Organize your life with this pocket notebook setup

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Here are the 3 pocket notebooks that I use daily for planning, productivity, and organization. Use these analog, physical notebooks to limit digital distraction and embrace digital minimalism. These journals are great for documenting your life, quarterly goal setting, and daily tasks or to-dos! Stay organized and on track with your New Year's resolutions using this method.
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Video Chapters:
0:00 - The 3 Notebook Preview
0:25 - Physical vs. Digital Notes
1:08 - Planning, Productivity, & Organization
1:23 - Planning - Moleskine Planner
4:08 - Productivity - My Pocket Notebook Method
5:49 - Organization - Rite in the Rain Notepad
8:23 - Personal Note Examples
9:20 - Summary of my fav things
9:50 - Link + Outro
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Use this pocket notebook to achieve your goals
The best everyday carry notebooks
Yearly planner for quarterly goal setting
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@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

What do you use your pocket notebooks for? Let me know in the comments below 🙂

@kan-zee 5 месяцев назад

Build project ideas grocery lists Get Shit down around home Get missions done diy mapping of places phone contacts pop up ideas for work youtube ideas put in mini calendars with important appts / bdays etc passwords / numbers, certain words that I want to search out the definition for phrases that motivate me , inspire me Language learning (ojibwe)

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

@@kan-zee Awesome - so many good things!

@kan-zee 5 месяцев назад

Thanks @@ericpfohl Your video is a fun learning tool...looking forward to viewing more of your, Show and Tell , Notebook ideas.

@moiramarques 5 месяцев назад

Poetry, sketchs, and English classes planning mostly on one pocket notebook, and planning, productivity, organization, and to-do lists on another one.

@jamessaretta8278 4 месяца назад

I have 2 Field notes in my pocket. 1 for random thoughts, ideas, quotes almost a quasi common place book. Most of the stuff in this one makes it's way into my actual common place book. The second is for my 8 critical tasks of the day. I keep a long list of tasks and highlight the 8 most critical. Then cross them out as they are done. The next day the highlighted tasks that aren't become the start of the critical 8 list of that day. Thanks for the video!

@SammySavesTheDogs 5 месяцев назад

I like the idea of writing your quarterly goal in the back of the book and writing all the daily steps that lead up to the "end goal"

@arkinfrany752 5 месяцев назад

Same thoughts! I think it's genius

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Glad to hear, Sam! It’s definitely been a game changer for me personally!

@SAIEN333 5 месяцев назад

i am unemployed, don't have a fixed routine don't do much to be planed, but i still want to write, so i made diy pocket books and writing what ever in my mind and what i do. just practicing so i can start my diary or journal.

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

It’s so important to document your life regardless!

@90w30n 4 месяца назад

That's not practice, that's actually writing your diary/journal. 😊

@SAIEN333 4 месяца назад

@@90w30n i just bought 2 notebooks few days ago and started bullet journaling and on another book i write thoughts quotes and book stuff.

@BlueSky-ms6vw 3 месяца назад

Can you make a video? It could be inspiring for some people. Thank you

@SAIEN333 3 месяца назад

@@BlueSky-ms6vw I don't think i can 😅

@maryslack7754 4 месяца назад

Planning, productivity and organization. A separate journal for each. Great idea. Thanks for sharing.

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

Glad this could help! Thanks for watching, Mary!

@thirdrockjul2224 5 месяцев назад

I love old school stuff! ❤

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Same! It’s so practical!

@Tony_Sab 13 дней назад

honestly i hate most of these videos about having multiple things for diffrent purposes cause it usually an overkill but the productivity notebook is actually genius thank you so much

@ericpfohl 10 дней назад

Dude, appreciate it Tony! And I totally understand, I’m all for sticking to one notebook and keeping your setup as simple as possible haha

@k3250 4 месяца назад

Loved the idea of productivity journal, this is a great way to track quarterly goals and be accountable to your goals and do not fade away from your goals.

