Pen & Paper
This community is all about using pen and paper as a deliberate choice — because handwriting helps memory, deepens learning, sharpens focus, and unlocks creativity in ways screens often can’t. Whether you’re sketching ideas, drafting a to‑do list, or mapping out a semester, the physical act of writing slows things down just enough for the thoughts to really land.
All notebook and calendar types are welcome here: plain bound notebooks, bullet journals, Filofax systems, ring‑ and disc‑bound setups, sticky notes, legal pads, or whatever you throw together.
Privacy matters. With paper you keep control as your notes aren’t tracked, used to train algorithms or so. That sense of ownership makes paper a safe place for brainstorming, personal plans, and messy drafts that you don’t want floating in the cloud.
This is a place to share practical tips, clever layouts, before‑and‑after spreads, and what you’ve learned about staying organized (or unorganized) offline. Post pictures, ask for feedback, swap templates, or just brag about a perfect page.
Come as you are: Neat planner nerds, scrapbookers, list lovers, or anyone curious about slowing down. Bring your spreads, hacks, inserts, index systems, and the little rituals that make your setup work.
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Ooh yes they do look sturdy! I like the little metal ring in the disc as well. Sooo cool!
Now I'm curious about getting some discs! Haha
The discs you can see in the picture are completely plastic but I also have some made from aluminum. Problem is you need the special puncher for which I payed about 90 Euros.
Sorry, I assumed it was metal, it really looked like it!
oh wow, that a lot of money for a puncher, special or not!
Yes and I thought long and hard about whether or not to buy it but I did not regret it because you are very flexible about sizes and also if you want to bind on the long or the short side of a page. But I understand if it's too much.
Yes, the disc system seems very flexible!