Keeping a diary is one of the most private things you can do, yet also one of the easiest to accidentally expose. Taking up a pencil and paper has always been a great option for jotting down some notes. I’m quite partial to it, currently writing every day in a Leuchtturm1917, and carrying another notebook … Read more
If you’ve ever been interested personal note-taking in the digital space or even just Googled “workflow” you’ve almost certainly been exposed to Obsidian and the idea of a second brain. Yet, the way people talk about these ideas starts to feel magical instead of realistic and they quickly look more complicated than useful. In reality, … Read more
Do you ever look back at your life and wonder why you were such a lazy bum at that point? Does that point in your life include this week, yesterday, or this morning? You’re not alone, but a simple lab journaling method I started using years ago in my STEM career has absolutely straightened out … 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
