Recently, I’ve begun writing in a Leuchtturm1917 (review coming soon) in an attempt to fill it completely. It’s still early in the process, and I’ve already switched writing instruments once. My pen died so I moved on to a nearby pencil. After writing out several full pages with this pencil, I’ve discovered I’m not merely … Read more
Recently, Android Police released an absolutely incredible guide to cleaning your Gmail storage. I haven’t read through the full thing yet, but I can already tell it’s going to be a banger for anyone past the beginning stages of freelancing, because there is even a section that seems tailored to eliminating PR emails with like … Read more
By this point you may have read about my 10-year notebook, a notebook that’s really stood the test of time and one that I just keep going back to. Does it have special paper, thick and absorbent, filled with dots and grids, lined with inspiring quotes, and formatted specifically for highly stylized journaling techniques? No, … Read more
I have tons of notebooks. Spiraled, composition, small, oversized, unlined, graph paper style, with rippable pages, with torn pages. But only one has followed me for more than 10 years (it’s dated 10/30/15) and been through 3 states of moves and still is my go-to notebook for “important things” and silly things alike. I don’t … Read more
If you’re a digital notetaker, journal keeper, or diarist, there are probably two main reasons you keep things digital. One, typing is faster than handwriting for most people. Two, long-term storage feels far more secure in a digital format. But with the constant threat of cloud account shutdowns and computer failure, there’s a surprisingly large … Read more