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

Thanks K! Glad this could be helpful. Thanks for watching :)

@katarinabezakova235 4 месяца назад

I love your productivity journal. That’s a great idea. Thanks for sharing

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

It's definitely helped my focus the past couple years. Glad you enjoyed, thanks Katarina!

@AskTheBurnoutCoach 5 месяцев назад

Epic Eric! I use them too! I love using them for high level important tasks. These would be non negotiables for me. Loveeeeee seeing people still using notebooks. Apps have a place too, but the simplicity of a notebook is fantastic. Top stuff mate.

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Couldn’t agree more! The simplicity of notebooks is hard to beat. So good for important tasks. I appreciate the kind words!

@MoxieRose444 5 месяцев назад

My brother loves those Write in the Rain Notebook & there’s also pencils too. Great content 🤍

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Rosario! They're pretty great. Super useful!

@jorgesanchez-academics9729 4 месяца назад

Wow! I've been looking everywhere for an organized method for the using of my multiple notebooks, and you gave an initial and logical path (planning, productivity, organization) Thank you so much! From now on, count on me as one of your followers. Greetings from Venezuela.

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

Happy to hear you enjoyed, Jorge! I appreciate you following along. Happy writing!

@oraclyd 5 месяцев назад

This was a great video Eric! Looking forward to your future content and can't wait to watch your channel grow.

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Much appreciated Andy! Thanks for following along!

@Joy2Plan 3 месяца назад

I like compartmentalizing my notes so your video was relatable and helpful. TFS! 🤗

@ericpfohl 2 месяца назад

Happy to share! Glad this could help :)

@penthevision4706 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing this very clear video.

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

You're welcome, thanks for watching!

@punkw4449 3 месяца назад

Thank you for sharing your process. I love and use Notion as well for "forever" items.

@ericpfohl 3 месяца назад

Of course, thanks for watching! Notion is awesome!

@PlanYourOneLife 5 месяцев назад

I'm trying out Notion for this week...It's hard for me because I love writing on paper. I'm particular about my writing and stationery instruments. Interesting planner system that you have. Thank you for sharing it. I have a bunch of pocket notebooks, that I use for various things.

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the feedback Brittany! I definitely agree about writing on paper. I've found that Notion has been working great for me when writing longer form things and for overall idea organization. Super powerful app. I appreciate the input!

@yohanesliong4818 4 месяца назад

Great idea. Thank you

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

Thanks for following along friend!

@mzamilbr 5 месяцев назад

Thank you for giving perspective on how to use 3 notebooks. Sincerely appreciate. My best takeaway is how you use the field note. A concept I can copy

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for watching, Muhammad! Happy to hear that concept is helpful for you!

@SpencerScottPugh 5 месяцев назад

Nice system brother!

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Thanks Spencer, much appreciated man!

@livingenglishwithkawther2164 5 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed watching your video, thank you ❤😊

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

So happy to hear that, thanks for watching :)

@peaceofmind6141 5 месяцев назад

New subscriber here! I like simple planning and this gave me a few ideas thanks man

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Glad to hear this could help! Thanks for following along man!

@aceshigh5157 5 месяцев назад

tbh i'm amazed that those little books are enough for you. i use ~6 notebooks and 2 diagram books (i convert my writing into diagrams) that i write almost daily. i do like how you structured your goal book (aka productivity).

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

I try to keep it as simple as possible! A majority of my longer form writing goes digital (Notion). Thanks for following along!

@90w30n 4 месяца назад

Yes, I, too am a notebook/paper addict. ;)

@sijogeorge3525 4 месяца назад

This seems to be useful please do keep uploading new videos frequently so that we can learn more and try more of these things in order to make our life more productive and meaningful 🙂

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

Thanks for following along, Sijo! It's my goal to keep providing videos that add more value and purpose to your life!

@uros9050 5 месяцев назад

Cool video, keep filming!

