hand goes back to our ancestry.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

That's very true. There's something about paper that encourages deeper thinking.

I always have paper everywhere. On my desk/ nightstand etc. And I always carry a pocket notebook (several actually). On my person always the Smythson Panama and the Molseskine Volant (in a leather folio). And I always carry 3 fountain pens and 1 ballpoint pen in a case. So when I walk the dog and get an idea I will capture it and when I am at home I will process my capture pocket notebook.

Glad to see you enjoying a more analogue method. I've similarly reverted to paper where possible. Digital is so convenient and, often, much "better" and yet, like you, I am looking for ways to find excuses to handwrite!

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

Hahaha you spotted it 🙂 It feels so much more natural.

You can clearly feel your enthusiasm for pen and paper. And yes, I also think it's pure deceleration, focus and clarity. I use a leather notebook from X47. Craftsmanship from Germany at the highest level. Haptically great! In addition, my Kaweco fountain pens and everything is fine :-) Especially as a person with a high digital affinity, feel pen and paper very relaxing! Thank you Carl for sharing your experience with us.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

You're very welcome.

My workflow is almost entirely write on paper--> take photo --> transcribe to obsidian and include an insert of the photo. Paper is the greatest technology!

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

It most definitely is.

I absolutely love your content! Subscribed!!

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂

It's funny that I'm watching this on a screen. Haha Thank you for the video

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

You're very welcome.

Great vid Carl, cheers.

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Thank you 🙂

A recent trip to Japan 🇯🇵 with my daughter touring stationary and fountain pen stores has me excited for the pen and paper approach this year also! Nice video! Subscribing.

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha my wife and I are planning on going over to Japan in the autumn for a little stationary therapy. 🙂

I love this and I can totally relate. Being a very progressive old school , I have gone back and forth between iPad devices, notes apps, etc. and have always come back to good ole pen and paper (the type that crinkles!). I suggest going all in on a notebook brand, and be disciplined to stick with it - otherwise you end up chasing after any new notebook that pops in your feed, and you have a library of blank notebooks. I've gone all in on Leuchtturm this go round (having tried Tomoe Paper, Moleskine, Rhodia, and others). So this is just hitting home with me. Thank you!

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha, I've been down that rabbit hole. I have a pile of notebooks already collected. LOL

When i was in university, i discovered Whitelines. It’s a notebook, and they have a few types such as lined, dotted, grid lines. The unique thing about them is that they have an app where you can upload your notes by taking a photo of them. The quality is great and the one thing I loved about using Whitelines was that the lines didn’t show up on the digital copies. My notes would look neat and orderly. I would just take out my phone to read my notes whenever I had a few mins to spare wherever I was out.

@Carl_Pullein

3 ай бұрын

Ooh, Whitelines look interesting. Thank you for the tip.

I second everything you said

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Thank you, Nadine.

I keep a Diary everyday and write and doodle in it. I love the magic of pen and paper…the smell…the sound…the visual experience. I have modern glittery inks…old inks…school inks…I don’t have a good fountain pen at the moment though. Thank you for sharing your planning…🥰p.s. Decades ago I did a course in Calligraphy but don’t practice but love watching people write…

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Ah, my next move is writing my journal on paper (again). Five years ago, I went digital, and now I'm hankering back to the old pen-and-paper ways.

Hi Carl! I just discovered your channel today. I loved this video and I completely agree with what you said in minute 6:31. I will look further into handcrafted planning. Thank you!

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

You are very welcome, Daniela

What a lovely video. I also got back to pen and paper one month ago. Put my old fountain pens to work again. Seeing which one needs maintenance and so forth. I'm also using the two notebooks "system" so to speak. And I'm also a left hand writer. And also currently using a Rhodia ring binded notebook as main day-to-day notebook. But I use the A5 though, because I carry it with me everywhere I go, day and night. However, IDK about you, the ring binded notebooks are kinda bad for me as a lefty. I know the right-handed would have the same "problem" in the other side of the page, but I am changing for the bound notebooks to feel the difference. Well, awesome content! Thank you very much. See ya...

