How do YOU repurpose your partially filled notebooks? Share your tips and tricks in the comments!

I don't know about other people, but I find it much faster to write something down on paper than enter it in my phone and it's much faster to find it on paper than in my phone. Love, love, love paper and pens.

Here's my other personal tip: Just start filling the notebook from the back to the front (depending on the style of the notebook, you can flip it upside down or just read the pages right to left)

I fell off of using daily pages in April last year. Unfortunately, I had already set up a bunch of prettily decorated dailies for the whole month of April 2022 in my Rhodia Unlimited. Guess what? I used whiteout to cover up the dates and simply used them this year! There are still some blank pages left, but using up what I had already set up rather than letting it go to waste feels like a HUGE accomplishment already! 💕

I just tore out a page (used on one side only, info not needed at all) from one journal and glued it, writing down/blank side up, into another notebook to cover up another bunch of writing I don’t need anymore. Voila! New blank pages! LOL. I don’t mind a messy, “junk journal” type situation so this works for me. Plus it feels good to “reduce/reuse/recycle” :)

This video just sparked an idea! I have an old 2022 planner that I barely used. I have a bunch of stickers and washi tape that I can use to rework it into a planner for the rest of 2023. Yay! I have a new project now!

I love that kind of videos so much! I'm really into zero waste when it comes to paper, and half-used or repurposed notebooks are my favourite. My current BuJo is actually made of an old telephone book I found in my husband's office (the one you were supposed to write numbers and addresses in). I've cut off the letters on the side, covered the old cover with a lavender coloured fake leather, added a pocket on the last page - and voila ☺

To head off the problem of needing to repurpose, I multi-use and index from the beginning. From the front of the notebook, I do creative writing and journaling. From the back, I do various types of note taking. I recently was given the idea to have an index with categories, and mark the edges of the pages at certain places to indicate what’s there. This way, I only work on one notebook at a time, but I can still somewhat keep things grouped together. Writing and notes meet in the middle.

my favourite thing to do is just slap a date on and move on from there XD it's neat to go through my old books and find random journal entries and grocery lists in the middle of a sketchbook!

Lots of great ideas. I like to draw on top of old notes and lists. Makes great backgrounds , especially with some collage or a thin layer of paint. It's never about simply filling a book. I bounce back and forth between several.

I like to turn unused planner pages into a scratchpad! My planners usually have high-quality paper and pretty floral designs on them, so I hate to waste the unused sheets. That's why I tear out the old sheets, then cut the ring-hole part off, then arrange them together and put a teeny-tiny angel clip at the very top to hold them all together! That's where I put my quick thoughts when they come up, and I don't feel bad about being sloppy with it since I already am re-using paper that would have gone to waste!

I definitely use half used stuff as like scrap paper. Made me realize how much I actually go through xD and you know what, it’s kind of interesting to have all those random scribbles and fleeting notes bound.

One of the ways I use up old notebooks is I have character journals for fiction writing or D&D, as well as notes of games. My current small notebook that I got second-hand is a "BotW Notes" and when I'm done with Breath of the Wild, it'll get labeled "TotK Notes".

What I do for pocket notebooks: ○ I keep a list of things I like to record during the month (milage, income, etcetera) [Migrate this information to your planner, or information center like Hobonichi 5-Year planner.] I use a two-page for week set up for the remaining notebook: □ Left page = shopping list □ Right page = weekly to do list

Spiral. Everyone that knows me, knows I'm all about the spiral. The coil can be removed, pages moved around or added, and the coil put back in. No more waste!! And glue bound notebooks can be cut, hole punched and spiraled. (As can manuals, paperback text books, etc). Office Depot print staff know when they see me coming I'm bringing something else to spiral bind.

When I was a student, I would use the back of half-finished course notebooks as scrap paper for calculations. Or if I needed to memorize a bunch of things, I would copy it down over and over. Now, I have meetings via Zoom so I take meeting notes on them. Then, I transfer the notes to the computer neatly to the shared meeting notes.

Sometimes it's WHEN you use the paper that matters - I have a very cool sketchpad I bought at the Montreal Museum of Art that I don't reach for because it doesn't really handle water-based media, but it's so good for travel sketches that it's my go-to for traveling art!

