Back when I started, I had to pick between a fancy journal and a cheap notebook

I remember standing in the store, looking at a $25 dotted journal and a plain $3 composition book. I went with the cheap one, thinking I'd mess up a lot. For the first six months, I just used a black pen and a ruler to draw my own grids. It was slow, but it made me really think about what I needed on each page. Now that I've got a nicer book, do you think starting simple helped you learn more?

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ryantorres27d ago

Honestly I had the opposite experience lol. I bought a nice journal first and it forced me to take it seriously from day one. I wasn't just scribbling in some throwaway notebook, so I planned my spreads more carefully. That pressure to make it look decent actually helped me build better habits faster. Starting cheap would have made it feel like a casual experiment I could quit.

jamie_carter8727d ago

Get that. I'm the same way. Dropping real cash on a nice leather journal made me commit. That cheap notebook energy just feels too disposable, like it doesn't matter if you stop. The nicer book makes you show up.

amy97427d ago

The cheap notebook is a good move, it lets you figure out your actual style without wasting money.