Your Notebook Deserves More Than Words

Your notebook can hold more than words. Here's the proof. In this video, I'm flipping through four of my visual journals and sharing how I use drawing, watercolor, and sketch noting to break up the information and make it stick. This isn't instruction — it's evidence of what's worked for me over the years, and an invitation to try it yourself. Here's what I cover: • How adding a little visual razzle dazzle helps with information recall • The small notebook I take to talks and how I organize it with pens and highlighters • The books that got me into urban sketching, sketchnoting, and drawing the everyday • Why I keep this practice going, and how loose and free it can be Timestamp 00:11 Inside the Journals 00:41 The Notebook I Take Everywhere 2:44 Watercolor Your Pages 5:11 Sketchnotes, Urban Sketching & Mind Maps 12:08 Sketchnotes for Talks & Meetings 15:25 Everyday Matters 16:27 The Creative License 17:15 The Sketchnote Handbook 18:34 The Sketchnote Workbook 19:21 Housesketching 20:38 Now It's Your Turn This isn't about being an artist. It's about letting your notebook be more than a to-do list. 📚 Books mentioned: https://amzn.to/4vU577H Everyday Matters by Danny Gregory The Creative License: Giving Yourself Permission to Be the Artist You Truly Are by Danny Gregory The Sketchnote Handbook by Mike Rhode The Sketchnote Workbook by Mike Rhode Housesketching: Learn to Create Energetic and Expressive Architectural Drawings by Albert Kiefer +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ S U B S T A C K - https://itsgivingrelatable.substack.com/ I N S T A G R A M -   / lucrecer   I N S T A G R A M -   / soulsistaplants   For business inquiries, sponsorships/brands, and collaborations, please reach out to me at: [email protected] +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ visual journaling, art journaling, sketch noting, creative journaling ideas, how to use a notebook, journaling for beginners, watercolor journal, notebook drawing, urban sketching, drawing the everyday, analog life, slow living, creative practice, notebook tour, visual thinking, sketchbook ideas, journal flip through, art supplies for beginners, bullet journal alternatives, creative lifestyle