I'm currently trying to use up half empty notebooks I've collected and abandoned over the years. My current one was given to me and it started off a work notebook then switched to a dream diary then sat empty until a couple months ago. Now I'm using it as a bullet journal/brain dump journal. I write any little thought that pops into my head just so it's not sitting in my brain taking up mental space. For all my used up pages, I just paper clipped them together so they'd be "separate" from my current pages. It does make it a little bulky with the clip but it's fine since it's the simplest solution and I didn't want to tear out all the pages.

Really appreciate the fact, that you mentioned splinting the notebook into sections, since that's what I'm doing with my notebooks! I usually use a Leuchtturm1917 notebook which all have an index at the beginning for you to fill in. Currently I use a notebook which I divided into 3 parts: one for graphs, mind maps and other doodles, the second for writing my thoughts and other stuff and the third one for two do lists, reminders and that kind of stuff.

I'm a fan of using a "ribbon of paper" wrapped lengthwise around the used pages and then taping that loop closed. This makes all the used pages "one chunk" that is bypassed for the use of the rest of teh notebook, but also makes it as easy as bursting the tape-ribbon or sliding it off to look at the old section in the future.

If you have a lot of unused pages left in a notebook, then please consider repurposing it as a notebook for quick note-taking! I know that I always have a 'messy notebook' on hand: one that I specifically use for any activity that requires tornado-writing, and it's preferably just a cheap one that I don't mind ruining with messy writing (I know it cost me like 2 or 3 bucks, but it should cost you like 5 dollars at most). And then I copy the information in it to one my other notebooks later, when I actually have the time to sit down, write neatly, and decorate those notes with cute little doodles and coloured headers. I mean, even without all of that stuff, I just don't always have the time to spend like 5 minutes trying to write neatly. For you, it could be college classes, presentations, meetings, etc. You know, activities that won't allow you to write neatly by default: That's what a messy notebook is for! Every kind of subject goes: mine has gaming notes in them, notes taken during art classes, beauty tips, etc. I tend to separate subjects with a quick line, and that's it: I even save highlighting the important stuff until I'm home. So tornado-write in that messy notebook all you want, and just copy the information to your 'neat notebook' later, when you actually have the time to sit down and journal. This reduces the risk of messing up a pretty journal, and is also great for memory retention: both writing things down and repeating information can help you memorize stuff. Trust me, my short-term memory is absolutely awful due to trauma, and this method can even help me memorize stuff better! I'm autistic, though, so your mileage may vary on this one. But I don't leave the house without that messy notebook, and I'm kind of sad that I'm slowly starting to fill that one up. But hey, at least it's an excuse to buy some new notebooks!

End up buying new notebooks after watching this 😂

If you make DIY notebooks you can get an extended stapler to saddle stitch the notebook rather than side staple.

I can't believe how much I enjoyed this!

Scratch book for life. Random doodles, notes, math tasks, lyrics, first drafts and the notebook is gone in no time

I rip out the leftover pages, punch holes into them, and bind them into a new notebook, no matter if the paper has dif types (ruled, blank, dott, grid, etc) then use it as either as scratch paper or a casual sketchbook.

Truly useful tips presented artfully. Beautiful handwriting & sketches.

Love this! I already had a few good ideas, but y'all showed me how to take those up a notch (for example incorporating an index) or gave me new ideas (the scratch pad one...I'm always looking for one. Now I'll just make my own). Great!!

Fun tips! I turn mine around/upside down and do a daily gratitude journal.

My half-finished notebooks are more things I used for classes or personal academic curiosities when I was in grad school. Because those are bound and not spiral, I feel more obligated to keep using them for their original intended purpose of article notes and projects. I also started a very cheap journal as a positivity log, but then started daily journaling, so that went on the side, too. That one at least is a spiral that I can tear out pages from. But yeah, once I give a journal a theme, I find I really need to keep it that way or else I'll have too many different thoughts in too many places at once.

