How To Set Up Your Pocket Notebook

People tell you the way to be productive is to buy a big planner that can truly hold your whole life, including me. I also say that big, comprehensive planners are great for being at your desk. But the problem is, life doesn't always happen at our desk. It happens at the doctor's office, at lunch with a

friend, or on the train. And when you can't access your system, in those moments, something breaks. You stop updating it. You stop trusting it. You stop using it. You need a bridge between your desk system and your mobile life. For me, that bridge is this pocket notebook. It doubles as my wallet and my

onthe-go notebook system, which means I literally cannot leave the house without it. So, in this video, I'm going to show you how to build your pocket notebook bridge that supports your system, starting with a diagnostic to figure out what you actually need. Okay, so the first thing we're going to do with this

audit is think about the gaps in your current system. When was the last time you needed information when you were out of the house but you didn't have it, for example? Or when was the last time you had an idea, but you lost it before you got home? When was the last time you

were bored in a coffee shop and had nothing to do? We're going to ask ourselves those kinds of questions because it's going to really help us figure out what a pocket notebook could actually do for us. And remember, we're trying to connect it back to our desktop experience. So, because this planner is

so big, I can't carry it around with me everywhere I go. It doesn't fit in all my purses. But this guy, much smaller, much more compact, [music] fits in all my bags and can be taken everywhere I go. So, to some extent, you might think about things that you wish you had on