One of my biggest challenges is that I like to experiment with trying the "newest" thing … after reading 43 Folders, two ideas have percolated to a point of actually trying them out. 

Over the course of the last month, I tested the generic Hipster PDA (I was using a single 3×5 index card print out and data collection card for a couple of years so the idea wasn’t completely foreign to me).  It worked out well, and I managed to not end up with tons of scraps of paper during the course of the week that needed to be processed during my weekly review.  So … it was an improvement in being and feeling organized.

So … now I am switching gears, and I am going to try for the near term to do the same with a Moleskine (company page, 43 Folders reference). I picked up a 192-page Squared Notebook (88-8370-102-X) for just under $12.00 last Thursday @ Le Travel Store in Downtown San Diego. I moved over some of Hipster PDA data and started using it to capture stuff. I am pretty happy with it so far.

I think I am going to back it up using a desktop scanner for the near future (supplementing data entry necessary from my weekly review). The other challenge is how to organize the data collection areas within the book.  Right now I am trying the front for all notes, except for a middle section devoted to tech references, and a back section dedicated to spiritual data.  Some other areas might be: contacts, to do items, big thoughts, and travel reference.