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Nero's Notes

Working Tools Mar 31, 2026 3 min read Free

Writing in a filofax

I’m convinced that there are two types of people in this world. One type is shrugging as they read this. The other is experiencing confusion, discomfort, pain even.

Working Tools Mar 26, 2026 3 min read Free

Enough Screens!

Unusual that the director of IT and Communications didn’t even have a computer on her desk. Just a phone and that A4 diary was all she needed. Brilliant.

Nero's Notes Feb 27, 2026 3 min read Free

Changeover Time

Far from being a chore, the exercise is a pleasure in itself, particularly, if like me, you are sitting on a load of stock from a now closed stationery store.

Nero's Notes Aug 20, 2025 2 min read Free

Recoil

In fact, by design, it's a bit awkward. It doesn't even have a browser. What it does do, is allow you to make lots of notes by hand. A sort of electronic notebook.

Nero's Notes Aug 19, 2025 3 min read Free

Biting the Bullet

For once, I instantly vetoed myself from buying more stuff "to be more minimalist". As it happens, my current daily driver is a Leuchtturm 1917 A5, the same book that is slightly amended to be sold as the Bullet Journal 2024.

Nero's Notes Aug 08, 2025 2 min read Free

Soho. No, not that one.

I bought it for its vertical week to view diary pages, their utility superseding even the telephone number for Cowes Week.

Nero's Notes May 08, 2025 2 min read Free

Working Tools

The most obvious benefit? I'm saving a fortune on subscriptions. My mobile phone is Android, and therefore Google, and some apps seem inescapable; WhatsApp is ubiquitous here.

Nero's Notes Apr 30, 2025 2 min read Free

The Return of the Pocket Notebook

I resolved to make more time to get out and about without a specific reason and this, in turn, has led to a revival of my pocket notebook use.

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