@Carl_Pullein

3 ай бұрын

A very kind person (also left-handed) gave me a tip to reverse the notebook every time the spine was on the left. It works brilliantly and you also end up with a very unique notebook 🙂

@acpirola

3 ай бұрын

@@Carl_Pullein Now you really tempted me to try it on the next notebook. 😄

Great video - thank you - interested in how you 'bridge' from the planning notebook into a digital world (if at all) - Cheers from Texas!

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

I scan the paper notes into my notes app, then pull out the relevant bits. That helps to put my thoughts into a logical sequence.

your handwriting is very neat!😊

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

Haha, you should see my handwriting when I use a ballpoint, though. It's horrible 🙂

I use both an A4 and an A5 Rocketbook. This gives the paper feel and can easily be scanned, transcribed and saved

🎉🎉❤WoW awesome me too now doing pen paper productivy😊

A trend I’m here for! Have loved your content for work and really tried to stick to all digital, but at work I’ve had to keep taking notes in a paper notebook. I’ve accepted I need a mix: my work team is on google, shared team projects and tasks in Asana, but for my personal life: analog. I missed it and it’s working! (And don’t our eyes appreciate the relief?)

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

They sure do. That's possibly why when I finish at the end of the day, I like to sit down with my planning book and just continue some brainstorming without a screen in sight.

I love that you are going analogue Carl, there is something so liberating about using paper. This is a great video. I used to use Moleskine a lot, but the paper is always so thin. Rhodia is my go-to also, along with leuchtturm1917 for journalling (used to be a Dayone user but went back to the process of writing my thoughts out, as I found it much more therapeutic!)

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

Ah, currently considering going back to handwritten journaling. I haven't quite found the right method yet.

@benjaminwockenfu6006

5 ай бұрын

Same here! It’s so good to hear, that I am not alone.

I read in austin kleon's book "steal like an artist" that we need to play with ideas on paper, in real life, because on the computer, we start editing ideas before we have them. Analog work makes our ideas flow, sharpens our senses through manual work. and honestly, my creative work never improved as much as when I started having an analog and a digital station for my work :)

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

I completely agree. Within a few minutes of developing an idea on paper, I am going much deeper than I would have done on a computer or iPad..

I will make a todo on Apple Reminders to do this

Carl, this is such an interesting concept and wondered if you would possibly consider going further into depth. When I think about the presidents you mentioned I also wonder how they organized all their notes. In addition, what about others like Napoleon, Marcus Aurelius and other successful leaders. How did they manage their productivity systems and what were the commonalities since computers didn’t exist?

@Carl_Pullein

2 ай бұрын

Hi Johnny, As far as I can tell, the presidents' documents and notes were collected by staff and stored in sealed boxes. Once the presidents leave office, they are delivered to their official library and held until the statutory period has expired (I believe in the US, it's 30 years). After that, the boxes are opened, and the documents are available for public consumption. For the people from antiquity, it's hard to tell how they managed their papers. My guess is they will have been kept on bookshelves.

Another brilliant video on analog. The other thing some overlook is that your brain proccesses written notes/writing very much differently than digital/keyboard. I highly recommend the $$$ Smythson Panama Bookle (UK) the size of a small thin wallet with 150 pages of patented paper.(250 sides - the last a year) and take fountain pen inks perfectly. Keep these old school productivity hacks coming!

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

You are right there. I've noticed better thought processing when I sit down with a pen and piece of paper with no screens in sight. (Ah, the Smythson notebook, beloved notebooks of the late Queen Elizabeth, and the Pamana is certainly on my bucket list ££££)

Always pen and paper for me, digital frustrates me.

