dammit, I was waiting for it to convey "we're done now" by closing the pad at the end. CGP Grey found the most impressive way to make me stick till the very end. Well played.
But... laptops and regular notebooks can already do that... I understand this video is an advertisement but that selling point was kind of asinine. The notebook looks cool though.
I’m excited to pick up one of these for my next college semester! I’m also fascinated by how much care went into both this and the Theme journals; not sweating details like the tearing of paper is a nice touch and goes to show the effort in little books of paper that can do so much!
I picked one up a few weeks ago, and I find it incredibly useful as a teacher. I am constantly overloaded with notes and prefer to batch uploads into Todoist, which this works fabulously for!
I can speak to the quality of these notebooks. The covers are thick and rugged, and the pages are super smooth to write on. The only complaint would be that sometimes the covers on the normal notebooks are *too* sturdy and can be a pain when not writing in the middle of the book. That's going to be a problem with any bound book though.
Own one of these despite not writing a lot of notes - wanted to support Grey and Cortex. Looks very nice and professional on the desk. The to do list is by far my favorite part of it. Grey speaks the truth about the dots for doodles. They're so alluring.
I own one of these. I don’t use it often but I like having it sitting on my desk because sometimes you just need to jot a note and paper makes much more sense than opening a notes app. (Yes any old cheap notebook would serve but this one really is very nice.)
Strange as this may sound, these days it's kind of a selling point to say "it doesn't require charging." Also, "no boot-up time" and "it doesn't require a password." All reasons I have been using a white board in my home for years.
I have to admit, this is the first time an advertisement longer than 20 seconds has held my attention long enough to sit through the whole thing. Well done.
I don't like writing on paper. My handwriting is fine and all, but my hand gets tired... very fast. For typers like me, I really recommend Obsidian as a place to store loose thoughts. For the"where does this thought belong" thing, I usually just start a new note, and begin typing. (Yes, I have to think of a title.) I'll come back and sort these every few months. Also, you actually don't have to pay Obsidian any money. There's no membership required, and it syncs for free via iCloud. I like that business model.
I will never give up notebooks. I like fountain pens and I like quality notebooks. My meeting notes will first go to a notebook and only then will I transfer them into some digital format. Writing things physically is much more thought-provoking, I feel like I'm actually thinking of the sentence that I'm writing down. I need to filter my thoughts pre-write. Doing just a random typing into an email/onenote/whatever, I have the option to just delete immediately all and write again. And that's not always good. Often it's better to have that filter before you write. But, alas, no shipping to EU option?
What's up fellow "Team 'Freeze Framing On Every Image of Written Text Looking For Easter Eggs'" folks! Settlers of Catan script ideas on the yellow pages for the win.
Did I click on and watch a four minute advert just because it’s you, and come away deciding I may need a special notepad for my desk? Yes. Yes I did. Surprising use of your style and brand, but highly effective.
Is there any kind of discount if i wanted to purchase this in bulk? (i have a team of engineers for whom I'd love to get these as a holiday gift) definitely going to pick one up for myself or at least strongly hint that it's a great stocking stuffer to my SO 😅
Love that you guys are experimenting with different products. I’ve always wanted to try the notebook but I didn’t think it would fit my workflow. Definitely gonna give this one a try!
You basically expressed out loud the idea that no one is willing to admit: People take notes to give the impression that they pay attention rather than for remembering what is said.
i just got the theme journal… well, didn’t get it…put it on my christmas wishlist and strongly hinted that if you got one thing off that list, it should be the theme journal. maybe i’ll have to get this too.
As someone with ADHD, presenting predominantly in severe executive memory issues - This is a godsend above an array of Post-It notes aligned across my monitor.
You see, it is possible to have ads that are not only watchable, but enjoyable. Every website and advertiser ever has just chosen quantity over quality, except for those few who get it right.
I'm getting one each for my brother and his wife, who both work in big tech and can probably use them! I wish I had a use for it myself, but my lifestyle doesn't really call for it, so I'll stick with the Theme System Journal for me and hope that my family finds their gifts super useful.
oh hey, i already have tons of paper notes in between my monitor and keyboard that i write everything in and they are super hlepful certainly considering getting this
Myke, the co-founder of Cortex, and primary designer of this, is left-handed. If handedness was a concern, it would have been addressed in the design phase.
As someone who's watched and loved the cortex episode about this notepad, maybe worth it to put a link to it? It really helped sell me on it and helped me use it once I did get it
Okay 1. I absolutely want this immediately 2. the link seems to be broken??? At least isn't working for me, but will look into it an edit as needed. EDIT: annnnd weirdly then started working
In this day and age, having a physical pad with a writing implement beats the heck out of opening some note app, notepad, Word, etc. It's about being able to quickly put something to permanent record - a license plate number, a date, or whatever before you forget it.
