A few months ago, I was out shopping for a good notebook to use either for school or as a journal. I know that those are two very different ways to use a notebook. And I know that if I find a good notebook for school, it’s likely that the same kind of notebook wouldn’t be good for use as a journal, but anyways…
I came across composition books. I know, there’s nothing particularly special about them. I used to use them in grade school and haven’t touched them since. But I’m not convinced that they’re useless. In fact, there’s a lot to like about composition books: they’re durable, they can be laid flat on a desk, and they’re smaller than letter-sized paper.
I had a contracts professor in law school that I respected a great deal. She was a fantastic speaker, she was incredibly organized in her teaching, and she respected everything that students said in class - even if someone said something a little silly, she found a way to turn it into a positive learning experience.
We had a guest speaker for class one day, and I saw that my professor was frantically taking notes in a composition book. As I learned at other events, my professor was constantly taking notes in composition books. I guess it goes to show that you don’t have to use fancy writing equipment to record good ideas.
I mean, I knew that anyway, but it’s easy to get distracted by fancy stationary :)
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