Great video (and I also love my fountain pens)! Two questions; 1. When you scan your notes into Apple Notes: do you save them as pdf or as a picture? 2. Do you transfer notes from the small notebook to the big one; how do these two notebooks work together? I am looking forward to more videos about your analog/hybrid system!!!!

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Hi Eric, I use the scanning app built into Apple Notes, which saves the file as a PDF. Notes in my smaller scribble pad I leave alone. They are scribbles that will, if appropriate, get put into my task manager or calendar directly. It's just there for when I get ideas while doing other work. This way, I am not tempted to get distracted by anything else. Scribble down and get back to doing my work.

@ericmanten7239

4 ай бұрын

@@Carl_Pullein thank you for clarifying Carl!

I totally agree nothing beats a fountain pen. I personally use a Parker vector, you simply cannot get that good writing experience in digital or ballpoint pen.

@Carl_Pullein

3 ай бұрын

Ooh, I've used Parker Vectors in the past. Love those pens 🙂

I use multiple notebooks for different purposes and always have. It wasn't until I turned 60 that I was diagnosed with ADHD. It makes sense in retrospect that "out of sight, out of mind" on a device doesn't work for me. The only thing I save on a computer are images via various Pinterest boards. Also, I like embellishing my notes with colored pens, stickers, washi tape, drawings, etc. There are people who make whole KZread channels out of sharing this. I like looking through my old notebooks (and I have the last 15 years' worth) to see what was going on then.

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Love that, Patricia.

Goldspot pens is another resource. I just Goulet and Jet Pens a lot .. just made an order today.

love you karl

@Carl_Pullein

3 ай бұрын

Hahaha thank you. 🙂

I’m going back to paper the way I used to plan because even with my devices I have been keeping 3m in business, constantly making myself portable notes to stick on the wall, the mirror, my keys, my screens, to be sure to see them before I started anything onscreen and fall into distraction. My scratch pad is a steno pad, my notebook is also a spiral bound notebook and as I’m left handed I work through it from back to front to keep the rings out of my way. It also confuses other people to see me working that way, which I admit is a mischievous pleasure.

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha I hadn't thought of starting from the back. Great idea 🙂

@NilZed1

4 ай бұрын

@@Carl_Pullein I tried writing on the back of the paper like that back during school. It’s got the same printed margins but the holes or messy spiral remains are on the right. Didn’t seem like it should matter. But of course it did and was Not allowed to turn work in that way

Carl, as others have said, I also love these videos about using analog tools. It was fun to see how jazzed you are about this and I feel similarly, as I profess to be a stationery nerd. Digital tools are great for some things but pen and paper just have that quality of connection to one's thoughts and feelings that a screen can't replicate. You touched on not caring for writing on a screen such as an iPad and I agree with that, tried it, didn't like it. I would add to this the fact that when I am looking at my notes I often want to flip back and forth between pages, and while of course, you can do that with any digital device, it's just not the same. I love pens and am trying out a cheap fountain pen at your suggestion to see if I like it as I too am a lefty, I like it but will have to practice some :). Have you tried any pencils yet? I recommend Balck Wing Palomino 602s if you have a mind to. Great stuff, thanks a bunch!

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

You're very welcome. That was something I had noticed too. I rarely looked back through my digital notes. Every page looked so similar. With my written notes I have different colours, different written styles (sometime small letters, sometimes bigger and sometimes a mix of both hahaha)

Thanks for the video. As a Gen Z-er I've been realizing how cheap and processed digital goods are. Rather than make our lives easier they seem to have consumed us entirely in their frantic, shallow wake. I've been doing seemingly small things like owning albums on CD that have been making life so much more lively. So this video is a really good push to start planning on paper.

@Carl_Pullein

3 ай бұрын

That is why I've pulled back from technology in recent months. I was becoming pervasive and didn't really enhance my life in any way.

