Posts Tagged ‘moleskine’

Getting Ready for 2010: My Moleskine Setup

I’m a few days late, but with the new year upon us, I’ve decided to inaugurate a new Moleskine. The old one is… well, it’s not good. The binding is broken, pages are out, and it’s just about full anyway. Plus, I’ve got a saucy new Moleskine in fire engine red that’s eager to get in the game.Since I make a big deal about using a Moleskine (or similar… Continue reading

January 5 2010 | By Dustin | Tagged: capture, goal, gtd, moleskine, next-action, notebook, project, task list, todo | 36 comments»

5 Reasons to Pay Good Money for a Moleskine

After posting twice last week about Moleskine notebooks, I got several comments complaining about the high price of the notebooks and their perceived pretentiousness, with one person even asking somewhat accusingly if we'd made some sort of business partnership with the notebook company (we did -- we're promoting their contest and exhibition, which is why I thought it would be neat to write some posts about Moleskines).They're fair questions: a… Continue reading

April 30 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: capture, moleskine, note-taking, notebook, value | 69 comments»

9 Lists To Keep Updated, and Keep Handy

I bought a Moleskine notebook a long time ago, and for a while it got zero use. My productivity system is totally digital and Web-based, as is my personal journal. I bought the Moleskine because it looked awesome, and because so many other people found

April 27 2009 | By David | Tagged: lists, memory, moleskine, organization | 70 comments»

13 Things to Do with a Moleskine Notebook

We here at Lifehack have been huge advocates of the Moleskine as a tool for ubiquitous capture -- for jotting down ideas whenever and wherever they occur to you. They're also great for keeping your task list and other information you might need over the course of the day. But those are hardly the only things a Moleskine is useful for!These days, Moleskines come in all sizes and colors, in

April 24 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: blog, family, journal, log, moleskine, notebook, reading, record | 27 comments»

10 Great Moleskine Hacks

Photo courtesy DeaPeaJay

In honor of Lifehack’s partnership with Moleskine, I’ve decided to post all Moleskine-related posts this week. Today, I’ll describe 10 cool ways to get a little more out of your Moleskine. While most of these hacks are aimed at the pocket-sized, hardbound Moleskine (what I think of as the “traditional” Moleskine), they can easily be adapted to the medium and large-sized notebooks… Continue reading

April 22 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: hack, list, moleskine, notebook, tab | 51 comments»

10 Reasons Paper is The Most Flexible Productivity Platform

Lifehack's theme for April is productivity without power. I don't know about you but those words instantly bring one word to mind: paper. Whether it's a Moleskine, index cards, a regular notebook or just loose-leaf, paper can be one of the most flexible tools in your arsenal. Let's take a look at ten ways you can use paper yourself. Hipster PDA Here's the thing you always know is going to be mentioned… Continue reading

April 15 2009 | By Joel | Tagged: cards, moleskine, paper | 21 comments»

Productivity Without Power

We live in interesting times. In the last decade, there have been phenomenal advances in computer technology. Tiny computers -- netbooks and even smartphones -- let us carry power to rival the best desktops of a decade ago, allowing us to work just about anywhere. Web 2.0 applications ranging from simple to-do lists to full-featured word processors, spreadsheets, and even graphics editors let us create, store, access, and share data… Continue reading

April 6 2009 | By Dustin | Tagged: moleskine, options, paper, power, Productivity | 11 comments»

The Art of Note Taking in the Digital Age

Note taking is as ancient an art as any. There are hefty tomes on the subject of how to best capture and organize information in a swift and legible manner and courses devoted to the subject in colleges.And yet, the most popular suggestion in our Skribit widget, which you can use to suggest articles for Lifehack authors to write, is on the question of whether to use digital or… Continue reading

November 10 2008 | By Joel | Tagged: digital, evernote, moleskine, note-taking, notes | 38 comments»

How to Use a Todo List to Make 2008 Your Best Year Ever

Ah, the humble todo list. With all the high-tech, whiz-bang productivity applications, mobile gadgets, office tools, and genuine Corinthian leather dayplanners out there to spend our money and attention on, in the end the single most productive tool we can use boils down to a list of crap we need to do. Look under the hood of any GTD app or productivity system, and the engine that drives them… Continue reading

January 4 2008 | By Dustin | Tagged: moleskine, organization, Productivity, task, todo_list | 38 comments»

Moleskine Hack: Tab + Bookmark

Here's a great tip for the notebook GTDers out there. Peter at Getting [Some] Things Done has a nice write up on using tabs to organize his Moleskine notebook, but this little hack stood out.

Starting at the back and working forwards, are my notes, sketches etc. I use the bookmark to mark the current working place, and a single blue tab at the top of the notebook to mark… Continue reading

October 1 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: gtd, moleskine | 4 comments»

Advice for Students: 11+ Ways to Make this Your Best Semester Yet

Right about now, America's students are heading back to school for the Fall semester. Last week, I gave some very specific advice about using a wiki to store and organize notes, but keeping good notes is just part of being a successful student. Over the weekend, I decided to offer up some more general, all-purpose advice for students. Whether you're just starting college or returning, the… Continue reading

August 27 2007 | By Dustin | Tagged: advice, college, collegelife, howto, moleskine, organization, Productivity, student, tip, university | 49 comments»

Make Your Own Moleskine

The ole' Moleskine notebook. It's become a standard for writers, creative types and GTD-wannabes the world over. Ever want to just make your own? Michael Shannon has got you covered.All you need is: A bookbinders needle, Beeswax, A bookbinders awl, Adhesive, Xacto knife, Ruler, T-square, Heavy books, Pencil, Bone folder [some really strong fingernails] & Binder clips.

It's an original design with a very thorough tutorial that makes it look… Continue reading

August 1 2007 | By Craig | Tagged: moleskine | 7 comments»

Staying Organized with Moleskine

Kathy Sierra at Creating Passionate Users shares her organization system using Moleskine. Inspired by PigPog PDA Moleskine hack, she mixed and customized parts to fit her style. Overall the most useful part is how she separated her moleskine into different sections: Next Actions; Projects; Travel/Calendar; Notes; Health; Back Pocket. Also her reasons on using a moleskine instead of a cheap notebook is quite interesting:2) There's a theory that… Continue reading

February 1 2007 | By Leon | Tagged: moleskine, organization, pda, Productivity | 3 comments»

Moleskine Memo Pocket – Wallet & Hipster PDA Case

The Cranking Widgets Blog had an interesting tip on using a Moleskine Memo Pocket. You can use your Moleskine Pocket Memo as a wallet and Hipster PDA carrying case. I realized that I could probably fit the necessary wallet contents into the two spare pockets of the Moleskine. It fits nicely into my wallet pocket and isn’t really any bigger than my previous wallet. The best part is, I’m now able… Continue reading

January 15 2007 | By Rob | Tagged: hipster, hipsterpda, moleskine, organizing | 4 comments»

Hacking a GTD Moleskine

Talk about a great example of GTD and Moleskine implementation - Eston Bond at hyalineskies preaches his tales on GTD and how he moves from using Treo 650 and Kinkless GTD to Moleskine.The post has detail of his setup and I am not going to repeat what his said. What I found useful though is the section on dividing moleskine in sections. As moleskine is just a notebook… Continue reading

December 26 2006 | By Leon | Tagged: gtd, moleskine, Productivity | 7 comments»

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