The notebook

A useful place to look.

Browse by subject, or find a note about the task in front of you.

The case for buying fewer pen types

A small supply of pens that suit the work is easier to maintain than a drawer of almost-right ones.

The important question is what happens when you need a page three weeks after writing it.

Movable pages solve one kind of problem; pages that stay put solve another.

Readable names do more of the work than a large assortment of colored folders.

Measure the support system before ordering folders for a cabinet.

A tab should still identify the file when it is surrounded by other files.

A matching row of boxes is useful only if the records inside are supported, identifiable and retrievable.

Tape works as part of a sound package; it cannot restore a weak box.

Protecting a sheet from bending may change the mailing category as well as the packaging.