KZfaq is a big distraction as well 😂😂😂😂😂

I deactivated Facebook, stopped wearing my ultra apple every day and I carry my notebook and so far it’s been amazing.

Mister Notebook never shows me ADS, I loved that so much!!

It’s so ironic to see so many of us seeing the value in pocket notebooks. I remember seeing my father in the 90s and 2000s using a pocket notebook all the time. It’s like we’re going backwards in a good way. Thanks for this video!

Lately, I’ve been trying little ways each week to be more mindful about my digital use and set intentional tech boundaries. I love this idea of using a notebook and am going to try it-it will be this week’s digital goal. We had a cell and internet service outage for 24 hours last week, and what a blessing! It was a reminder of how much more meaningful and less frantic my day can be when I am not tied to my phone and its distractions!

I just picked up a traveler's notebook. I'm really liking it so far.

The camera really loves this lady and her voice, and I love her ideas. Great advice Jean V!

Taking a break from using our phones surely brings inner peace. Love your content as always!

I love how you are so animated and seem so passionate while sharing your experience .. 🤝

I always have pens and a notebook with me. Also, I use agendas for my appointments and journals to write my thoughts. My phone is important, but I love my notebooks!!

Great video! I always admired the way my grandparents lived. I am 43 years old now, and they were amongst us until I was 25 years old. They lived up their 80's in the country side in south Brazil, farming and self sustainable. Nothings was wasted and no unnecessary staff. Either they would work, or there would be no food. There was no "home delivery/ take away food". There was no weekend. I was 14 years old when I started to work and during the first 4 years, I was also studying to become a Shoemaker technician. The school was in another town and I needed to live away from home on weekdays. Also during school breaks, I had no holiday and needed to be at the factory. At that time I had no idea what I wanted to be once grown up, but slowly I started to like what I was doing. It was when I found it is not about we do what we like, but more about we like whatever we do. I know time has changed, and people's priority as well, although I am pretty sure we are able to adapt 60-70% to live as they once lived. In 2000, when I was 21 years old I moved to another state in northeast Brazil and lived there for 2 years. I was going back home in south only once a year for 2 weeks. Later in 2008, I was 28 and for the first time I moved out from Brazil to live in Indonesia. It was a completely new environment, culture, cost of living. My plan was to live there for 3 to 5 years and back to my homeland The time passed and spent 11 years in Indonesia. Then in 2018 I moved to Pakistan and lived there for 16 months and January 2020 my wife and I moved to Vietnam. Since the pandemic, and specially after my sister had a stroke (also during pandemic), my wife and I changed significantly the way we live and spend our time and money. More home cooking and almost 0% waste. More walking and less car/ taxi. Less shopping. More fruits and vegetable. Less meat, chocolate, sugar and candies. It has been 6 months now we have not bought a single pair of shoes, pants, perfume, etc. Our plan now is to work less, use the money to help family and have a even more minimalist life!

Thank you for your sharing. I watched 2 of your videos and I already feel much more relaxed and calm. It appears that you are enthusiastic and stoic about life, which made me reflect on my hustle life and how I'm slowly sinking in the mire of technological diversions despite all the books I've read about staying focused in a chaotic and fast-paced world. I subscribed, and not to put any pressure on you, but your videos are different and offer unique values to the viewers.

Merry Christmas to you both thanks again for all your hard work look forward to your weekly updates 😅🎉

Hi Jean you motivated me to get a 555 book - not sure if you have seen one of those notebooks that were very popular in the 1970s. I have a friend who is 71 years old and he told me he always carry a note pad. So I instantly thought it was an iPad. But as it turned out, it was a 555 notebook. I am going to try a 555 and see how much it is going to change my life. Thank you.

I keep a simple pen & paper Bullet Journal and love how the system nimbly accommodates so much of what I want to capture and remember, as well as sit and think about, work through, or plan. I've only had a smart phone for about a year and use it for a handful of purposes, like calls, camera, calendar, occasional navigation, alarms & timers. I don't have mobile data.

I love it! Great content and story telling. Keep it up

I was kind of forced to the digital detox a couple of months ago, because I spent a lot of time on my Iphone or Ipad, and I had neck and headache, to the point, I had to just use them when necessary. I did not go as far as Notepad yet, in the stage of watching a lot of KZfaq on laptop LOL, that's when I found you. Thanks for sharing!

