‘The subscription isn’t a single physical item, but an experience’ →

Mike Bates, writing for Tools and Toys about Field Notes Brand memo books:

I have both a digital to-do manager and a more in-depth digital journal, but the act of physically writing things out helps me to be more intentional in planning out my day. It’s nice to jot something down on paper and still manages to be the most convenient way for me to take a quick note even in this very digital age.

I’ve been using Field Notes for several years now. Right now, there’s a XOXO special edition notebook sitting just to the right of my MacBook Pro. I can’t work or think without one handy, it seems.