My Field Notes to Bullet Journal system || Why it's a great EDC notebook for logging & time tracking
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- Опубликовано: 26 сен 2024
- The Field Notes pocket notebook is an indispensable part of my EDC collection. There are two ways I use field notes in addition to a bullet journal: daily notes/ideas and time tracking. I love the portability of Field Notes, so easy to slide in a pocket or bag without any fuss.
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Thanks for watching! Hope this clears up some confusion about how I use Fields Notes alongside my daily bujo practice 📖Let me know!
Thanks for clearing that up, Matt! Makes sense now :D
I like the different scenes in coffee shops/outside/around the house! Changes things up nicely and keeps the energy up throughout the video
Thanks Anthony! Definitely something I’m going to do more of this year.
I carry a Field Notes sized notebook with me all the time. It's a perfect capture notebook. It supplements well my bullet journal, Evernote, and my other electronic tools.
I love how the video changes scenery every few minutes. It keeps my brain from wandering away from the videa
I like the different scenery Matt. I personally thinks that makes your videos better! Changed things up! Thanks for sharing with us. Keep up the great work!
I'm a Field-Notes-in-the-back-pocket-everyday kinda guy.
Yarby! Great to hear from you man, thanks for watching :)
I get super distracted too. That’s why I got a little notebook. It’s a different brand but it’s small enough to fit in my purse or Fanny pack. Looking forward to your next videos. Super helpful 😊
Thanks for watching!
So happy to have found someone that could help with FN and a BuJo. Thank you!
I just purchased a set of journals in the fields notes size by a different company. Your video was encouraging. Now I have something to consider when I am using and carrying them. I currently do much of my bullet journaling in an A6 size. All works better in my season of life right now. Thank you for sharing this and your time. I appreciate you.
I have done my bullet journal in a pocket Moleskine and decided to go with a traditional size journal this year. I remembered watching this video awhile back. I'm glad I came back to it, I knew I needed something in my pocket. I wasn't sure how to make them work together. Thank you for this video Matt!
I am so happy to hear this. I was struggling in deciding which journal to take on my trip. Mainly because I didn't want to carry it with me all day. Your idea of a field notes book solved my issue.
Journals (especially "brand name" ones) are super expensive here, but you've just inspired to hand make some notebooks around this size. Thx.
Very good thinking.
Your videos are so refreshing and perfect for us with attention deficit disorder. Thanks for the changes in scenery and the variation in your speech 🙏🏽
U just showed us the power of pocket notes.
Glad u make this video. Thank you
Thanks so much for this video. You answered my previous question on note taking. I really appreciate these Bullet Journal Basic videos.
Good to see other like-minded people. I also carry a pocket sized notebook, not always FN but still same size. TRUE, I hardly ever resort back to my phone notes, I’ll easily drift off to a game or other app. But when sitting in traffic or Barber shop, I’ll definitely flip back through my pocket carry NB. I do need to get better about migrating important notes, but nonetheless they got captured! Btw nice arm ink Matt!
I actually use a similar set up, with field notes notebooks (which ladies have a purse to put it in, forget pockets) but then I scan the important notes into my digital notebook (Noteability) because some things I need to remember and don’t want to rewrite or type. It works pretty well.
CarolynNicole nice system! Thanks for sharing 😃
1. Amen. The phone is a distraction device for some people, like myself. Analog is more effective for me. 2. I am female and also use field note sized notebooks (Decomposition brand or Rhodia). I chose them specifically because they are small enough to fit in my small wristlets and small clutch wallets, when I can’t fit my journal.
Heya Matt, thanks for explaining how to incorporate fn to bujo. Looking forward to see episode about trackers !!
Oh! Great idea - I am going to go get some.
SMART! I'm easily distracted with my mobile too ... this is a great alternative to even opening the phone (most of the time). Must incorporate into my routines ...
Thanks for this video. I know I'm late to the game, but I was thinking of using FN for times I can't take my BuJo with me. I was looking for a place to email you that question and then this vid popped up. Thanks again.
Timely. I was just considering the merits of a smaller notebook for EDC with the big catch-all bujo staying home. This gives me a better idea how to make that work. Thanks!
I use a field notes (in a TN setup) for my personal Bujo daily logging for similar reasons . A while back decided to separate out my personal and work BuJos, but the field notes is a good bridge between them.
Awesome! I use a pocket Moleskine as my BuJo. I can fit an entire year in it and have room for a few trackers. It rides in my back pocket. I’ve been thinking about trying out a field notes BuJo.
Love my Field Notes!!
I finally committed to doing bullet journaling for the last 3 months but I do it on GoodNotes. The last month it’s been hit and miss because it’s hard to do on a phone or 12.9 inch iPad. I think I’ll switch back to physical pocket sized book on the go, too.
Thanks for this! I realised I needed something in my pocket but that it couldn’t serve as a main journal. Now I feel better about having two notebooks. Can you go into more details about how you use it? Sounds like you use it as a planner too…
No se mucho ingles pero entendi el contexto. Hace unos años quería hacer uso de esa manera, pero no conocía aún el método de Rider y sentía que me perdía en el intento. Siento que de ésta manera es más sencillo. Y es verdad. A veces se me viene algo a la cabeza y al querer anotar en el celular me pierdo y término abriendo apps qué ni siquiera debería abrir como redes sociales, mensajes etc. Es más práctico y ordenado. Gracias por el aporte. Saludos desde Nuevo León, México.
