Mark Twain, George Patton, Thomas Jefferson, Charles Darwin, George
Lucas, Ernest Hemingway, Ludwig van Beethoven, Ben Franklin, Thomas
Edison, Leonardo da Vinci, Frank Capra, and John Rockefeller.
Although you can see a wide range of notebook styles and penmanship, all
show how these great thinkers were never without a means to jot down an
observation, an idea, or in Mark Twain’s case, dirty jokes.
What Type of Notebook Is the Best?
There are different strokes for different folks: •
Many creative wannabes use
Moleskine (
http://www.moleskine.com/us/home
) notebooks. I use them myself.
These high-quality leather-bound books are made in Italy and cost from $9 to
$25.
•
Some Moleskine fans are switching to Ecosystem
(
http://www.ecosystemlife.com/)
notebooks, including Michael Hyatt
(
http://michaelhyatt.com/why-i-ditched-my-moleskine-journal.html
),
because they use recycled paper, are made in the USA, and each page
is perforated.
•
For many years, I preferred the more expensive and
unfortunately very nerdy Boorum & Pease Account Book. It’s hard
cover, 300 pages so it lasts a long time, thick enough to stand up and
stand out on a bookshelf—and so big I never misplaced it.
•
Author and entrepreneur James Altucher
(http://www.jamesaltucher.com/) recommends waiter’s pads, which
cost ten cents each. He explains they are the perfect size and a great
conversation starter—they also show people you’re frugal.
Notice that nobody is recommending yellow legal pads or loose pieces of
paper. They are just too easy to get lost in stacks or otherwise damaged.
Notebooks are designed to last.
In Their Own Words…
I use this Moleskine notebook that I'll just carry around with me. I make training notes in it. I make work
notes in it. I have a whole bookshelf full of old ones at home, because I'll go back and refer to old things
in it all the time.
–Sara Hendershot is an Olympic rower for the United States and competed in the 2012 Olympics. She is
currently training for Rio 2016.
I use the Bullet Journal as my go-to organization system. It keeps ideas, thoughts, and other important
agenda items at my fingertips. I highly recommend keeping a journal, because a life worth living is a life
worth recording.
–Honorée
Corder is an author, speaker, and personal transformation expert.
While apps can be wonderful and help us increase productivity, I prefer to plan in my Moleskine
Executive Daily.
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