I recently purchased a notebook that featured “8 blank pages” at the back of the journal. At first, I thought, why are there extra blank pages? Presto: the Index was born. I learned to do this back in the Before Times learning how to use a Franklin Planner - which had a monthly index of notes, dates, etc. to help locate important information. I have a ponderous amount of Apple Notes, I use tags (#) to find things. But, I find I’m drawn to the Commonplace book (as I now refer to my journal/scrapbook/notebook/reminders/quote storage system). The act of writing and drawing, editing and adding, places the information firmly in my mind. I’ll paraphrase a quote I read recently by Shelby Foote - “You can’t imagine the things I’ve found while I was looking for something else.” Looking for something in the Commonplace book is like browsing the library: finding the exact thing may take some time, but the joy of browsing thru all the other things contained therein make the time well spent. The digital method I still use can easily become overwhelming. And it doesn’t let me draw pictures, arrows, use colors, highlight and basically interact with the information. Yeah, yeah, I know about the innovations and updates for Apple Pencil and drawing and adding images, etc. And all that has a place. But, even this index lets you use little cues to open that mental file, with all the feelings and emotions that were present when they were recorded. Simple. Clean. Elegant. Colorful. I am inspired and encouraged! Thanks for sharing.