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As a coach and educator, I am a lifelong learner and huge nerd myself. As such, learning and productivity skills, organization and notetaking, gear and school supplies are always topics of interest.  

I've been watching several videos recently on creative folks' Notebook/Journal Lineups and thought I'd create a little review of my current system and the changes afoot for fall and beyond. Perhaps sharing my own system will provide a little inspiration to evaluate your own system and take enjoyment in the process of learning and creation. 

For a few years since going through _The Artist's Way_ by Julia Cameron, I've been practicing Morning Pages, and the last couple of years, I've been doing a version of the BuJo Method by Ryder Carroll, so those form a foundation, as well as other tools.  

 Key Notebooks and Idea-Capture Tools:

• Morning Pages a la "The Artist's Way" by Julia Cameron: college block, looseleaf, scrap 
• Daily Field Notes: small notebook (Moleskine Cahier or dupe) with leather cover from Liebhardt (gift from my gf) 
• Dance & Yoga Teaching & Choreography Notebook: dot grid "Let's Travel the World" (gift from a friend) 
• Signature Program Binder: tools, resources, inspiration, client notes, etc. 
• BuJo 2022: Tedi brand "Mein Bullet Journal" with annual focus and quests, future log and planning, monthly and weekly spreads, quarterly reflections, project collections, quotes, rituals, etc. 
• New BuJo for fall+: Moleskine Cahier A5 dot grid inside Manufactica saddle leather traveler's notebook-style cover
• Correlation between paper/capture size and media and what sort of idea I'm capturing, different notebooks and spaces for different purposes 10:16
• Honorable mentions: Dry Erase Board, Evernote, Google Docs; iterations/drafts processed through system 

Questions for Reflection:

• What notebooks (or idea-capture devices) do you have in current use? For what purposes do you use each?
• Which refinements in your system or supplies are you applying for this season?
• What are your plans for the coming year? 5? 10?
• How do you stay present to and keep track of your values, priorities, and quests?

Glad you joined me for this nerdy voyage through my current notetaking, journaling, and productivity system.  

I'll soon be sharing more about my personal fall "semester" curriculum, within and outside of my comfort zone, as well as the dance, yoga, and coaching content itself, see you again next time!

Blythe Stephens, MFA, Bliss Catalyst

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