Life chitty? buy this before January ($15.64, or less)

[poland144]

Really like the idea in this thread about keeping a recap of books read. Will start doing that.

A notebook is an extremely powerful tool. Why? Positive reinforcement. However it only works if you're actually accomplishing the todo lists you write or are reflecting and coming back to what you write, regularly. If your plan is to just write some chit and forget about it, you're not gonna form a habit of keeping a journal and it wouldn't be useful to you anyways.

Bonus points: 10 years from now, you won't remember how you thought at this age. Keeping a journal is a way to track the changes in your outlook, goals and personality.

"“One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of the changes which you constantly suffer and which in a general way are naturally believed, surmised, and admitted by you, but which you’ll unconsciously deny when it comes to the point of gaining hope or peace from such an admission. In the diary you find proof that in situations which today would seem unbearable, you lived, looked around and wrote down observations, that this right hand moved then as it does today, when we may be wiser because we are able to look back upon our former condition, and for that very reason have got to admit the courage of our earlier striving in which we persisted even in sheer ignorance.” -Kafka

bunch of famous mens notebooks: http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/0...20-famous-men/

[Gsxr25]

Gf uses hers like the damn bible. Brb ask to make plans and she has to bust out her planner to make sure she is available. Pretty lulzy but it works for her.

[Achieve2Lead]

I have ambition, I just don't need a useless day planner

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[Oatmeal12]

I could never keep a single journal cause I got too plans for each one I buy. workoutlog, life log, dear diary

But damn. TFW you find journals you wrote in long ago and had major life events

[MinisterOfLust]

There are so many free Apps to do these sort of things, so no need to waste 15 bucks.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

Really like the idea in this thread about keeping a recap of books read. Will start doing that.

A notebook is an extremely powerful tool. Why? Positive reinforcement. However it only works if you're actually accomplishing the todo lists you write or are reflecting and coming back to what you write, regularly. If your plan is to just write some chit and forget about it, you're not gonna form a habit of keeping a journal and it wouldn't be useful to you anyways.

Bonus points: 10 years from now, you won't remember how you thought at this age. Keeping a journal is a way to track the changes in your outlook, goals and personality.

"“One advantage in keeping a diary is that you become aware with reassuring clarity of the changes which you constantly suffer and which in a general way are naturally believed, surmised, and admitted by you, but which you’ll unconsciously deny when it comes to the point of gaining hope or peace from such an admission. In the diary you find proof that in situations which today would seem unbearable, you lived, looked around and wrote down observations, that this right hand moved then as it does today, when we may be wiser because we are able to look back upon our former condition, and for that very reason have got to admit the courage of our earlier striving in which we persisted even in sheer ignorance.” -Kafka

bunch of famous mens notebooks: http://www.artofmanliness.com/2010/0...20-famous-men/

Das fukin it.

[Baraxador]

The biggest problem is sticking to it. I start keeping something like a diary and the most I can continue is a week or so.

[Antonio519]

Bought one from the dollar tree yesterday

[ANIMALISTIKZ]

brb buying from amazon for 25 bucks + 20 bucks shipping and waiting 2 weeks when i can just buy it from my local dollar store.

[BaltimohrBrah]

OP, why is it called Moleskine on the amazon link, but you keep saying Moleskin. Which one is it *******


notsrs
semisrs




still going to buy one.

[Pastier911]

But now I have to wait till January to use it?

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

But now I have to wait till January to use it?

Well yeah. You'll start pre-entering dates but won't apply it to life until the 1st.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

brb buying from amazon for 25 bucks + 20 bucks shipping and waiting 2 weeks when i can just buy it from my local dollar store.

Uhhhhhh ok then. Buy it in Canada, then.

[mctaggsm]

I use a plain notebook. I like the moleskine ruled journals. I feel too restricted by a traditional planner. I set up a page or 2 with important dates for the next few months and goals I have. I'll set aside a few more pages for keeping track of books I want to read, recipes to try, quotes, etc etc. With the rest of the pages, I just keep track of my days using essentially the "bullet journaling" method.

