Here’s something for the Moleskine journal fans.
Lately, I’ve kept a separate Moleskine journal for each of my important subjects. For instance, my most cherished one is for copywriting.
In that journal, I only write stuff that is important to copywriting, notes, hints, various techniques and skills. Since these journals are nice, you don’t want to write junk in them. Only the most important tips and strategies make their way into my Moleskine.
What I’ve found over the past 6 months or so, is my copywriting black book has become quite a nice BOOK of copywriting tips and tricks. There is information worth probably hundreds of dollars to someone just starting out.
All I’d have to do is transcribe these notes into book format and it would be ready.
Just think, a few notes here, a few thoughts there over the period of several months or years add up to your own book on the subject.
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Brad,
I setup a personal Wiki for the same purpose. It’s easy to update from anywhere and it is easy to cut and paste into a word processor when the time comes.
Another technique I’ve used is to setup a private blog and use the category tags as a natural sorting mechanism.
I think I might use a variation of your idea and create a tabbed notebook to collect my thoughts and then transcribe them into one of these digital containers.
The more I can break down the work into small chunks, the greater the chances I will actually get something done!
Andrew Seltz
The Go-To Guy!
http://www.AndrewSeltz.com
One of my problems with using a wiki for note taking is it’s not as portable as a handy moleskine. Unless you happen to be in a wifi zone where you take notes.
And there is something to be said for the pen on paper feel of keeping notes in a nice book. I want to keep it nice and fill it with quality ideas. Plus, having that original tome, once it’s completely full is immensely satisfying – possibly an heirloom. YMMV of course