organization || 16 Ways to Use a Notebook
Trying to think of a good use for that beautiful new notebook? I put together a list of 16 creative ways to use your empty notebooks that are productivity-boosting and inspirational!
Now, I’m in no way an advocate for creating extra work for yourself by cluttering up your life with unnecessary goals, notebooks and lists, BUT I think you might get some ideas and inspiration from this video for your next favourite notebook!
Let me know in the comments below what other ways you use your notebooks, which of my ideas are your favourites, or if you’ve got some neat variations on the suggestions I made! I love reading all your comments. 😉
AND OF COURSE: HUGE congrats to Cristina M. for winning the Mint Printcess notebook giveaway! I’m sure you’ll love your notebook. Thank you all for participating!
The Ideas
- Bullet Journal
- Bullet Journal Collections book
- Ideas notebook
- Journal
- Q&A a Day
- Questions notebook
- Quotes journal
- Favourite things
- Letters to future/past self
- Writer’s notebook
- Apocalist
- Travel notebook/Places to Visit
- Sketchbook
- Scrapbook
- Health Tracker
- Blogging Editorial Calendar
HELPFUL LINKS
– Latest video: March || Practical Bujo Set-up + Free Monthly Printables!
– How I use Monthlies + Dailies || Day in my Bullet Journal
– All Mistral Spirit Printables
– Blog post about Note-taking series
– My blog post about setting up your first Bullet Journal!
FAVOURITE PRODUCTS
– Zebra Mildliner *
– MintPrintcess Customized Dotted Notebook
– Muji Hexagonal Polycarbonate Gel Ink Ballpoint pen 0.38 Retractable
– Staples AvantNext black pen (available in store only)
– Moleskine Classic Softcover *
– Filofax Executive Notebook (removable pages) *
– Pastel Coloured sticky notes *
– Transparent Muji sticky note case
– Lihit Lab Pencil Case *
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Comments (7)
Pam Gaines
April 3, 2018 at 1:26 pm
#5, Q & A, simply never occurred to me. Great idea. Thank you much!
Véronique
April 17, 2018 at 12:14 pm
Loved the Q&A idea ! Could you give me, if not too intimate, one or two examples of questions you ask yourself ? Thank you !
Ioana
April 21, 2018 at 1:15 pm
Glad you do! Since a lot of people ask me, I’ll make a post this week with the questions I use so you can get inspired. But some examples are:
“what do you regret?”
“what’s the last thing you bought?”
“who are the most important people in your life right now?”
“what is one thing you are working on right now?”
If you look up “journal prompts” online, you’ll get some more ideas too!
Jeanette Linero Techau
May 9, 2018 at 8:42 am
I too have many notebooks. Thanks for all your great ideas.
lifestyle || Q&A a Day Questions – Mistral Spirit
May 15, 2018 at 9:35 am
[…] of the ways to use a notebook I mentioned in my video “16 Ways to Use a Notebook” was to create a Q&A a Week journal where you answer a question each week for five years […]
writing || instagram ask me anything – Mistral Spirit
July 12, 2018 at 8:45 am
[…] I only really regularly use one notebook – my bullet journal. But for more ideas on how to fill a new notebook, check out my video and blog post on 16 ways to use a notebook! […]
JoAnne Stary
September 8, 2021 at 11:53 pm
Hi, Ioana, I really enjoy your videos and printables. My question is what font do you use for section titles? I know I’ve seen it before but can’t seem to locate it now. Be safe and happy bujoing!