Why notebook is essential?

Francis Bacon said, “Reading maketh a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man.”

More people should write

 

Writing needn’t be a formal enterprise to have this effect. You don’t have to write well. You don’t even have to “write,” exactly — you can just talk onto the page. - James Somers, September 27, 2012

I am not an organized note taker. I have a terrible sense of writing. Basically, my notebook is... a mess. I have a good excuse; in the note taking moment, the speed is the most important. I am not creating a note to publish. 

 

Also, he writes about the book Field Notes on Science & Nature, describes the field notebook is "the site of a collision between a mind and a world". As Bacon said, writing will not only keep your outflow, but also changes the way you live.

“Reading maketh a full man; and writing an axact man. And, therefore, if a man write little, he need have a present wit; and if he read little, he need have much cunning to seem to know which he doth not.” - Francis Bacon

#4 Martina Milova

Martina Milova


















Who is Martina? :  Film Maker, Bartender

Preference

- Pen; Sailor, extra fine nib
- Paper; Moleskine and others

*this picture is overexposed for reason. not so perfect!

1.  Small leather pocket book
    - Her income and expence
    - to do
 Recently she bought a old BMW motorcycle. The sticker on the pocket book is from Motor Grrl.

2. Pink Notebook from Vienna
    - Daily planner she uses as everyday to do list








3. Small notebook that has bird on the cover
    - for everything
She writes everything there. She writes names of the people she appreciates.



4. Large leather covered notebook
    - for writing everything
At the first page of the notebook, she welcomed this notebook writing "welcome to new family", she greets.

  
5. Cork skin notebook
    - For her ideas and spiritual use
When she was confused, she wrote there.
First, her writing was in German, and from one page, it switched to English. Martina explained  that one day she watched Super Bowl and her mind language switched.





6.  Black Sketchbook
    - for her ideas








7. School notebooks from Slovakia - Large
    - morning notebook
She writes three pages when she woke up to keep her outflow of the mind.

8. School notebook from Slovakia - Small
    - Diary
   

9. Three Moleskine Cahier Large plain notebook
    - Collection of her favorite things











10. Large daily planner
      - used as a diary
She wrote quotes from books, stapled movie tickets and receipts, and wrote what she did that day.
It's exactly like her log.

11. Moleskine Classic Extra Large soft cover plain notebook
      - Started for Film ideas, and scripts, then she starts using for everything.
She describes this large-plain notebook as "diary substitute", as she writing her favorite music, films, books, etc...


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At her favorite coffee shop Grounded, Martina showed me many MANY notebooks...how wonderful!! Writing is her therapy. " I write, write, and continue writing...and at the end of the day, I feel okay". I'm happy to participate her film "It Feels Good To Be Better"

Does Moleskine became an icon of Dickheads!?

Recently, Gizmood posted an article following.

This Is Not Your F*cking Office, Dickheads.

--- I ordered but I couldn't find a place to sit. Why? Because the place—which can fit about 40 people—was full of these dickheads and their computers and Moleskines.  - Jesus Diaz


 Personally I have a record of staying in the Starbucks for 13 hours when I was in high school. That day, I purchased more than 3 drinks, 2 sandwiches,  and many other small bites half from the reason above, but also I was just hungry...

From the same reason, some Starbucks like 39th street and 8th Avenue one, started the tryout of covering the power plugs. Places like Starbucks Coffee are invariable for start-ups. But often times these places get overclouded with people who finished their coffee 2 hours ago.  Now many cafe with WiFi service encounter the similar situations.You know, it is serious damage to their revenue.

Funny, it link my mind to the issue of people don't want to pay for music.


see also;

Using Starbucks As Your Office? Here Are Some Tips