tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post4102237085773770136..comments2023-05-14T15:27:46.164+01:00Comments on Plannerisms: What do you do with half-empty notebooks?Lauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03550291806241735598noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-79594471191096430652013-04-13T12:00:28.888+01:002013-04-13T12:00:28.888+01:00I stick pics of random people from newspapers n do...I stick pics of random people from newspapers n doodle dumb moustaches accessories makeup n clothes on them Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849185891139106893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-51515390659408338572013-04-13T11:58:23.099+01:002013-04-13T11:58:23.099+01:00I just look up websites fr ideas as to wot do with...I just look up websites fr ideas as to wot do with my pads n sometimes I just doodle stuff n practice signatures sometimes I try to write my name in different fonts at times I just pick a topic n go through magazines to find pics related to the topic then I cut them out n make a collage I also draw comics n graffiti I also stick pics of random people from newspapersAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16849185891139106893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-9989443325806545772012-05-01T14:15:41.591+01:002012-05-01T14:15:41.591+01:00It depends on why it's partly used. I have one...It depends on why it's partly used. I have one that's not finished because I'm planning on adding more info for my studies. I've pulled apart some of the wire bound ones in the past to use the unused pages elsewhere & occasionally I've ripped out the used pages to start afresh.<br /><br />That's what I love about filofax, so flexible.Anitahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07657083184744111032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-74478966196792267532012-04-28T19:18:05.988+01:002012-04-28T19:18:05.988+01:00Maybe I'm just a strange one, but I always wri...Maybe I'm just a strange one, but I always write in journals from the back to the front, using the last page first. So when I open the cover, it always looks like a new notebook. LOL. <br /><br />This way, I never have blank-page phobia since the first "used" page is always cushioned by all the new ones. I also never worry about making a "mistake" because there's all that forgiving juiciness in the front. (And anyone who picks up my journal gets bored pretty fast because it looks blank.)<br /><br />If I ever happen to have a couple of blank pages, I usually take them out, punch them, and add them to my personal Filo. If I end up with a hunk of pages, which doesn't happen very often, I usually just trim them nicely, staple them into a little booklet and put them in the car, where I always seem to need something to write on.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04827945914780140597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-55831317853775812092012-04-28T01:11:12.154+01:002012-04-28T01:11:12.154+01:00I absolutely LOVE this idea Aliandra. Will put it...I absolutely LOVE this idea Aliandra. Will put it in my bag of tricks when working with my clients. Thank you!Organizing With Ease, LLChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09469133754306378963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-80328326023250809392012-04-26T21:38:07.139+01:002012-04-26T21:38:07.139+01:00This is a big problem for me, and one of the main ...This is a big problem for me, and one of the main reasons I began using an A5 filofax. However, I still love bound journals. I've forced myself to consider more closely my needs from a bound journal, and I only buy that which is appropriate. For instance, I'm going to organise all of my favourite quotes and book passages into a single journal, and I have a large Moleskine....but I KNOW I won't fill it up for years and I'll be dissatified with a mostly empty journal throughout the many months of the years...so I've decided to use a Pocket. Once that's filled, I'll get another, but the prospect of buying a large journal is no longer appealing to me because of the many failed attempts to fill them up in the past.<br /><br />Aliandra's method sounds really wonderful. I think I'll incorporate an index into my quotes journal.MTMTEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086651706003552757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-22903662217395822262012-04-26T21:21:11.916+01:002012-04-26T21:21:11.916+01:00Three-hole punch for me, but yes, I tear them out ...Three-hole punch for me, but yes, I tear them out or use a razor blade to repurpose the paper. No way this old New England curmudgeon can just disregard.dapvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884282469035171290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-29559968121046607302012-04-26T21:18:47.569+01:002012-04-26T21:18:47.569+01:00I do this as well. The "messiness" of it...I do this as well. The "messiness" of it all is character and my proprietary intellectual property.dapvhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15884282469035171290noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-20999156249532870352012-04-26T19:23:09.565+01:002012-04-26T19:23:09.565+01:00this is how i track work projects, too! took me a...this is how i track work projects, too! took me awhile to learn to live with the 'messiness' of it all.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06149197895202293976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-67676978079893786522012-04-26T17:29:16.895+01:002012-04-26T17:29:16.895+01:00This is such a problem for me that I started makin...This is such a problem for me that I started making my own looseleaf notebooks with cheap paper, large postcard covers and those string and metal tie things, so that I could expand and contract as needed, and also chuck stuff at the end of a project that didn't need archived... The problem? They're just not as much fun to write in and I usually crack and buy myself a posh notebook and then have to copy all the stuff from my ersatz notebook in...Argh! Maybe a digital handwriting pen is the answer?!northmavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171287495354011187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-29114270301217607372012-04-26T16:45:29.241+01:002012-04-26T16:45:29.241+01:00I do what Mami China does, adding tabs to separate...I do what Mami China does, adding tabs to separate the sections. I also buy too many notebooks (but I just can't help it! I'm compelled to buy them).