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Much appreciated! Will do! :)

@MaggieBernard3 5 месяцев назад

It'd be great to see what format you use for your productivity notes

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Thanks for the feedback! I’ll make a note to add that to the next vid!

@mRahman92 3 месяца назад

The nice thing about the spiral ring of the notepad, you can clip a pen to it and use the pen like a handle to pull it out of your back pocket.

@ericpfohl 3 месяца назад

Ahh great point! I'll have to start using that one. The easier to access the better!

@manvstationery 5 месяцев назад

I like to use Travlers company system for planning and Journalling but keep a field notebook in my pocket as a scratch idea pad :)

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

They make the best scratch idea pad! Cheers!

@rnewman612 4 месяца назад

For me I pile all in one pocketbook and organize with an index at the front with the page number for lists and goals. I migrate all important dates to the Cozi app so my family can see the dates as well.

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

Sounds like an awesome system! Love the index idea.

@thepostgradyear 5 месяцев назад

cool thumbnail and set! as a first time viewer I was surprised at how well you kept my attention guess I gotta subscribe to figure out how you did that haha

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Haha glad to hear that. Welcome aboard! Thanks for following along!

@XwynntopiaX 5 месяцев назад

Nice video. Good to see an organized guy. More organized than me! I have a huge planner compared to yours. Maybe someday I’ll downsize…we shall see.

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Haha, thanks Winnie! I find that the small planner gets the job done well, but most planners are definitely much larger.

@dave.ms07 4 месяца назад

I am also using notion and i am super interested in how you combine those two organizing systems

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

Great to hear - I'm planning to do a Notion video in the near future! Stay tuned

@mechengin 4 месяца назад

Good work bro

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

I appreciate it man!

@gachle 5 месяцев назад

One of my struggles about writing is the mess up I create... Seems like a good idea to separate things in different notebooks...

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

I totally get that! Staying organized in different notebooks is a good way to change that. Or, transfer some most important things to digital. Thanks for watching!

@Zumii 3 месяца назад

The sink thing made me laugh cause I did the exact same thing when I had a leak under my kitchen sick. I drew a full diagram of the piping in my notebook so I knew all the parts and how I could put it back together once I’d replaced the faulty section.

@ericpfohl 3 месяца назад

Hahah it works wonders! I'm no plumber, so this helped a ton to wrap my head around all the pieces I needed!

@user-fw3rx9uo5q 5 месяцев назад

👍hello I have a question about the productivity notebook , could you tell me what time do you use it ? maybe the start of the day or the end of the day? maybe you can tell more details~

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Great question! I typically write in the evenings (end of day) and reflect on what I did throughout the day. If I don’t get around to it in the end of day, I will do it in the morning and reflect on the previous day. Hope that helps! 😄

@user-mz8pc4kc2m 2 месяца назад

I bought the moleskin planer based on your recommendation and I love it. It’s been a tremendous help. My only issue is the type of ink/pen to use. I love the sharpe gel and the lamy pens but the moleskin paper is way too see transparent. Any recommendations?

@ericpfohl 2 месяца назад

Glad to hear you enjoy it, that’s great! I use Zebra pens (ball point) and really enjoy them. I agree that the Moleskine paper can be a bit difficult to write on. I have a link to the pens I use in the description of the video if you’d like to give them a try :)

@adamkreuz9068 4 месяца назад

Ok I just picked them all up. How the heck do you carry them with you everywhere?

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

Sweeeet! I typically carry my pocket notebook with me most places I go using the Welsh Mtn Field Journal (welshmtn.com/products/field-notes-journal), and my planner and notepad stay at home depending where I'm going. If I carry all three, I simply throw them in my backpack with my laptop if I'm heading out to work for the day at a coffee shop, etc. Hope that helps!

@PeacefulJellyfish-eg4ez 3 месяца назад

how you record the stream do you have a camera or is it ok to use phone?

