mogbook. dotted. Taschenbuchformat (12,5 x 19), Softcover, 184 Seiten, Pacific Blue Öyster Cult

An overview of all currently available colors and inspiration for use can be found at mogbook.com. This journal in pocket format is a fine, colorful, and useful tool for general self-organization in everyday life (except for 'Black is the new Black' and 'Plain White', which are colorless). On 184 cream-colored pages, you can capture your most important possessions: your thoughts, one page per day, for a semester. They are indeed quick little creatures. Surely, one or two brilliant ideas have slipped away from you. I originally designed it for myself because I like it when all the books on the shelf are the same size and color-coordinated. Just a bit of a freak, I guess. But what I love most is:

1. Writing.
2. Reading what I’ve written.

Have you also underestimated journal writing, perhaps even laughed at it? I have realized that in its simplicity, it is incredibly powerful: Whatever you put on paper finds its way into reality much more easily. Throughout our lives, we search for answers, yet all the answers we will ever need already lie within us. Paper and pen can coax out what remains hidden in the fog of thoughts; it is too fast, unclear, and utterly chaotic. Writing allows you to orient yourself, reflect, and above all, recognize: Who I am, what I want, and why? Writing is light. Overthinking is darkness. Everything you need to know about yourself, you can learn from one book: your book. Where every worthwhile story can be found, yours could also be: written in a real book. If you don’t miss the chance to write it down, it will be your best teacher. In the end, a dull pencil is indeed better than the sharpest mind.

Don’t stop until your story also belongs to those worthwhile stories.