I love and NEED these suggestions. Thank you JetPens

im writing a romance story in my old literature notebook! its kinda genius cause i dont want anyone to see my cringe story, the notebook is undercover 😘

so i work as a pharmacy tech and i got this idea from my mom (who’s a nurse) use the notebook as a memo pad and to-do list and keep it at work so you don’t forget it as someone who works in the healthcare field it just needs to be something with pages i can rip out easily (so they can be shredded, this is to comply with privacy laws) its so nice not having to run around the pharmacy looking for scrap paper when i’m on the phone with someone 😭

Something I like to do with school notebooks is tape pages together similar to the tab and index system. I was able to use one notebook for 4 separate classes this way, as I realized I didn’t need to take as many notes as I thought. Im doing this right now with another notebook, and it’s working well. I use this method for composition notebooks, as they typically don’t have perforated edges so it’s makes the notebook messy when I rip pages out. I use washi tape so if I need those notes again, I can peel off the tape and flip through old notes.

I use mine for art and practicing my handwriting 😊

I use them for grocery lists or marking down times I feed my cats. They like to say they haven't eaten when I've just fed them an hour ago lol I also write down subjects I want to look up videos for when I'm in the middle of a watching something and don't want to browse something new right that second.

Junk journaling! Similar to the idea of drawing on sticky notes. Just take whatever stickers, scraps of paper or cloth, or literally whatever and put it into a journal. I have a journal dedicated to junk journaling, but you can always stick a piece of colored paper over old notes and then decorate over that. Its very fun and almost therapeutic :)

I love carrying the Word notebook and keeping it close at hand because it is set up as a “to do” notebook. I love your indexing idea and covering up techniques. My bullet journal is all about work and I use a Levenger Circa junior so I can add pages, as needed.

(for students in general) if you're promoting to another grade/year, you can reuse the notebook for the new syllabus until the notebook is finished. for example, using the same notebook for a subject from form 1 until form 3. i do this mainly because it's convenient (in terms of space and cost)

Lots of great ideas!

I am not really in a rush to fill up notebooks. Just use them when I need to write down ideas and draw. I just have some empty notebooks that I do not use because it part of my stationery collection. I stop buying stationery I do not necessarily need, for 4-5 years now. Need to stop hoarding stuff.

I will use this semester's notebook as a calligraphy practice notebook! I left a lot of blank pages so it should be an interesting project!

like the index idea!!

I like to jot things down immediately on whatever paper, so I keep things like half-finished notebooks all around for that. But I like to keep a big, consecutive journal so then I paste or staple my notes in there at the end of the day/week.

I’ve moved from thick notebooks to thin notebooks and now to removable page ring type notebooks. I only use a thick notebook for chronological journalling.

What a novel idea! You always have something interesting to share-love JetPens!!

For some reason I never thought to use a notebook for more than one type of thing. Maybe my brain wouldn't let me. But now maybe it will!

So thoughtful thanks!

4:58 i'd say use needle and thread and "sew" them right in the middle so your notebook can open fully like a book

Super helpful video! Love the ideas; thanks!

i always reuse my old note book paper for crafts!!

I took the pages out of half-used notebooks or notebooks I didn’t like that much and put them in a ring notebook that I use for classes or for writing study notes.

I mostly use a book either for Diary, Mood Tracker, or just drawing a doodle

Not me clicking on this because I have 7 unfinished notebooks 👀Love these ideas so much tho! 😊

I'll definitely try to use up those notebooks that aren't spiral bound now, and not just leave them because they irritate me by not staying flat. Tearing out the sheets and trying to turn them into something else would be a good way to use them up! Other notebooks get used up so quickly, until the last few pages, and then I start the new one before I can use those up.

I like to write Bible verses down in notebooks I'm just trying to fill up and/or practice my handwriting. Otherwise I'm a day-free Hobonichi notes creative journal-er, with random lists in between spreads I plan on indexing as I go. I like to make lists of lifestyle advice, words of encouragement, meal ideas, music, or things I know I want to reference back to. I have a scrap hobonichi I use just for testing out pens and materials as well.

I have a diary and Notebook where I literally write anything in it. I plan my birthday or other parties, I do a Studyplan and even a grocery list. I write my goals in it and affirmations or poems. Sometimes I even test my new pens and I draw things in it.

