Stationery is pathologically important.
Stationery is pathologically important.Lo-Fi Hi-Fi Me – I have a minor obsession with notebooks
View ArticleI’m not writing it down to remember it later, I’m writing it down to remember...
I’m not writing it down to remember it later, I’m writing it down to remember it now.http://fieldnotesbrand.com/
View ArticleStop trying to think outside the box and put your energy into making a bigger...
Stop trying to think outside the box and put your energy into making a bigger box. Why? Because possibility drives creativity. Not the other way around. Stop Trying To Be Creative – Stepcase Lifehack...
View ArticleThe thing about opening your mind up to a new story idea is that you once you...
The thing about opening your mind up to a new story idea is that you once you do it, there’s no going back. All of a sudden, everything seems like it has to do with the new idea. Songs and lyrics and...
View ArticlePaper and pencil is the conduit for reasoning outside of your brain.
Paper and pencil is the conduit for reasoning outside of your brain.A profound and a strong case for writing, if only to clear your head and clarify your ideas. Thank you, Frank Chimero.
View ArticleWilliam Gibson loves Field Notes
I love the idea of really well-designed, well-made, preferable simple, American-made (or Canadian-made) products, particularly if they have really smartly-designed websites that are entertaining to...
View ArticleHappy National Pencil Day! March 30, 1858, is when Hymen Lipman received a...
Happy National Pencil Day! March 30, 1858, is when Hymen Lipman received a patent for a pencil with an attached eraser. The eraser-tipped pencil is 153 years old today! ARGH! How could I have missed...
View ArticleDuring the heyday of calling cards, using a business card for a social...
During the heyday of calling cards, using a business card for a social purpose was considered bad manners. The Gentleman’s Guide to the Calling Card is a great primer for the modern use of calling...
View Article…today, when junk mail is predominant, “postal management is unable to...
…today, when junk mail is predominant, “postal management is unable to articulate a compelling vision of the public good,”… Quote attributed to Richard R. John, a historian at Columbia Univeristy...
View ArticleResults from the favorite brands of Ink poll organized by Inkophile.
Results from the favorite brands of Ink poll organized by Inkophile. Noodler’s Diamine J. Herbin Iroshizuku Private Reserve Waterman Sailor Pilot/Namiki Aurora Sheaffer (via Inkophile)
View ArticleThe first pen is free….
I thanked my friend who gave me my first fountain pen, the Lamy Safari, but maybe I should have blamed him for starting my addiction, for being like the drug dealer who says “the first one’s free.”...
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Einstein Quote of the Day
“If a cluttered desk is a sign of a cluttered mind, of what, then, is an empty desk a sign?” — Albert Einstein It’s been published ceaselessly but as I am looking over my own cluttered desk and...
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On Keeping a Notebook
There is a fabulous article on Lifehacker this morning on keeping a notebook in the digital age which, I’m sure we can all agree, is a fabulous idea. (via Lifehacker, quote via Pencil Revolution)
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Quote: Traveling Heart
If you use WordPress, you may have noticed the quotes that appear along the margin when you publish a post. The quote I received today was quite fitting as I plan to spend the afternoon replying to an...
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