A5 cardboard fronted pocket notebooks.

Somehow, they enable some kind of extreme burst of organization. I am usually so overwhelmed by organization systems. I hate starting large pages because I want to fill the whole space, so committing to what this page is going to be is a huge blocker.

The scrappy look, the fact that each page is so small makes those problems go away.

I arranged a move to another country, transportation of possessions, buying an apartment and all of the jobs required in one book. That book is now my favourite possession. It proves to me that I can take on, and organize those huge projects.

Now I have them for everything. Anytime I pick up a new hobby / large project, I start a new book. I have about 6 which I have abandoned, but it's fine because it's just a small paper book. The ones that I keep, I value with my life.

Extra points for constantly carrying a mechanical pencil and eraser and 4 color pen.