Notebook

This page is part of a series on journaling.

Introduction

The journal that I call my Notebook is for:

• Taking reference notes when reading, watching an instructional video, or listening to a podcast.
• Brainstorming, drawing mind maps.
• Planning projects.
• Outlining blog posts.
• Linking ideas together, forming new ideas.

When taking notes, I write the content outline and summarize key concepts, with references to the original sources. I also index bits of knowledge, lists, and quick references.

Material

For day-to-day note taking, ideas linking and research, I use the Leuchtturm 1917 ruled notebook (Amazon.ca). It’s easier to index than the Moleskine because it has numbered pages. See how I link to a notebook page in Linking is better than indexing.

When studying a course or a large volume, I take reading notes in a Moleskine Cahier Journal Set of 3 Large Ruled (Amazon.ca). Then I integrate and rewrite the knowledge in my own notebook or my zettelkasten.

What to note

• Lessons from The School of Life™.
• Reading notes.
• Quotes.
• Lists.
• Diagrams.
• Plans.
• Ideas for things to do, project ideas.
• Gift ideas for loved ones.