I look at my new notebooks with, perhaps, a little trepidation. I am determined to write more by hand, to slow down and spend time with my thoughts. But I want to do them justice. I have seen if said that it is better to buy cheap - that way you're not afraid to make a mess of... colinwalker.blog

@colinwalker I've taken new notebooks and drawn a big sloppy "X" across the first few pages and said, "There, now I can begin." Every filled page does a notebook justice, IMO.

@jack Funnily enough, I was going to write “And so it begins...” at the start 😉

@kulturnation I have a number of cheap ones but they’re all small and I feel cramped. So, regardless of cost, I’m hoping these afford me greater creative freedom.

@kulturnation I tend not to distinguish in that way. Everything lives together in a hope it will cross-pollinate.

@kulturnation 85 pages? Wow! That’s dedication.

@jack @colinwalker I believe @merlin writes “The first page is profound.” when beginning a new notebook.

@schuth @jack @colinwalker @kulturnation Good thread. I start my notebooks by writing "Ripped out pages tell stories too" and "Process, not product."

@colinwalker @kulturnation @schuth This thread got me thinking, so I've jotted down some 2018 notebook intentions to help formalize a plan: jack.baty.net/2017/pape...

@jack @schuth @kulturnation Good to have a plan Jack - far too organised for me ;) And @tonybloggs I like that about ripped out pages.

@kulturnation @tonybloggs Ah, but there is also the mystery as to what they contained - the possibilities and potential they held…

@tonybloggs I was just making some notes on a blog post about that very point!