Love your analogue content so much. Would love to here your thoughts about going back to analog journaling. I use day one, but it didn’t FEEL, what I wrote down. What about your notes when you are on the go. Think about using a pocket notebook and a DIN A4 „deskbook“ would be interesting for me.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

Ah, that's in my Planning Book. I'm thinking about how best to do the transition and what notebook to use. The A5 size is too small, and A4 is too big. It's going to be fun testing out the best way to do this. Once I've settled on a solution, I will certainly do a video on it.

@benjaminwockenfu6006

5 ай бұрын

@@Carl_Pullein do you have a notebook with you, when you are on the go f.e. with your dog? Do you carry a A5 with you? For the last week I‘ve tested out a pocketsize book. It works really well. With the size limitations, it helps me to come to the core of my thoughts / ideas. From there to my planning book or day one / journal. Before that I‘d used Apple Quick Notes. Your idea of hybrid note devolping in Notes helps so much.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

@@benjaminwockenfu6006 Ooh, no, that wouldn't work. When walking Louis, I use my phone. I can dictate ideas directly into my notes while keeping an eye on him. 🙂

Great video, Carl. I, too, subscribe to Goulet Pens. I discovered them years ago, and Jet Pens, too! I am diving into your other handwriting videos and immersing myself in them, hoping to find more gems of wisdom. Nothing beats paper and pen. Quick question. You mentioned scanning into Apple Notes. Can you retrieve (find) the handwritten notes you previously wrote using "search?" What do you do when you're away from your desk? Do you use a pocket notebook or a Travelers Notebook? Curious?

@Carl_Pullein

3 ай бұрын

Hi Christopher, theoretically, Apple Notes can read and search your handwriting. That, though, depends on how legible your handwriting is. The best solution is to make sure the title is clear. I have ordered a Passort-sized Travelers Notebook to test out carrying a pocket notebook. Currently, when I am away from my desk, I use my phone. I usually walk the dog or drive, so being able to dictate ideas into my phone seems to be the best solution.

It's me too.

As a stationery store owner… welcome we’ve been waiting for you all 😊

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha, thank you 🙂

Using pen or paper engages 2 or more parts of the brain. Computers use only the part of brain that sees pictures. Using pen &paper kicks in another part thatdecyphers those symbols you just wrote and makes words. Figures out reading. C.S. Lewis always did his 1st draft on legal pads

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

That makes sense. It's also visually more pleasing, and your brain and hand becomes coordinated.

HELL YEAH!! Just subbed! FOUNTAIN PEN GANG GANG!!! ASSSEMBLE!!! \M/

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Hahaha, I never realised there were so many of us 🙂

So I do something similar.. I buy a ruled notebook with hard bound cover... name it as YEAR #{NUMBER} So, 2024#1 when its filled I go on to use #2 with new ones, this way I know everything is in 1 place. I always put date by default before writing so it helps aswell. And yesssss the feel and touch of paper is irreplaceable. Also these notebooks are always A5

You’re house seems beautiful

@Carl_Pullein

3 ай бұрын

I have my wife to thank for that 🙂

Where is your back shelf from?

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

It's from a local Korean carpenter.

I presume when you end a note book theres a period of time where you need to carry both notes books or do you transfer your post it noted notes to tge new note book.

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Because I scan the handwritten notes into my notes app once I have finished the third/fourth pass, I never need to carry any notebooks with me unless I intentionally decide to take them with me.

I am an organisation freak! I also love fountain pens and I am a constant writer. But I am a housewife and the kids have grown up, so I have nothing to organise any more 🙁 My husband has control of the financial side of things so I have nothing to do there either, which is fine. I'm also old school in that I like my Filofaxes (I use one as my 'capture' notebook). I like to be able to take pages out and to arrange them as I see fit. With a notebook I would sometimes get stuck with needing another page and I'd have to add it later in the book. Or I'd have gaps where I thought I would need more space and then didn't use it. With a Filofax (or similar) I could simply slip another page in when I needed it. Because I have nothing to organise in them, they have become journals for different subjects, so at least I get to write. I'd love to be organising something again, but the only way I can see me doing that is through a job. I am in my mid fifties, semi disabled and am autistic too. All of that makes me undesirable for employers. Even B&Q wouldn't want me! 😉

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Awww, Filofax was The first organiser I had. Your writing about it brought back some very fond memories. Thank you for sharing.

