The Pocket Notebook Saved My Mind ✦
I started using a pocket notebook to spend less time on my phone. Along the way, it became one of the most important things I carry. This video will be the beginning of a series on how I slowly replaced parts of my smartphone and found my way back to a more analogue way of living, in an increasingly digital world. ✧
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✧ Items Shown/Mentioned ✧
MeePlus Mini Reporter Pad in Pueblo Tobacco
Paper Republic Voyager Pocket in Olive
Field Notes
Moleskine Pocket
Moleskine Cahier
A7 Kleid Ring Memo
Present & Correct Stringer's Notebook
Passport Traveler's Notebook in Camel
Plotter Bible in Pueblo Black
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✧ Books Mentioned ✧
Stolen Focus by Johann Hari
The Shallows by Nicholas Carr
Digital Minimalism by Cal Newport
Underland by Robert Macfarlane
✧ Films Shown/Mentioned ✧
Back to the Future (1985)
All the President's Men (1976)
✧ Series Shown/Mentioned ✧
Columbo (1968)
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✧ Articles Referenced ✧
Penguin | The stories behind the notebooks that documented Rob MacFarlane’s travels underground // https://www.penguin.co.uk/discover/ar...
Monster Children | Radiohead: The Album Covers // https://www.monsterchildren.com/artic...
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✧ Chapter Timestamps ✧
00:00 Intro
01:38 The Smartphone Problem
04:40 The Research & Foundation
08:07 Stolen Focus
09:50 The Shallows
10:45 Digital Minimalism
12:13 Aiming for the Long Term
13:57 Phasing Out the Smartphone
16:08 Making the Notebook More Exciting
16:47 Field Notes
18:44 The Notebooks Behind Underland
20:09 The Art of Radiohead Albums
21:29 The Philosophy Behind the Traveler’s Notebook
23:07 The No-Rules Pocket Notebook
29:56 Paper Republic Leather Cover
33:47 Update on My EDC
36:03 The Intrigue of the Reporter Pad
40:16 The MeePlus Mini Reporter Pad
45:11 My Current Pocket Notebook Setup
46:36 Outro
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