Notebooks

I'll admit it. I'm obsessed with notebooks and organisation. I know it's silly to cling to so many material objects, but honestly, having notebooks around to physically record my ideas, lists and experiences, while practicing the dying art of handwriting, makes me happy. And in the end, minimalism is about reducing your possessions until you're left with simplicity and content, which is definitely something I've found in this area. Here are some of the notebooks I own, which are part of a rapidly growing collection.

But, with all material objects, comes the risk that you will come to depend on external things for happiness; a big danger zone I don’t want to step into. I want to aim to minimise this dependency and instead draw happiness from within and my experiences/relationships with others. Rather than using objects as an immediate, short-term step into feeling content, I need to push them aside and let them play a more complementary role. That is, they help me organise my life and keep it simple, but I don’t need them. I’ll be okay without them.