Getting Started with a Fold Journal
Welcome to Fold Journal. This site is designed to help you achieve goals, organize your busy schedule, gather your thoughts, and increase your daily productivity!
There are tons of notebooks out there so why use a Fold Journal? Why even use paper and pen when there are thousands, even tens of thousands, of productivity apps around? Fold Journal is small, affordable, and accessible, even when the internet is not. Although that fancy phone in your pocket is capable of many things, nothing seems to be able to beat what you can do with pen and paper (think: DEAD BATTERIES!). You will likely always need a computer for organizing, editing, and sharing complicated documents, but you can absolutely organize your day/week/month for maximum goal accomplishment with a pen and paper by your side.
Although technologic advancements have made it possible to access many items across a spectrum, it has been repeatedly shown that writing information down helps enhance memory and learning in a way that cannot be replicated when using computer devices to type information. Sometimes, the distractions alone from using a device (apps, open browser tabs, access to the internet) can draw your attention away from tasks at hand. Sometimes a “tech break” and simple disconnect can help improve your memory, focus, and creativity.
Using your journal
You’ve decided to start writing, now how do you actually use your notebook? Do you have a system? Do you just write things down and never look at them again? Do you check back to make sure you are accomplishing your goals? There are plenty of systems out there, but we tend to like the Bullet Journal style the best. It is very flexible to fit your needs and easy to learn. We will be going over some interesting ways to make this style work for smaller notebooks so you can always have it with you.
Things you can use it for:
- To-do Lists
- Wishlists
- Shopping list
- Favorite things
- Meeting or school notes
- Self improvement tracking
- Diet or Workout planning and tracking
- Weekly/Monthly Planning
- Remember something important
- Tracking your progress on anything
All you need
To put Bullet Journal to work for you right away, the following will help you:
Notebook
This mini-book is compact enough to fit in your pocket or purse helping you to stay easily organized on the go. This Fold Journal contains 48 dot-grid pages in a 3.5x5.5 inch booklet that is staple-bound Kraft 200 gram cover.
Cover
You don’t really need a cover to get started, but if you want to keep your notebook in good shape it might be a good idea. Here is a solid leather cover
Pen
For the down and dirty Bullet Journal user. Nothing fancy here, but the Pilot G2
For those of you looking for a fountain pen option, TWSBI has a beautiful and easy to write with option. Although less likely to be portable (who wants ink-stained pockets?!) this may appeal to those of you in a professional setting who wish to use your Fold Journal in meetings, to plan your work life/goals, and for note taking. The TWSBI pen is not pre-loaded with ink, instead allowing you to fill at your leisure and to change ink and nib as you desire.
Thank you
We would love to hear what you use to jot your notes in and what you would like to see from Fold Journal.
Hopefully you will check back with us once we get our own products up and going that will make it easier and more affordable to keep your journal going. We will also be coming up with some new and interesting modules and layouts that will make Bullet Journaling easier with your pocket notebook.