Draft started [[August 8th, 2024]] - I've been falling into a stationary rabbit hole lately - Quick list of content - [[Majohn A1 Press Retractable Fountain Pen]] video - [[rOtring 800]] video - JetPens youtube - That video about bullet journaling with the Traveler passport - That video about the Travelers passport which is at 14 fps - This time it's a little different because it's mainly hardware rather than workflows (Zettelkasten, Roam, etc.) - I've been using Obsidian as my daily log - Using a [[Workflowy]]-like bulleted list with timestamps at the beginning of each point - Linking to documents inline is working well, so is tagging - I like that it's magically syncd and searchable, two things that my physical bullet journal never were - A few weeks ago I was in a habit of sitting at another desk and only using my notebook to plan an "noodle", that was very rewarding - I would block out time on my calendar to think about "Brazil Software Team Q3 Plan" and I'd turn away from my normal desk and just work within my notebook - This came after a podcast/discussion about handling todo lists and notifications - I wanted to silence everything and just focus, I get a lot of interruptions throughout the day - Some of my best thinking has happened during those times and it was worth it because it set others up for success - A distraction free tool to think is super useful to me - Now I feel like I just need to solve the retrieval problem and figure a way to compound that work - Picking up my Q4 plan in the pages after Q3 plan seems super valuable - As an example but it feels similar - I've been using the mini composition notebook as a dumping ground - [[Mini Composition Notebook Idea]] - - It's low cost and low tech, but it's also low quality - I could optimize the paper, the binding, etc. but I don't know if the reward is there yet - The main thing is being able to separate things out but seek to them quickly - I've been cutting the corner of the notebook so that I can flip right to the next available page, a huge game changer - I don't know how that would work in a notebook with sections yet - For bigger notebooks it's not that big of a deal but for a pocket notebook that I need to hop into quickly it's necessary - I like the idea of having different notebooks that I can dedicate to different topics - IT, Managment, Engineering Planning, Dumping Ground - Being able to compartmentalize thinking is useful and to keep notes together - I like my Obisidian vault because I can view all the different notes that are associated with a tag regardless of where they live on disk, if only there were a way to do that with paper - InBe4 yes I transcribe all the important notes into Obsidian but it would still be useful in meetings where I don't have Obsidian up or want to work in analog mode - Sections vs individual notebooks - Individual notebooks were interesting but cumbersome - discovered the Travelers notebook idea, that may be worth stealing - I would need to make this pocket notebook system something that's in between a dumping ground notebook/just medium for noodling, and a full set of notebooks - EDC - I had a pouch that I was carrying around, what did I have in it? - Rite in the Rain No 371FX-M Notebook https://www.riteintherain.com/3-25x4-625-stapled-notebook#371FX-M - Fisher Space Pen https://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Space-Bullet-Clamshell-S400BCL/dp/B00K54CJZK - Leatherman Signal https://www.leatherman.com/signal-439.html - Whistle - A collection of IDs that I use less frequently than my phone wallet (safety training, govt IDs, WeWork, etc.) - Olight Arkfield Pro https://www.olight.com/arkfeld-pro - Ledger Hardware Wallet https://ledger.com - A couple gift cards - Why did I stop? - Ended up pulling the notebook and pen out so that I could take notes quick or because I was writing down multiple things, now three things in my pocket - Going from here - Going to try making sections in a notebook - Bet that it will allow me to look at items within a similar theme - Resume scanning my notebook at the end of each day