I jot down any notable conversations, phone numbers, what I ate, tasks, shopping items, if something is bothering me, or if I feel really good about something. Some days I will write 3 or 4 pages, and others maybe half a page. Like others have mentioned, its more about getting your thoughts out of your brain and onto something concrete than it's about the argument between paper or apps.

personally, I've tried using apps, and I'm quicker with pen and paper. I also form better memories by using pen and paper. And recently, I've started working in a building that I cannot bring a phone into, so theres that lol.

I feel so much more productive, less anxious, and entirely less forgetful. It's also alot of fun to go back and read old notebooks.

bullet journaling overview:

[philpeter123]

I don't needs 300+ days of "eat steak" "Lift weights" "Work" with incidental "go on vacation"

lol if you need an empty book to help get you off your ass then i've got some bad news

bought one and used it for a few days then realized it was a giant waste of time

Lol if you have such a small brain that you can´t remember when to wake up, go to work etc

Lol just memorize what you gotta do

If you don't remember, it must've not been important.

What do I do with it OP? Dear Diary...

lol OP you sound like such a boring kunt (srs).

these. LOL this is OP's face when he stares blankly trying to figure out what he needs to do today without his diary.

[mctaggsm]

these. LOL this is OP's face when he stares blankly trying to figure out what he needs to do today without his diary.

I can keep track of my day in my head, but jotting even seemingly insignificant things down helps alot. Especially for me, since I work where I can't have my phone, and I don't want to do/look up certain things on my work computer. I can jot down "google philpeter123's mom" and I'll remember it when I look at my notebook when I get home.

[Ochosiete]

might do this....

[philpeter123]

I can keep track of my day in my head, but jotting even seemingly insignificant things down helps alot. Especially for me, since I work where I can't have my phone, and I don't want to do/look up certain things on my work computer. I can jot down "google philpeter123's mom" and I'll remember it when I look at my notebook when I get home.

if something is important i won't forget.

[Pastier911]

I did purchase OP..I have a dry erase calender on my wall which works well for the month but doesn't have any long term implications. Another cool thing to do is get a mason jar and anytime something meaningful/special happens in your life wrIte a small note with the date and add it to the jar and let the paper pile up.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

Yea its true, paper has always worked to organize all my tasks and goals for every day.
I tried the apps and I just stop using them, paper is the way to go.

this.

Something about the physical book that is your main unit of organization. My phone is a great thing for life, but the book with pages trumps it for overall dated organization.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

I did purchase OP...

Gjdm.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

The biggest problem is sticking to it. I start keeping something like a diary and the most I can continue is a week or so.

I made mine the center axle of my life so now I just use it everyday on accident. Doesn't require effort now.

[BaSsSiKk]

I use my brain which is the most expensive (priceless) mechanism in existence.

Take each day as it comes, focussing on the flavour of the day / week for problems that arise / tasks to do. Your life tends to revolve around a 4-6 week window anyway so preparing for that is enough and does not require so much "preparation". For this time period, your environment (i.e. significant other or friends or teachers/managers) will ensure you know what to do and when to do it.

Events such as planning a marriage or other projects do warrant for diarising but other than that, you're just rewarding yourself for writing them down and ticking them off a list of "to-do's". This is just self - gratification which can be beneficial to increasing motivation.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

you're just rewarding yourself for writing them down and ticking them off a list of "to-do's". This is just self - gratification which can be beneficial to increasing motivation.

and a historic archiving of the R&D toward your life goals.

[BaSsSiKk]

and a historic archiving of the R&D toward your life goals.

Historic archiving is useless. I want to see where I'm going, not where I've come from.

Even multinational companies have a data archiving policy of 10 years, after that information is destroyed...

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

Historic archiving is useless. I want to see where I'm going, not where I've come from.

Even multinational companies have a data archiving policy of 10 years, after that information is destroyed...

10 years. Ok I'll throw away my chit from '06.

[TypeNirvash]

Das it OP, I remembered to buy a planner--and some pens.

Also picked up a set of three journals so I can record thoughts during my next few Urbex trips.

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

das it op, i remembered to buy a planner--and some pens.

Also picked up a set of three journals so i can record thoughts during my next few urbex trips.


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gjdm

[HMFIC_BROWSIN]

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[sothrowedmex]

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