You didn’t ask but I’m telling you anyway; I love basic ball point pens. I always have warm hands, and the ink flows so nicely when the pen is warm.

I split the difference - I use the remarkable 2 e ink tablet for writing, as well as the Samsung notes app on my tablet.... I physically write on them with their respective pens, so I get the best of both world - digital and handwritten.

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Have you tried including an index at the notebook's front or back - or does scanning solve the potential problem of finding individual notes among the many pages of notes?

@Carl_Pullein

13 күн бұрын

This is just a planning book. Once the project has been completed I'm not likely to need to come back to it as I scan the original note into my digital notes for further refining.

Can anyone say which Rhodia notebook this is? The lines, open spaces, margins seem perfect for my use. Is the line space "college ruled" or "wide"? Thank you!

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

it's 8mm lined ruling with margin and frame at the top

Yes! Don't know how I would function without my planner. I don't use digital on my computer and I can't stand the phone. Paper and pen only works best for me.

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

I know how you feel.

What are the names of the documentaries? I’d love to watch!

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

Oh, I cannot remember. I watched so many about The Cuban Missile Crisis and Watergate towards the end of last year. You can search KZread on these subjects and I am sure you'll find them.

What model big notebook is that? I want to buy.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

It's the Rhodia Note Book (ring bound on the left-hand side). The size is 22.5cm x 29.7cm - 8.8 x 11.7 inches.

Congratulations with discovering pen and paper!!!

Carl, how would you determine what moves from your scratch pad to planning book?

@Carl_Pullein

2 ай бұрын

Nothing ever does. My planning book is for deliberate, intentional plans, and my scratch pad is for random thoughts, little reminders that get added to my task manager, telephone numbers, etc.

@TheRealJohnnyCash

2 ай бұрын

@@Carl_Pullein thanks Carl

Hi Carl, how do you avoid getting ink on the side of your hand from the fountain pens? I’m a lefty too and avoid fountain pens for that reason.

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

I'm an "Underwriter", which means my hand is below the writing line. This avoids any smudging. This video from Goulet Pens explains a few things you can do: kzread.info/dash/bejne/e62k3MmQmbGXd7w.htmlsi=ywh-UBBsmg0X1E4I

Great video - you have three notebooks, 1. daily todo list, planning book and ideas book - is that correct?

@Carl_Pullein

3 ай бұрын

Hmm Two primary notebooks - The Planning Book and a scratch pad for random thoughts, things. I do have a tiny little notebook for writing down my two or three most important tasks for the day. Then I have a journal and a commonplace book (sort of) for collecting information I learn when I listen to podcasts or watch a documentary.

So is this for outlining a novel? I love paper and pen. I journal everyday and I love colored markers. I'm really OCD about it. I can't use the same color from the day before. It dilineates that day. Anyway, that's another story. But I have been trying to write a novel and I'm wondering if this will help.

@Carl_Pullein

4 ай бұрын

You could use it for planning out a novel. It works for pretty much anything you want to plan out.

I've used my keyboard so much that I forgot how to write

Conquer Planet!...am I missing something? Did I do it wrong?

@Carl_Pullein

3 ай бұрын

More likely I am missing something ;-)

Hi Carl, I love pen and paper. What do you think about Remarkable or similar?

@tamarawadams

5 ай бұрын

I have a Boox Note Air (eink tablet)... it goes with me everywhere. I do all of my planning and project documentation in it.

@Carl_Pullein

5 ай бұрын

Tried and didn't like the experience. It still felt too "digital"