| Relief Recommends: The Levenger Circa Notebook |
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| Written by Coach Culbertson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tuesday, 03 June 2008 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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I have to tell you about my latest obsession. I've got this whole hyper-focus thing going on (the exact opposite of ADD, but not quite OCD), and in reality I can really only do one thing at a time. I'm a lousy multitasker. So keeping a decent notebook has been pretty vital to keep random and focused thoughts from escaping. I've had many notebook flings- the Moleskine , the HipsterPDA , but it's been hard to keep a stable relationship with them. Then I stumbled onto the Circa notebook. I think it might be love. This thing is completely brilliant --BRILLIANT I say! Take some paper, add some unbelievably simple plastics rings, and holy golly gee willkers you've got a notebook that's actually useful. Add some of your own Moleskine-style hacks and away you go. The cool factor to these notebooks is the fact that you can rearrange pages, mix and match papers, get a Circa punch and put in your own stuff. An open secret to Levenger's Circa is that it's licensed from Rollabind, but the creative folks at Levenger have put their own luxurious touches on it. Rollabind's products have been rumored to float in and out of Staples, although there's no mention of it on their website. Pretty Cheap to Pretty Pricey
And why do I speak so highly of said notebook? Yes, I own one. Ok, actually, I own three. I've got one that serves as a writer's notebook (because I have SO much time to write as an editor and tech guy, but I'm trying to keep the faith that someday I will finish my novel ), one for Relief/Diner stuff, and one for work. And I bought the paper punch so I can print my own stuff from Doug Johnstons' site diyplanner.com or print my own personalized Cornell notes (dudes, you gotta try it --hit the advanced options and do it up Ted-style!) or when I feel scrap-booky (doh! somebody just took a punch out of my man-card!) and want to add in weird stuff like movie tickets, business cards, etc. Levenger sells some nice 60 lb. paper pre-punched, too, for those who are less into the whole DIY thing . But I freakin' love it all. Being able to rearrange and add in whatever and whenever necessary just flips my trigger. I have a bad habit of writing stuff down in whatever notebook or paper I have on hand to make sure I don't miss a possible stroke of genius. But then, it just sat in a notebook, lost and languishing, never to fulfill its purpose. Now after scratching down said genius on any piece of paper , I break out my Circa punch , and three clicks later I'm popping that baby into the appropriate spot in the apropros Circa (although I have yet to try it out on a cocktail napkin yet, which we all know is the paper of choice for genuises everywhere). Now Levenger is one of those high-end executive-style vendors that some folks will find to be a little outrageous in price for some items . That's okay, I find it a little high in price, too, but that doesn't mean I can't dream of someday furnishing my entire office in Levenger gear. And for those of you who are wondering, no, Levenger did not pay us to rave about their stuff. This is Relief Recommends, not Relief Sells Out (not that we're above that, mind you, or at least I'm not Here's another video how the Rollabind/Circa method works. View it, love it, get ya some of this Circa lovin'.
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