Uploaded October 2024 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Update Video: youtu.be/oyk-lUGu1iI

I've been using this A6 notebook from Leuchtturm 1917 for the last 9 months, and I've loved pretty much everything about it. But more importantly, getting back into the habit of carrying a notebook everywhere I go has been amazing.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro
00:32 Why I'm making this video
01:00 A little bit of context
01:46 Physical objects as second brains
03:00 Philosophical benefits of notebooks
04:20 Favorite features of Leuchtturm 1917
05:09 Why I like dotted grid paper
06:15 Starts rigid, breaks in nicely
07:20 I didn't like the bookmarks
08:36 Labeling and archiving
09:26 New vs. 9 months of wear
09:57 Ink bleed
11:38 Closing thoughts