These days computers make organizing and finding information really simple. Yet despite that, I still often find myself using the humble notebook to jot down valuable ideas, especially when I’m on the go.

But keeping notebooks organized is hard work.

You either split your notebook into several sections for each ‘category’ and end up wasting valuable pages in the quieter sections or you just write your ideas as they appear making them hard to find later on.

If this sounds familiar then you are going to love this little trick I was taught here in Japan by a friendly salariman.