Setting the stage for reading and writing
Tuesday was a rain day. My first ever rain day. School was cancelled due to expectations of flooding and our governor’s request for non-emergency personnel to stay off the roads. I took the opportunity to build myself a reading day.
I lit a candle. Put on music. Laid my pens and notebooks out. The right setting made my writing and reading mellow, recuperative, and fun. It’s gotta be fun.
S1:P4 - Bold and beautiful meeting notes headings
An introduction to taking more useful notes during meetings and classes. My system uses headings to make my notes more searchable, and so more usable.
The heavy metal of nib selection
The Gentleman Stationer posted a lovely reflection on the draw of stealthy pens last weekend. Black pens, often with black or dark rhodium trim. And sometimes with black nibs, too. Inspired by Joe’s post, I pulled my own all-black pens from my pen tray.
Well hello, first birthday of the mnmlscholar blog
This weekend marks the one year anniversary of the mnmlscholar. I started this blog to share how I use analog and digital tools to find joy in the work I do. Or, as I predicted in my first post, “this blog is a record of my experiences with analog productivity in a digital world.”
This year has been a rewarding adventure. And a heck of a lot of fun. Thanks for taking this journey with me!