Hello Jean, I just discovered your channel today and I have to say that really enjoy your presentation, narration and filming. Thank you for sharing, I’ll be tuned into your future videos. 😊thanks, Fred.

I have struggled with pen to paper for years because of course “tablets and iPads have taken over that and it “cool” to write with a tablet.,. I found that I’m going back and forth with this constantly going back because really there is nothing like pen and paper. This video is perfect because of how you spoke of how it works for you and things that makes it a joy to. For me the iPad or tablet is great but for health reasons “eye strain” its exciting to try this pocket notebook. Thanks for the video and jealous of your location, cold weather here where i am :)

wow. going back to basics!!!

I'm going to have to check out this Note Book Paid. Jean this is why I love you're videos because you are so versatile with new adventures and topics. Jean you are my favorite KZfaqr sweetheart. Also I would love to donate to you're channel.

Great suggestion. I will have to try it. At least with a mini notebook you dont need a specific size bag just to fit your phone into along with other things you might carry as well.

Hi Jean, what an interesting idea and one that can be unfolded in many different ways you don't have to have it a replacement for your phone you could have it as an addition to your phone but one of the things that your video today made me think about is just how much time do I spend playing games or being distracted by the electronic device. I think I'm going to set some boundaries with my little phone friend. Thanks for the idea.

I'm gonna start trying this because I have noticed myself losing SOO much time on my phone. I will still keep my smartphone rather than using a "dumb phone" because I love nature photography and having a camera on me most of the time helps me capture beautiful landscapes and animals. But I will keep it in my backpack rather than my pocket as I've noticed even that small amount of disconnect from my phone is enough for my brain to stop feeling "leashed" to it and just live.

Many times Jean 😅 thank you for this amazing presentation, another great shared 💯👍

You had me at pocket notebooks..which naturally comes with pens! I love pens and paper. I am definitely going to do this. Thank you so much. All the best!

I love putting pen to paper, as a screen play writer, ideas are always bouncing around, so yeah agree, get those ideas out your head to paper and this leaves room for more new ideas, rather than trying to remember the idea and it bouncing around..i often turn my phone off or go out and perpose leave the phone at home..great little video ..Peace

Love this idea, thank you so much😘

What a great video!! Thanks for the inspiration. I do phone free Sunday's, but living in a van I feel as though I should be able to do more phone free days! Also, on the note of the new (old) phone. Although it sounds like a good idea, and I've considered it as well, I've heard people say that it just doesn't have enough features to be used as a phone and they are "forced" to have a smartphone, but use that sparingly instead. I've also considered it, but not sure how it would work and if it would just be another thing in my life. Especially these days when you need 2 factor authentication for mail, social media etc....

Reclaiming the time for ourselves, that we leased out to the tech companies out there for their marketing and money making! I loved your video as I am going through a similar setup for myself.

Thank you for this video. It was very inspirational to me. I think I will use my physical notebook more often for learning new vocabulary words and expressions. Pen and paper is really cool and it distracts us less. Also, I think I will purchase more physical books in general. E-books have their advantaged for sure! But I miss the good old physical books. Cheers and greetings from Switzerland, Daniel.

Love this idea of ditching my smart device in exchange for a pocket notebook! I'm excited to give it a try! Awesome content! I'm a new subscriber!

well done!

Very inspiring.. Thank you.. :D

Great video!! Thanks!

A 1$ DIY shop!!!! You are sooo lucky!

Hi Jean! I spend a lot of time on my phone. Smartphones are useful like you said, but it's the social media apps really that distract us. I deleted a couple of them and gained back probably 2 hours a day instantly. We can't discard our smartphone, but I think we can make time and find activities to keep us away from it longer. I've recently started bullet journaling and it forces me to concentrate on just using a pen and a ruler for more than an hour each time, which is unusual because I've definitely developed digital ADD over the past years of using smartphones 😅

writing definitely get the mind connected to the moment so much better. it is akin to walking barefoot in the forest

When it comes to work, you have to train them. I never replied if I was off the clock. Once you do, you set the expectation

Love you! Thanks.. :)

Still on the iPhone, but with only the apps I allow to be on my phone. And my weekly challenge is to beat my weekly record of lowering the hours used, week after week. Nice video again, thanks. ;-)

I'm liking this video because it glows

My smartphone broke around two months ago, I started using a "dumb phone" thinking I'd save up money to replace it, but now I much prefer this one. I got an mp3 player instead, because my ancient phone doesn't support audio files.

