Having a favorite notebook is even dorkier thanhaving a favorite pen.
Its a pile of paper that you write on.
But the subtleties and special features really affect your workflow.
Here are the Lifehacker staffs favorite notebooks and why we love them.
I have aruled, classic Moleskine in red, which I love.
Sturdy, fits in my bag, gets the job done.
TheMUJI brand 5mm grid A5-size notebookfits that criteria.
Nick Douglas, Staff Writer:
Perforation, perforation, perforation!
Once Ive digitized a page of writing, I want to trash it.
Thetop-spiral ruled Rhodiais about half-letter-sized, big enough for extended writing but small enough to carry all day.
Leuchtturm1917 makes the best hardcover notebooks.
The pages are pre-numbered, and there is a blank table of contents.
You cant ask for help, you have to make this decision with your heart.
Mine so far have been Berry, Azure, Ice Blue, and Lemon.
Easy to write on anywhere!
Basically a built-in table!
With an orange cover, cuz orange is cheerful.
A simpleMoleskinelined, so my writing doesnt look like Im trying to compose a ransom letter or something.
Heather Hass, Creative Producer:
I will use anything to write words.
For drawing Im a little pickier: I prefer the tooth of a Moleskine to any sketchbook.
Trust me, it was amazing.
The cover is a solid cloth-covered cardboard with an embossed grid pattern creating a nice hand feel.
Inside, every page has a different pleasing grid or dot or pattern layout.
I currently am using four different notebooks, but my favorite isthis clipboard situation from Paper Tigre.