<br /><br />Now I wish I was one of bluepuddy's students so I could inherit a cool notebook. :)GetGlossedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14174779106492594759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-7426939147743998192012-04-26T12:22:07.369+01:002012-04-26T12:22:07.369+01:00I am a teacher and I give them to my students to u...I am a teacher and I give them to my students to use for their course notes. It's usually only a page or two that has been used so I tear them out. I use bound books so I either remove the 'matching' page on the other side or leave a small bit of the page I remove, allowing the other side to stay in.<br /><br />My students love them because they tend to be unusual and high quality. I must have given away hundreds over the years and they are really well-used.bluepuddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06324106323925074957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-87950162163671102452012-04-26T04:26:47.041+01:002012-04-26T04:26:47.041+01:00I keep using them. When the themes change I add ta...I keep using them. When the themes change I add tabs to separate the sections either with a post it or with those actual stick on tabs (also by Post it). I have a bad habit of buying up notebooks and I don't use them. I have a stack of unused notebooks I've purchased over the years which I have never gotten to use, and instead of pulling from them I buy new ones. Also, since people know I love notebooks and journals I also get them as gifts, which just adds to my stockpile.Dr. Guzmánhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01494884434806825174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-51480137690583145302012-04-26T04:25:47.482+01:002012-04-26T04:25:47.482+01:00Some great ideas here! I actually don't have a...Some great ideas here! I actually don't have a problem with a variety of topics in one notebook. I like seeing disparate thoughts together in the same place because I like the way they grow organically. I also always date my notes so I have a sense of how much time has passed between ideas. But I've also done my variation of Aliandra's idea, which is to use a Leuchtturm notebook's excellent indexing pages to make referencing easy.<br /><br />- TinaMiataGrrlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727208043312788510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-25704112547923698402012-04-25T18:46:49.395+01:002012-04-25T18:46:49.395+01:00I do as Romina, and put the unused pages in my Fil...I do as Romina, and put the unused pages in my Filofaxes as note pages!HMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13132260031692875942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-51002494318366274752012-04-25T16:55:20.992+01:002012-04-25T16:55:20.992+01:00I've done multiple things.
1) In the case of ...I've done multiple things.<br /><br />1) In the case of journals, I leave the rest blank. I've finished most of my journals, but there is one in particular that I specifically stopped using. It was a hard time in my life and I felt the need to move on, even from that journal.<br />2) If only a few pages at the front were used, I tear them out, digitize them or otherwise store them elsewhere, and repurpose the notebook.<br />3) The notebook I used for notes on my thesis is now used for random notes that I know I won't need to keep.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-69742676621403528222012-04-25T16:04:58.909+01:002012-04-25T16:04:58.909+01:00It depends. If it is something I will enjoy lookin...It depends. If it is something I will enjoy looking back on, even if whatever it was doesn't come to fruition, I leave it in place. But if it is no longer relevant, I carefully remove the pages so I have a clean notebook again!<br /><br />Although I do have quite a few partially used notebooks lying around... maybe it's time to do some clean up!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-44198191665419356172012-04-25T16:00:21.917+01:002012-04-25T16:00:21.917+01:00What do I do with part used notebooks? Exactly wha...What do I do with part used notebooks? Exactly what you do. Which Is why I have switched to collecting A5 filofaxes instead for their flexibility and inabilty to be classified as partused and therfore now wholly unusable!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06589254083891378425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-1007536759207910212012-04-25T15:55:49.347+01:002012-04-25T15:55:49.347+01:00In my experience this has been one of the argument...In my experience this has been one of the arguments for digital instead of paper. There is wastage if used as described.<br />What would I do?<br />Maybe use such a notebook for all 'new' or 'potential' projects or ideas. That way if you change your mind about something, the notebook is not wasted. That could potentially mean several different ideas/plans going into a single notebook - but at least the notebook will get used, if only while some of your incubated ideas get the opportunity to flourish at which time they can then make their way into a dedicated notebook.<br />I imagine your local stationary store cringing at my suggestion as they envisage a drop in notebook sales :)Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01805753182532865106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-27681280220182150522012-04-25T15:06:29.041+01:002012-04-25T15:06:29.041+01:00I tear them apart, use my Arc punch and put them i...I tear them apart, use my Arc punch and put them into my Arc notebooks. So genius! I was able to save tons of graph moleskine paper which i love so much :)Rominahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02943253710544547131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-46109578641287143122012-04-25T14:35:42.043+01:002012-04-25T14:35:42.043+01:00I have given up on 'nice' notebooks (bit t...I have given up on 'nice' notebooks (bit the bullet, ripped out "important info" and tossed them) and just use spiral pads (with good backing and adequate paper). I leave 2 pages blank at the front, number the pages, and then just roll with whatever comes up and needs noting. No fear of trivia, doodles, scribbles. Anything important gets added to the index pages at the front. When full it gets a sticker on the front with start and end dates and then put on a shelf. So far they are lots of fun to look at as time goes by and I don't lose anything.Aliandrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06925474814588494269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5763264385856038915.post-49151228736244441572012-04-25T13:50:32.266+01:002012-04-25T13:50:32.266+01:00Good questios! I just carry on with the old one. I...Good questios! I just carry on with the old one. I rather like the fact that I can look back on my whims, thougts and ideas for projects, even if the didn't come to anything.Helen - Fennell Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06347483680723042681noreply@blogger.com