The small notebook that finally stayed useful

<p>I have abandoned several elaborate note-taking systems. The one that has lasted is a pocket notebook with no special layout and a pen that lives beside it.</p><p>Each morning I write one thing I want to finish and one thing I do not want to forget. The rest of the page is for ordinary scraps: a sentence from a book, an idea for a meal, a question to look up later.</p><p>On Sunday I read the week back. Most pages are not especially interesting, but there is usually one idea worth moving into a longer note. That is enough for me.</p><p>I still use my phone for reminders. The notebook is simply a place where a thought can exist without turning into another notification. What is the simplest system you have managed to keep?</p>