Comments on: 5 Simple Tips to Make Your Idea Journal More Efficient http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-simple-tips-to-make-your-idea-journal-more-efficient/ Blogging Tips, Social Media, Internet Marketing, Online Consultation Tue, 02 Dec 2008 22:17:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: Hans http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-simple-tips-to-make-your-idea-journal-more-efficient/#comment-680 Hans Fri, 30 May 2008 01:59:50 +0000 http://www.catchtheposts.com/?p=61#comment-680 This tip is very simple, but it could help you to make your journal more efficient. I personally write many elements for each idea. I know that I'll come back to write more later... Leaving whitespaces is very important for me! Thanks for your comment! :) This tip is very simple, but it could help you to make your journal more efficient. I personally write many elements for each idea. I know that I’ll come back to write more later… Leaving whitespaces is very important for me!

Thanks for your comment! :)

]]> By: Amin http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-simple-tips-to-make-your-idea-journal-more-efficient/#comment-667 Amin Tue, 27 May 2008 14:23:22 +0000 http://www.catchtheposts.com/?p=61#comment-667 Hans, for me your point 5 was right on target. "5. Leave Sufficient Spaces Between Each Idea." I don't know why, but I'm always scared of wasting paper and space so I try to make sure there are no gaps, but when I have an idea to add to a note I never have space to do so. And I <strong>always</strong> have some more ideas to add. Guess it's just my respect for the written word showing up. That and not wanting to 'waste' an expensive journal (yes, I buy the expensive ones :) ) Yet on a blog, or any of my sites, I understand the importance of whitespace, so it's odd I don't take that over to my physical journal. I just had a look at my main 'little black book' and I see that I rarely even waste a blank line in there. It does make it hard to work with when I go back to revise. I think I'll try adding blocks of space from now on to see how that impacts on my way of working. Good tips - keep them up! Hans, for me your point 5 was right on target.

“5. Leave Sufficient Spaces Between Each Idea.”

I don’t know why, but I’m always scared of wasting paper and space so I try to make sure there are no gaps, but when I have an idea to add to a note I never have space to do so. And I always have some more ideas to add.

Guess it’s just my respect for the written word showing up. That and not wanting to ‘waste’ an expensive journal (yes, I buy the expensive ones :) )

Yet on a blog, or any of my sites, I understand the importance of whitespace, so it’s odd I don’t take that over to my physical journal. I just had a look at my main ‘little black book’ and I see that I rarely even waste a blank line in there. It does make it hard to work with when I go back to revise.

I think I’ll try adding blocks of space from now on to see how that impacts on my way of working.

Good tips - keep them up!

]]> By: Marc http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-simple-tips-to-make-your-idea-journal-more-efficient/#comment-665 Marc Tue, 27 May 2008 01:45:11 +0000 http://www.catchtheposts.com/?p=61#comment-665 mine is packed with stuff i wish i had the time to write about. hopefully one day i can focus on writing instead of development and analysis. freemind is a great tool for mapping out ideas in a complex article, and from the looks of it, google notebook might be perfect for an idea pad. I have been using it for other stuff for a while, and it has worked great. mine is packed with stuff i wish i had the time to write about. hopefully one day i can focus on writing instead of development and analysis.

freemind is a great tool for mapping out ideas in a complex article, and from the looks of it, google notebook might be perfect for an idea pad. I have been using it for other stuff for a while, and it has worked great.

]]> By: Hans http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-simple-tips-to-make-your-idea-journal-more-efficient/#comment-661 Hans Mon, 26 May 2008 12:12:56 +0000 http://www.catchtheposts.com/?p=61#comment-661 Bamboo Forest, I realize that categorizing my idea sometimes gives me the chance to find new ideas. As soon as it is categorize, take your idea and digg it... what would it be useful related to that idea? For example, another post I could do related to this one, is about how to find sub-idea based on another one? Or, what tools are available to link ideas between each other. There are so much too say, but sometimes less time to do it! :wink: Thanks for your comment and hope to see you around! Bamboo Forest,

I realize that categorizing my idea sometimes gives me the chance to find new ideas. As soon as it is categorize, take your idea and digg it… what would it be useful related to that idea? For example, another post I could do related to this one, is about how to find sub-idea based on another one? Or, what tools are available to link ideas between each other. There are so much too say, but sometimes less time to do it! :wink:

Thanks for your comment and hope to see you around!

]]> By: Hans http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-simple-tips-to-make-your-idea-journal-more-efficient/#comment-660 Hans Mon, 26 May 2008 12:08:06 +0000 http://www.catchtheposts.com/?p=61#comment-660 bbrian017, thanks for your comment. For sure creating relevant categories not to general but enough precise is something hard. I also have this problem and I think that I should revisit this part. Now, concerning the idea journal, I think that this could help in that process. Again, Thanks for your comment and congratulation for BlogEngage! :) bbrian017,

thanks for your comment. For sure creating relevant categories not to general but enough precise is something hard. I also have this problem and I think that I should revisit this part. Now, concerning the idea journal, I think that this could help in that process.

Again, Thanks for your comment and congratulation for BlogEngage! :)

]]> By: Bamboo Forest http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-simple-tips-to-make-your-idea-journal-more-efficient/#comment-656 Bamboo Forest Sat, 24 May 2008 00:27:38 +0000 http://www.catchtheposts.com/?p=61#comment-656 I don't leave home without my journal -- or at least a pad of paper. I haven't really done any categorizing with my ideas, but it sounds like a an idea to explore. I don’t leave home without my journal — or at least a pad of paper. I haven’t really done any categorizing with my ideas, but it sounds like a an idea to explore.

]]> By: bbrian017 http://www.catchtheposts.com/5-simple-tips-to-make-your-idea-journal-more-efficient/#comment-653 bbrian017 Fri, 23 May 2008 13:36:40 +0000 http://www.catchtheposts.com/?p=61#comment-653 When I first landed on this article I was like ahhh this guy is so right. honestly the biggest problem I have with my blogs is trying to create categories that will fit the niche I'm blogging in. even 4 months after my blogs were launched I still have little or no categories. Creating categories was harder than I thought. When I started blogging Is aid meh I'll throw a few categories and we'll be good but it simply didn't work like that. I also liked your point on breaking up your paragraphs when writing article. I see bloggers forgetting to do this so much and it's a extremely bad habit to get into. Nice article man! thanks for sharing When I first landed on this article I was like ahhh this guy is so right. honestly the biggest problem I have with my blogs is trying to create categories that will fit the niche I’m blogging in. even 4 months after my blogs were launched I still have little or no categories.

Creating categories was harder than I thought. When I started blogging Is aid meh I’ll throw a few categories and we’ll be good but it simply didn’t work like that.

I also liked your point on breaking up your paragraphs when writing article. I see bloggers forgetting to do this so much and it’s a extremely bad habit to get into.

Nice article man!

thanks for sharing

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