Hi Matt! Do you organize your FN? Is it just a straight page by page? Do you index it? With your time tracking, does that have its own section and then you have another place to "dump?"
Just found your channel buddy, interesting subject and something i shall look into a little more in to. I love a good fieldnotes... thanks for sharing!
I do this as well (bujo with Field Notes) and I love the Pentel Energel pen you use here! I find it too inconvenient to lug my journal around with me. I'm a bit confused about how you use the Field Notes to track time. Do you discuss this method in a different video?
JIovannone thanks for the kind words! Yes here’s the most recent Time Track video ruclips.net/video/ZU2au3WDcUo/видео.html
Likewise, love a small notebook for on the go and use my BuJo mostly at home 😊
Great video. Im confused by the smartwatch . Seems like that would be a way for the phone to distract a person. I carry my field notes everywhere. But im a g shock guy. No apps on the wrist. And turn the phone off regularly for quiet time.
Really working hard to show off that new tattoo?! S’ok. Totally get it it, I have 13. Looks great. Now I can get on how to use my field notes more effectively.
I have basically been doing this for grad school tasks (scribbling in a notebook then transferring to an organized monthly and weekly spread) but I never thought of using this system for other parts of my life and it’s something I definitely need to do it, especially because of the phone distraction!
Hey Matt -- reviewing some older Bujo Video for 2024 - Are you still using the Field Notes to augment the Full Size Bullet Journal? I love it the Bujo Edition 2 but it is BIG and dont always carry it with me I am trying to find the perfect size/blend between easy carry and comfortable writing and it simply does not exist. Tied of spending money on different journals :) :) THANKS -- Truly Appreciate your videos Many Blessings to you and your Family in 2024 .
Yes! This is still my standard process!
I have a pocket sized travelers notebook. I prefer the same sized Cahier notebooks because I prefer stitched instead of stapled. Doesn’t fit in my back pocket, but since I used it also as my wallet it fits well in my purse! But if I were a guy, I would have a Cahier or Field Notes in my back pocket!
#organizationalgoals
Thanks for all the info you share, Matt. It truly is helping me. (By the way, also in NC!)
Thanks for watching and sharing Robert, appreciate it!
I always carry a couple in my purse, it’s my on the go calendar and shopping lists.
Can you share how you future plan within the same months in your Bujo? For example details of an appointment next week with address and etc..... Thanks!
Hello, what is the name of the sunglasses you are wearing @ 2:31? Thanks.
Excellent! Thx
What Sunglasses are those Orange ones?
CRISP audio mate!
I buy the mini composition notebooks at the .99c store in my area…pickup a multipack for a buck…forget about it.
in my opinion digital calendar is better for planning your day
I'd agree that it's better for tracking appointments, but I still prefer paper and pen for planning. But to each their own!
¿Do you use the clear habit journal por bujo? Thanks.
Just use Bellroy Cover Note to protect your field notes
An you link the field notes?
Ah! How did I miss this? It's fieldnotesbrand.com
Yeah I need to keep my head out of my apps
It fits in my jeans pocket. Am woman.
I have to say that unless needed for a specific reason, nothing says "Anal Retentive" or "I have no life" than making notes about every aspect of every day, especially if its in 30minute blocks! lol
I wonder if women started using purses because they don't have pockets like men do.
I'm gonna BET that you've had people say that you look and act a bit like Jim Carrey! 'Cept yer face isn't quite so stretchy.
If we women carry any iPhone 6 and up, we can definitely carry field notes!!! No excuses!
As a woman, EMT, and momma, I can say that I have found plenty of places to stick my notebooks. Purses, even the small ones, in my kiddos bag, in my breast or thigh pocket of my uniform, fits great in a scrub shirt pocket, and in my oversized wallet.
I actually bullet journal in Field Notes, because the size is a hell lot more portable and affordable for me. Plus, I can use a page per day for my dailies. It's perfect really.
I CONSTANTLY see women shoving their SMARTPHONE into their BACK-FRICKEN-POCKET! where I NEVER put my phone! So... yeah... many women have back pockets!
Yes, phones are a source of distraction. Actually, that's the apps/big-tech business model ;) Before that, a former boss of a French TV channel once said "my job is to sell brain availability to Coca-Cola", which was eye-opening for many people (not enough, maybe ^^).
My first bujo was a pocket notebook like this (64 pages 9x14cm) and after trying various formats it's what's work the best for me as a bujo, up to A6. I keep larger formats for writing sessions and art journaling :-)
True, doesn't work for women pockets often, or there are no pockets... but I have been loving this size and notebook type lately. Fits into practically any purse or backpack l use. And my winter coat has big zipper pockets and the field notes fit perfectly there too. My phone needs more room. Also fits in most pouches I use to organize my bag. So i can pick one, put the notebook, few pens and highlighter and it's good to go. Or I can just take the notebook and pen in my pocket. When your overwhelmed there is something really soothing about all your planning or notes condensed to that size