They have such Good tips!

Very helpful...thanks 😊

I love your handwriting, could you provide a special sheet to practice numbers and other characters?

I was having a plenty of books (school 🎒📚 books) and now i reuse themmmmm YAEYYYYYY!!!!!!! (Im "im swoie's fan) ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

I got the Kokuyo binder notebook because if I feel like I "ruined" a page, I can just yeet it from the notebook.

Oddly, I tend to like mailing envelope paper the best, I scribble notes all over them and I generally use my notebooks for writing practice with different pens, but oh...I really didn't need to see that Midori Patto open memo pad @2:30. Something else to add to my growing list.

I love collecting notebooks from different countries and styles, but I can’t really use any of them like this video. I write notes on lined paper since I have three stacks from my grandmother and bring it to school. Are there more useful ways to motivate people to write in their notebooks? It’s really hard…

I often used half filled notebooks for blurting when memorising something

I have 36 notebooks that I have made your bought and omg I have only done one page in them all so thank u for these tips ❤❤❤😊😊😅

I really like some of the ideas :D

Oh. And I take out paper and use as loose leaf sheets.

I mostly do the repurposing methods. Having a binder notebook makes it easier to repurpose unfinished notebooks. Hardbound notebooks are harder to deal with so i always use them as journals coz i know i'll never ran out of thoughts to write 🤯

I like to do daily to do lists or weekly school assignments I need to finish. I write down the things I need to do - school assignments will have a date. Then I check them off as I go. Finally, when the sheet is finished, I put a diagonal line across it to know it’s a finished page. Since I have a Happy Planner, I just flip it over and put it back into my notebook and use the clean page. Then I do the same thing again and eventually, both sides of the page are used up and I throw it away

I feel that this is the struggle of all stationary addict. I love to write fanfiction and sometimes original works. However... I can never get quite the right notebook. I always try new genres and formats but I mostly end up with a collection of half-filled notebooks inside drawers.

If you note book doesn’t have page number you could index by the date written

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Thanks for the tips! I love notebooks but i always seem to abandom them

May I ask what fountain pen iss it that you used in this video. It's dry tip just like I want and also the ink you used is wonderful. If it's not much to ask, I'd be really happy if you share, please. Thank you in advance.

I like to use it as scratch paper to write lyrics of my fave songs 😊

Can always tear the paper out, color or stain it, use it in crafts... cards, scrapbooking, paper mache.

I just turn mine into Death Notes.

I would like to express my way of filling the notebooks through this comment. I have recently started to learn japanese. What i do is, I make my those notebooks to practice the respectful language, Japanese...😇

In my opinion, we can use those pages for solving maths equations.

"try using smaller notebooks" was I'm sure very humbling for many people 😂

I love your all items i love your evrything

I want a A3 notebook but can’t find one and I’m only gunna use 12 pages (I lost one and I’ve reorganised my room still can’t find it) sooo I needed this vid

Or half-full!

I either tape the pages together and ignore the pages that have been used or rip them off, but it all depend of the binding method...If i know I,ll never use this book or scatchbook again and managed to removed the used pages, i try giving the books to someone that have kids or will have better use of them than me. I still didn't find a way to take notes in a way that satisfy me even after i tried bullet journaling and other methods. Any Guide on diffrents note system or like organisation into notes/scribbles would be nice ;u;.

Where is this kit located? Your Ko-Fi or Etsy?

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Pls do a reveiw on jinhao fountain pend

I must try this You too

Stickers, Washi tape, stamps, glitter

what is the name of the nb and the blue ball pen ? please reply

Does anyone else have the problem of loving notebooks cause of their potential to write in them but then you never write in them? 😅 I guess my prob is, how to start writing in a blank notebook? Any suggestions to overcome writer's block? *Same question for trying to draw as well

The golden tip is to flip it upside down and start from the other end.

I just rip out the used pages of the notebook, and then start a new type of notebook using the pages that are left

What notepad is at 2:28? 👀

Damn it, im broke again.

The background music is super annoying and distracting. But the ideas are great!