Omg i just bought that exact purple notebook at diy 2 hours ago❤

I ditched my iPhone and use a flip phone. The problem with dumbing down a smartphone is that you can reverse what you've done by re-installing those time-wasting, attention-grabbing apps. My flip phone has only a few pre-loaded basic apps. I can't load apps onto this phone (no app store). It's just for calling and texting (if I have to). On a side note: I don't always take my flip phone with me. I also wear a watch and have recently started using pocket note books. I use them for appointments, lists, grocery shopping, recording observations, location directions and basically anything else that I think is important enough to jot down on paper.

hallo guys I am going to get a calender book for the next year. good idea.

Great reflections… getting a note pad. 😎

I have various notepads for different reasons shopping daily reminders and what to do that day a reading list one and i go cinemas a lot i got a notebook for writing down what films i seen that day

Great to see new video! How do you navigate without google maps? 🙂

Hello Jean 👋😊!! Digital Detox 📱❌! A good experiment, keep things in balance, keep in charge of your own agenda ✅. I am fairly smart phone resistant, happy to leave it at home or - left locked in the car glove compartment, on occasions; and going real ‘old school’ 🤩 !! (This behaviour does catch me out from time to time 😵‍💫). Cheers, Don 🎅 🎄 ✨

Got a great idea. Will delete some app. And access It from my laptop 1-2x a day instead of checking It everytime there is notification

Good

My phone isn’t quick enough. I have ideas and have to write them down and going to notes is too many steps-I end up forgetting. I’ve been using a pocket notebook for about 6 months now, and now I’m just perfecting the system-how do I know what to plug into my overall systems. I’m still struggling with that part, so here I am!

By running 2 hours daily, home cooking on weekends and turn off work emails outside working hours, I manage to "switch off" and have a more relax time with my loved one!

I have bought a dumb phone, because I don't want to have the temptation of reinstalling those apps over and over again. I think the notebook works great!

If I didn't need to use Uber and delivery apps, I would definitely use your method. I hate being tied to this infernal device.

I ditch my phone for a day......and realise that carrying a pocket notepad,i couldnt watch any of Jean yt videos... so i nw happily carry my phone back..😂😂😂 lol.. Btw i love ur videos,keep doing what u are doing and i really hope i cn retire early too...😬👍

I think it's less about the phone but how it is used. Unfortunately a lot of people are addicted to it and a slave to notifications. It's part of the instant access world and fear of missing out. Just remember that not every notification is import or every message has to be answered straight away. If it's urgent people can still call! Use the phone, don't let it be your master.

I don't even use social media like Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, etc... but I still have great benefits from using a paper notebook. I have Things 3 as a tasks manager, Bear as a note taking app, Fantastical as a calendar manager, DayOne for journaling but I don't get as much pleasure as I get with a notebook. However, I'm always torn between the benefits of digital part vers analog one. For example, DayOne could take a picture... not the notebook. Things 3 could notify me at a very specific moment. With Bear, I could search in years old notes at the speed of light. With analog notebook, I can't do that. But with analog, I could take the time to reflect in a way no digital apps can't. And I was thinking that was due to the fact of holding a stick and letting it glide on dead tree so I tried to reproduce the thing with an iPad and the Apple Pencil but WTF I don't know why, it's not the same thing than old fashion paper and ink. So sadly, the ink and paper are 100% inefficient but on the other way 100% effective and I read recently than being effective is more important and being efficient :D

The best or worst example I saw was a person who waited in line for 18 hours to see the pope pass by. When the big moment in their life arrived they spent the entire time videoing the pope, in essence never looking at him in person. When I pointed this out to the person and mentioned that if they wanted a video there was plenty already out there, they looked at me as if I had 3 heads!! Lol

I actually gave up my cell phone about 8 years ago and I have saved so much money and am so much happier. Sure you may have the occasional "emergency" but you creatively have to think how to solve.

