Many writers keep idea notebooks — myself included — to catch the random thoughts that cross their minds all day. One savvy reader has an intriguing method for keeping things a little more organized; in an email exchange, he explains:
i use planners to keep notes and ideas. i find it’s easier to refer back to the notes and ideas by just flipping back through the days or weeks. it’s much more organized than if i just kept an ‘idea’ notebook. that was just chaos.
Afterwards, our correspondent uses a Habana notebook to elaborate on the ideas he wants to develop. Pretty cool system, huh?
4 Comments
Chet
I like to put a date to my notes and ideas, so putting them in the actual dated page of a planner might help.
Laurie
I love this! What a great idea. I’ll have to try this myself.
Susan
I use an undated excompta “forum” notebook for just this thing. 1) it is easy to refill my groovy pink club cover, and 2) some days I want to sketch drawings for my jewelry or I am out looking for inspirations and I can easily switch from the undated forum planner to the “blank page” refill.
Some days ideas and lists just flow. I like the undated feature because some weeks I have so much going on I am using more than one page with the the same date – other times not so much. It has become the “daily” record keeper, while my planner is more specific and has fewer “to do lists” that sometimes change hourly. I love them all!
lady dandelion
A simple and great idea!