I have a working notebook that is a backup of my brain. As an artist we have always valued making marks on paper.

Writing long hand even short notes allows one to remember. I like to see this exercise as building connections in the brain. In my college years, when I need to study on identifying say trees or birds, I would draw them. For me this was the most thorough way of getting to see patterns and learn identification.

I have spent the last six years writing in a journal. When I started my own company, I can honestly say that my messy moleskine notebook (for reminders, meetings, article ideas and sketches) is my most import of a piece of equipment before my laptop. One nudges out the other. I have been able to go through my notes and refer to a phone call that occurred months ago.

Thank you for this article.

I have posted your article onto my LinkedIn feed and Facebook.

Kind regards,

Rox of Spazhouse, Intuitive Research