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Reddit mentions of Field Notes Pitch Black Dot Grid Memo Books, 3-Pack (3.5x5.5-Inch)
Sentiment score: 6
Reddit mentions: 14
We found 14 Reddit mentions of Field Notes Pitch Black Dot Grid Memo Books, 3-Pack (3.5x5.5-Inch). Here are the top ones.
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Dot Graph Pattern3.5-x-5.5-inch48 pages3 Books per pack - banded and shrink-wrappedMade in the USA
Specs:
Color | Black |
Height | 0.13 Inches |
Length | 5.5 Inches |
Number of items | 3 |
Weight | 0.15 Pounds |
Width | 3.5 Inches |
I'll interpret "guy stuff" as "EDC stuff".
Bonus item: This isn't under $30, but $45 wil buy you a Leatherman Skeletool, which is one of the most universally useful items I own.
Edit: "EDC" stands for Every Day Carry. To paraphrase the /r/EDC sidebar, EDC means the essentials that I carry a daily basis. Things that I either use every day, or want to have with me in case I might need them. Sorry for the confusion, /u/ForgottenEcho and /u/Sanctitas.
You know, I would encourage new adults to keep a little something that I like to call "The Captain's Log." It's not so much what it actually is, but what it's actually for. I originally got the idea a few years ago from the character known as "The Judge," from this book. My Captain's Log has so far led me to figure out calculations for racing yachts, inspired new insights into the nature of humanity (which no doubt came to me while I was at a strip club in Guam), and designed a theoretical hull of a blue water sailboat based on Fibonacci numbers (maybe impractical, but still satisfied my curiosity about relating math to yacht design).
So what is The Captain's Log? It's a small notebook that you keep in your backpack, your camera bag, or even your back pocket. You take it with you wherever you go, as long as it's appropriate. For example, here are some places to take it: work, classes, or commuting/traveling. Here are some places not to take it: first dates (or even second, depending on how the first one goes), work lunches, or out to bars when you plan on drinking to forget. Or maybe that last one would be good... I woke up one morning and I had written down, "Give $1 to every person who GETS IT." What did I mean? Did I give money to a lot of people? And what the hell happened that inspired me to write that down?
Anyway, the point is that you keep it to write down random notes and ideas you have, or to use it as a scratch pad. You might say, "Why not just use a Notes application on your phone? That way you're not being a weirdo carrying around a little diary in your pocket."
And I would say:
This then allows you to make some revelations about yourself. You get to see how your mind worked, and how it has developed over time. And you see things that you--at one point in time--thought were significant enough to write in your Captain's Log. It also helps keep your ego in check because it will remind you of problems you used to think were huge, but now no longer matter--and that will imply that the huge problems you have right now, really aren't that big of a deal. And hopefully that will improve your relationships with other people as well.
It also got me laid once. A girl stole it while at a Brewery and wrote a very alluring message on the next open page.
Here are some links to sample Captain's Logs:
http://amzn.com/B00GC5QTR0
http://amzn.com/B001UNTHQO
http://amzn.com/B00HLBN8NM
The good news is, they're all real cheap!
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Well obvious plug for /r/EDC
A few other things would be my pocket flashlight, nice cigar* lighter, Lamy Al-Star, swiss army classic, cheapy sunglasses, and I also stenciled a HL2 symbol on the back of my S3 commuter otterbox
Left to right:
Custom-made pocket organizer by KristopherK
> monthly calendar on one page
I'm currently using a Field Notes Dot Grid, and I do squeeze the monthly calendar on a single page, splitting the dates into 2 columns. I use symbols for things like holidays, and only write in the important appointment for the day.
The key for the symbols takes 2-3 lines below the dates, and I'll have about 7 lines left for the tasks and goals I want to achieve for the month.
If you want to have more space for your monthly calendar, you can rotate the notebook 90 degs CW/CCW and you'll have 1 line per day.
Also, I love LAMYs!
I find that a field notes (or other identical sized notebooks, I carry off brand ones because they're $2/piece rather than $7/piece) and a pen fit perfectly together in my back jeans pocket. As far as I can tell, the knock-offs are the EXACT same product with different labeling. I also reinforced the spine with a strip of gorilla tape because the spines tend to get worn out after you've carried the notebook for a month or two with no reinforcement.
Not OP, but it looks like Field Notes Dot-Grid Memo Notebooks.
Generic red handkerchief
Laut iPhone 6s case
Zenni Optical glasses
Petzl Am'D spinball carabiner (old school and hard to find these days, found it here)
Gerber Shard
USB thumb drive
Captain Black little cigars
Dad's Mont Blanc Meisterstuck fountain pen from the 80s (like this one)
Generic money clip with Egyptian Pounds
Groomsman gift monogrammed Zippo Armor
Fenix e05
CRKT Heiho
Chap Stick
Field Notes
I like the small, simple, and very flat Field Notes books. They are inexpensive, durable enough, and small enough. I began my BuJo-ing with them and would buy again. I am a lefty also and appreciate the thin, flat, small format.
I'm still working out a system of my own, but it right now involves
I make my own luck
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