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An idea and project (dis)organization system
Lots of little notebooks, lots of big ideas
Lots of little notebooks, lots of big ideas
Life is busy and hard to keep track of. Work is usually worse. Why try to keep everything in your brain, or in a single notebook? Tiny Notebooks is a system for using thin, pocket-sized notebooks to track your projects, ideas, and day-to-day tasks.
Designed from experience
Designed from experience
The Tiny Notebooks system is inspired by Bullet Journal, Microsoft OneNote, Getting Things Done, Pile Of Index Cards, Do It (Tomorrow), Cardnets, the Hipster PDA, and the Internet's design for storing and retrieving information. Tiny Notebooks adopts lessons from each of them:
- Every note has a place
- Ideas can be quickly recorded and found later
- Writing something down is the fastest way to stop worrying about it, especially if it is a task
- The act of writing clarifies ideas
- Portability is important because ideas happen anywhere
What it isn't
What it isn't
The Tiny Notebooks system is a system for tracking day-to-day tasks, multiple projects of arbitrary complexity, ideas, thought debris, and information you might want to refer to later. It is not intended as a substitute for a day planner, calendar software, reminder software, or a PDA in general. Electronic devices are good at tracking structured information and nudging you to use it in a structured way, and there is nothing wrong with using them for this purpose; Tiny Notebooks is for thought that doesn't lend itself well to text files on a smartphone.
The system described here is a means of thinking about a large pile of small notebooks as a tool for thought and note-taking; it doesn't get into what should be in your notes or what form they should take. Outlines, concept maps, and sketchnotes all work just fine with Tiny Notebooks, and the flexibility of ink and pen allows you to record your thoughts however fits them best.
Get started!
Get started!
This website includes complete information about how to use this system for yourself. Step-by-step, you'll want to:
- Get supplies - notebooks, pens, and storage.
- Start your first notebooks: one that you carry with you, one to keep a handle on day-to-day work, and notebooks for projects.
- Learn about how to use the system in full - how notes are structured, how to store your notebooks so you can find them later, and other assorted tips..
Following the "Next" links at the bottom of each page will guide you through this site in this order.
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