@ericpfohl 3 месяца назад

I use a Canon R6ii, but yes, an iPhone is great for video!

@larryglatt2548 3 месяца назад

How about combining the ideas by subject title into a 'commonplace journal/book', would that work to keep your daily notes by idea, subject, and or information?

@ericpfohl 3 месяца назад

Great idea Larry! I didn’t know much about commonplace books until recently - now I’m sold!

@larryglatt2548 3 месяца назад

@@ericpfohlI've keeping one for 2 years now & will try my own idea in the new journal whence it arrives. Keep it going.

@northtakoda 5 месяцев назад

I have two of three of those notebooks in the thumbnail that I use LOL

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Hahaha awesome! You know what's up!

@Tarheel2019 Месяц назад

I like your concept of having three different notebooks for the things you talked about in the video but I feel like, for me at least, most of the stuff bleeds into each other so it's hard to make each notebook exclusive to "planning" or just "organizing." I bought three pocket sized notebooks but now I'm just wondering how to categorize them between daily and weekly to do list, work notes, journaling, quarterly goals, important dates, and progress towards goals without having 20 different notebooks.

@ericpfohl Месяц назад

Totally understand what you mean! My processes/notebooks are always a work in progress. Realistically, a lot of my notebooks blend into one another and I'm never super strict about maintaining perfect boundaries within each one. Documenting things on pen and paper are worth it no matter how unorganized it becomes.

@ericrobbins6953 5 месяцев назад

How do you define productivity? How do you use your productivity notebook different than your notes? Is it a more distilled version after some thought?

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Good questions Eric! I like to think of productivity in this sense as making progress towards my goal each day, and keeping me accountable to take action. The productivity notebook is mostly used for the documentation of this progress. But yes - this also includes more distilled down notes for more important, longer lasting ideas beyond daily to-dos and quick "throwaway" notes.

@dameanvil 4 месяца назад

00:00 📓 The speaker discusses three types of notebooks: Rite in the Rain Notebook, Field Notes, and Moleskine yearly planner, highlighting their portability and stackability. 00:25 📱 Physical notebooks are preferred over digital options for simplicity and focus, especially in environments prone to distractions like phones and computers. 01:09 📅 The Moleskine yearly planner is used for planning long-term goals, organizing weekly tasks, and setting quarterly objectives, offering a clear overview of the year. 04:08 📝 Field Notes Pocket notebook serves as a tool for daily productivity and goal setting, with a method designed to achieve quarterly goals within two months. 05:49 🗒 Rite in the Rain Notepad is utilized for organization, documenting daily tasks, notes, and ideas, providing a tangible solution for capturing thoughts and information. 08:26 💡 The versatility of the notebooks allows for various personal uses, from jotting down to-do lists to brainstorming ideas, offering flexibility in note-taking. 09:22 📚 The speaker emphasizes the convenience and effectiveness of these notebooks for planning, productivity, and organization, promoting their suitability for analog note-taking systems.

@BhumibolShakyaUAB 8 дней назад

Does the waterproof notebook accept the fountain pen and water based inks?

@ericpfohl 4 дня назад

That’s a good question. I used Zebra ball point pens and they work just fine on the waterproof paper. Not exactly sure how water-based inks would be - I’d guess they wouldn’t work super well! Rite in the Rain does sell non-waterproof notebooks to give a try though!

@vikastiwari6780 4 месяца назад

I like your idea But I am only used simple classmate notes

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

You can always learn to use it more! Just write whatever you wish 😄

@HelloLuana 4 месяца назад

Notion is infinite

@rhoadestraveled 3 месяца назад

How do you carry all those with you everywhere?

@ericpfohl 3 месяца назад

I keep them at home most of the time when working there, but just carry them in a backpack with my laptop and other goodies when I’m out and about!

@rhoadestraveled 3 месяца назад

@@ericpfohl nice system

@edrianhernandez7709 2 месяца назад

They look like new, also the rain proffered paper sucks to write in, what do you talking about.?

