I’m working on keeping a better notebook. I love notebooks but I’ve never been good at sticking with one from start to finish. I tend to scribble like a mad scientist when I’m visualizing. Possibly I’m afraid to let details escape before I can capture them on paper. It’s a discipline, I’m learning, to keep a good one. I am planning to create a notebook that is beautiful, archival, filled with drawings and the ultra neat notes of a serial killer.

But, I’m gaining on it. I remind myself to slow down, take time to write things out. I’ve pre-numbered my pages, so I won’t be tempted to tear any out. And I’ve noticed that I’m developing a decent habit of reaching for this notebook—instead of whatever scrap of paper is nearest.

The other part is always knowing where the notebook is.