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How are you using your Moleskine?
jcisco | Sep 27 2006
I was inspired by patrickrhone's suggestions on using a moleskine for a capturing device. I bought one, figuring I would use it - but at the same time I discovered the essence of HipsterPDA (I'm very, very new to GTD, have not even finished the book yet). So I have my Moleskine, with some index cards in the back. Yet I find I am only using the index cards, capturing what needs to be captured, and tossing them in my physical inbox. So what are you using your Moleskine's for? Todo lists? Just need some input and advice. Thanks! 29 Comments
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 My pocket lined Moleskine is...Submitted by pooks on October 17, 2006 - 7:48pm.
My pocket lined Moleskine is like my ADD-befuddled mind, and I've grown to realize I like it that way. I first started using it as a capture device in a somewhat logical way. I sat down when I first read GTD and started listing projects that needed to be done in my home and personal life. Then I flipped to the back and started listing projects that needed to be done in my professional life. My intention was to work my way toward the middle from both directions, and when I got there -- either get a new moleskine to use exactly the same way, or possibly by then have stumbled across a method I liked better for the next moleskine. Every time I processed a project, I scratched if out or Xed it out. So it's easy, simple, etc. Where it changed/evolved as I used it was when I started skipping a page to start on a blank page for some reason, or in a hurry, flipping it open to any blank page to scribble something down. Oddly enough, this practice didn't confuse me or stress me. I began to feel more relaxed and didn't worry about keeping it "in order" though I still scribbled notes, phone numbers, projects, etc. toward the front or back, depending on whether they were personal or professional. As mess and disorganized as this sounds? It works for me. HOWEVER -- if I do decide to use a different method in the next moleskine, this is the one I'll use, since it's actually a way to organize disorganization. » POSTED IN:
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