@ericpfohl 2 месяца назад

They’re fine to write in with a ballpoint pen! Gel doesn’t work well. :)

@pablobello0 4 месяца назад

Obsidian >>>

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

I've heard a few people mention it - I need to give it a try! What's your favorite part of it?

@prayersquad3391 3 месяца назад

It's Mr Kotter!

@ericpfohl 3 месяца назад

Haha good catch! 🥸

@gardenfishes 3 месяца назад

I just switched to obsidian

@ericpfohl 3 месяца назад

I’ve heard good things! I still need to try it out myself!

@fireflymary9269 4 месяца назад

Write in the rain was invented to assist hikers. There are others same shape just not water proof

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

That's so cool, totally makes sense! Maybe I should pick up the non-waterproof ones!

@nukesean 4 месяца назад

4:46 “One quarter is typically 3 months.” Typically? 🤨

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

It can also be 25 cents 😉 Haha good catch, didn’t mean to say typically!

@stevefitzherbert 4 месяца назад

damn mario.

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

🥸

@DinoCorvino 5 месяцев назад

So, the idea is to carry THREE notebooks?

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

Yep, better get your cargo pants on! 😉 The idea isn't that you need to carry all three at all times. I put mine in a backpack along with all my other gear.

@DinoCorvino 5 месяцев назад

@@ericpfohl For me, the goal is get less notebooks to carry. I think a lot of this is specific to the work, and the person. I am 53, and have kept a journal going since I was about 12 (the last day of 6th grade), and this went through spiral notebooks through my 30s, then moleskines for about 20 years. For about a decade the Day Runner thingy was the centerpiece. Then it was a moleskine day planner, then the phone. Then Bullet journaling. I am trying to get this down to sort of 2 notebooks. A thing I carry every day to track stuff (sort of a Bullet journal thing), and a common place style collection book. But, I want less notebooks.

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

@@DinoCorvino That's awesome - love to hear how long you've kept up with it! I agree, less is more when it comes to most things in my opinion. If I personally had to keep it to two notebooks, I'd definitely choose the planner and the pocket notebook. The "notepad" I talked about in this video is more of a quick catch-all for lesser important things. Thanks for the input!

@neville3059 5 месяцев назад

For a quick catch all. Samsung S23. When I pull the stylus out it opens to a built in note app. Click save slide stylus back in and move along. Items moved to where ever when needed.

@ericpfohl 5 месяцев назад

@@neville3059 Sounds like a handy setup!

@quuqeemonster 4 месяца назад

Another mustache/notebook guy!!?

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

Haha I guess so! 😄

@jennifermarea8011 4 месяца назад

I wish there were pocket notebooks that girls could actually fit in our pockets. Like maybe the size of a phone. Also I wish there was videos of girls using pocket notebooks or at least someone who makes theirs cute. All the videos I see are of men with HUGE “pocket” notebooks and messy handwringing that’s all in black or blue with no doodles or anything. Ik this is specific and random, but I just really wish that existed

@ericpfohl 4 месяца назад

Haha I totally get you Jennifer! The Field Notes pocketbooks are only a tad wider than my iPhone 14. Very similar size that usually fit well in back pockets! Field Notes also has some fun national park themed notebooks that are colorful and exciting. That's definitely the beauty of notebooks... you can make them whatever you wish!

@racheltrue3448 4 месяца назад

Look up Seaweed Kisses - she has so many interesting videos on her pocket notebook setup 😊

@jennifermarea8011 4 месяца назад

Thanks!@@racheltrue3448

@LazyStory Месяц назад

Wait What?! You are an adult who can't remember the quarter of the year ends between march and april every year. So you have to write it in your notebook? I have a bad memory, but I can remember my birthday, Christmas and the four quarters of the year.

@ericpfohl Месяц назад

It’s more like “putting a stake in the ground.” I write down when the quarter ends to signify when my goal should be achieved 😉