I have been doing this for a long time. 7 months ago, I ditched my smartphone completely. I switched to a flip phone. I don't agree about deleting apps. Because all you have to do is reinstall them. I keep the flip phone just for calls and messages in an emergency.

Thank you for the excellent informative videos and appreciate your beautiful smile. I have a question please: Is it enough to retire in Bali and get a residence visa if I have savings of around 100 Thousand US Dollars? 😍

For how long did you managed not using your phone? If may I ask, 😊

I love the video and i do fully agree I am 30 year old dog and i started to have interest in pocket notebooks after my co-worker recomended it to me and the reasons of how is more paws-ading is because you know the internet and all the social media (era) it gives me ads and i hate the ads and im starting to hate phones because everyone is looking at there phones and looking at you know snapchat, facebook, youtube, tiktok and so much more and you want to do it but you decided to watch a video about it and not starting the task or goal that i want to do and i think that the more you all are on social media the more time that passes by and you guys are litterly wasting time that you could of put on your family, friends and so much more but you decided to chill on phone and after many years i thought of flip phones to but they also destract me from my work and i cant get things done but until.... I went to dollar tree for work organization when i saw a pocket notebook it was the compisition mini notebook and i grabbed it and that was a couple years ago and i thought at that time that I as in a dog need to change my (era that i am in) life to make it better And what i mean beter I mean to simplify life and make things slower, tasks, to-do's, brain dump to you know empty my head, problems and solutions, things needed to get done, ideas, some things like skills that i need to work on, calculater, calender, the progress, and that kinds of stuff Anyway i thought hey i want a notebook to better my self and to think more clearly and other stuff so i bought 30 of those things and it did wor my work flow was good, i felt healthier, my brain can work fast and effectively, i always multitask even though it is bad for your health and i getings done, i remember since i was a 4 year old because of this function,(non-relevant), i am healthy and i drink vanilla almond milk because i have abs and it helps me develop those define my abs and i eat veges and fruits a ton and i has worked for me You and this dude below actually inspired me to pocket journal altough the video was posted this year itdid inspire e t contnue wit what im doing and i have te channel in the comments of this posts I hope this inspire you to pocket journal, love you, be save, and have a more productive and minimal work flow 😇😊

Come the Day when the phone comes with a stylus just like how Samsung has been doing for years . Be more convenient then having to carry around a pocket book and paper and getting ink all over my hands (I am left handed) . Or in my case having to also having to carry around my iPad mini asa notebook.

i keep all my internet use for at home

And I just bought my new Pixel :(

delete my instagram after I use it. it's a hassle to download and input my password, resulting in significantly less usage, off facebook for over three years, but I think I'm going pick up a mini notepad. Nice video and Happy Holidays.

I hate iPhone & android. Can anyone recommend another option ? ? (preferably off our national grid;) 🤞🏾

to complete enjoyment to notepad get a stylish fountain pen :)

Technology has never been the problem. Its how we use it.

Jean, everyone must face facts: Using any cell smart phone we cannot avoid. We need to make calls and be able to contact people in emergency situations. Plus, we need to be connected to the internet to do whatever. One simply cannot live without using a smart phone, This is the morale of your video, it seems to me. (I could be wrong.) Is your mini note pad connected to the internet in any way?

So eventually you'll have a pile of pocket notebooks😂 My iphone is a tool....nothing more...

But, how I will watch your videos without my phone :(

Unless you have a family or personal emergency.

Austin Schrock did the same video.... -_-

Wonder having kid is not the subject or in your plan( in the future)?

Tried it. Got fired.

We're weak creatures of habit! Just deleting those apps probably won't work (or should I say 'possibly won't work'....🤔 nope! nah.. probably;))

Jean, when I watched this thrilling video, I thought of both you and Vitaly: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oNliaJuBmcyVXac.html Have you ever surfed these larger swells?

But you can't use a pocket notepad to produce youtube videos can you? A more sensible way to minimalise is to use your mobile phone for everything.... notetaking, video recording, video editing, and posting to youtube. And ditch you desktop mac or whatever desktop you have. Now that will be a video worth watching if you produce it.

you are privileged to not have a job that needs to be contactable... not everyone is in the same position as you... so kinda not able to relate

I don't like that tattoo 😶‍🌫️

What did you actually use the notebook for??????