dissapointed by the lack of hexagons despite the scientific evidence of their Bestagon nature

How did I just voluntarily watch a 4 minute advertisement and come away thinking it was good content

The steady transition to stationary company is both intriguing and satisfying.

dammit, I was waiting for it to convey "we're done now" by closing the pad at the end. CGP Grey found the most impressive way to make me stick till the very end. Well played.

This is it. Grey is on his way to making his own work-shirts soon...

I love the idea that closing the cover lets people know "This meeting is over"

I willingly clicked on, watched, and enjoyed a 4 minute ad. Take note, KZfaq.

As far as ads go, not a bad presentation.

I picked one up a few weeks ago, and I find it incredibly useful as a teacher. I am constantly overloaded with notes and prefer to batch uploads into Todoist, which this works fabulously for!

I’m excited to pick up one of these for my next college semester! I’m also fascinated by how much care went into both this and the Theme journals; not sweating details like the tearing of paper is a nice touch and goes to show the effort in little books of paper that can do so much!

0:32 I love this depiction of what computers are like. It’s like you’re lost in a nigh-infinite imaginary universe

I have to admit, this is the first time an advertisement longer than 20 seconds has held my attention long enough to sit through the whole thing. Well done.

Digital Grey advocating for an analog method is blowing my mind.

I own one of these. I don’t use it often but I like having it sitting on my desk because sometimes you just need to jot a note and paper makes much more sense than opening a notes app. (Yes any old cheap notebook would serve but this one really is very nice.)

sometimes, ancient problems really do require ancient solutions

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Own one of these despite not writing a lot of notes - wanted to support Grey and Cortex. Looks very nice and professional on the desk. The to do list is by far my favorite part of it. Grey speaks the truth about the dots for doodles. They're so alluring.

I can speak to the quality of these notebooks. The covers are thick and rugged, and the pages are super smooth to write on. The only complaint would be that sometimes the covers on the normal notebooks are *too* sturdy and can be a pain when not writing in the middle of the book. That's going to be a problem with any bound book though.

I kinda wish I had a need for this, it does look so nice

as someone who struggled using a laptop during lectures, I might need this for the next semester

Mine just arrived yesterday. I'm looking forward to start using it tomorrow.

Is the paper fountain pen friendly?

how do you correct spelling mistakes on these? I keep right clicking on them but nothing comes up. also does it gets regular software updates?

I will never give up notebooks. I like fountain pens and I like quality notebooks. My meeting notes will first go to a notebook and only then will I transfer them into some digital format. Writing things physically is much more thought-provoking, I feel like I'm actually thinking of the sentence that I'm writing down. I need to filter my thoughts pre-write. Doing just a random typing into an email/onenote/whatever, I have the option to just delete immediately all and write again. And that's not always good. Often it's better to have that filter before you write. But, alas, no shipping to EU option?

We've evolved to notebooks again.

Strange as this may sound, these days it's kind of a selling point to say "it doesn't require charging." Also, "no boot-up time" and "it doesn't require a password." All reasons I have been using a white board in my home for years.

I admit that I rewinded to hear the satisfying clean tear again It’s at 3:33

I like how we are slowly drifting back into an analog way of life.

Did I click on and watch a four minute advert just because it’s you, and come away deciding I may need a special notepad for my desk? Yes. Yes I did. Surprising use of your style and brand, but highly effective.

dots are amazing and I can't understand why they aren't more common

Finally! A dotted notebook with clear task management on the side. And sleek as well! Just purchased the sidekick and can hardly wait for its arrival!

I am not familiar with tri-state checklists. Can somebody give me a hand? Thank you!

You’re the only person who can get me to buy paper online grey so congratulations on that weird achievement

Love that you guys are experimenting with different products. I’ve always wanted to try the notebook but I didn’t think it would fit my workflow. Definitely gonna give this one a try!

I need this NOW

I wish more Advertisements were this calm

I don't like writing on paper. My handwriting is fine and all, but my hand gets tired... very fast. For typers like me, I really recommend Obsidian as a place to store loose thoughts. For the"where does this thought belong" thing, I usually just start a new note, and begin typing. (Yes, I have to think of a title.) I'll come back and sort these every few months. Also, you actually don't have to pay Obsidian any money. There's no membership required, and it syncs for free via iCloud. I like that business model.

Glad to see that this has made it to the main CGP Grey channel! I've been following along the whole process over on Cortex. Such a great notepad!

You basically expressed out loud the idea that no one is willing to admit: People take notes to give the impression that they pay attention rather than for remembering what is said.

This looks helpful for when I play factorio

I love this thing, had one for a year and use it often. Best way to capture things

It looks weird with you writing with the right hand 😉 when is the left handed version back? 🃏

What's up fellow "Team 'Freeze Framing On Every Image of Written Text Looking For Easter Eggs'" folks! Settlers of Catan script ideas on the yellow pages for the win.

We can always count on Grey to deliver us the alliterations.

i just got the theme journal… well, didn’t get it…put it on my christmas wishlist and strongly hinted that if you got one thing off that list, it should be the theme journal. maybe i’ll have to get this too.

Dude I need this

How many doublings of the pad are needed to contain the observable universe?

The design itself looks very neat, simple and appealing.

0:30 Poor Leslie....

Wow, I didn’t even know this video existed until 13 days after it’s published.

Note toself add this to my wish list

Looking good!

You see, it is possible to have ads that are not only watchable, but enjoyable. Every website and advertiser ever has just chosen quantity over quality, except for those few who get it right.

I love mine! Will definitely be getting more

Great design! Gave these a shoutout on The Awesomer today.

Dotted paper is THE BEST

Probably the only advertisement I have purposefully watched this entire year

My parents had something like this back in the day! But it wasn't meant to be taken with you. It just lived under our pc's keyboard permanently.

I already have something similar in my desktop and i can say that is REALLY very usefull

As someone with ADHD, presenting predominantly in severe executive memory issues - This is a godsend above an array of Post-It notes aligned across my monitor.

I finally know what those weird blocks of dots in my school Notebook are for. Also this looks pretty cool!

1:12 omg myke bot 🤖

The virgin Note taking app vs The chad paper and pen

I hadn't even finished watching before I ordered this for my Dad. As he is a man of many meetings, squared dots and fountain ink reliable paper.

I really love this. I would 100% get this if i didn't have a digital tablet. Great work Grey!

Now all I need is to find a job that fits this notepad and I have a reason to get one!

Love Myke-bot @ 1:12, is this new or has it showed up before on the Cortex animations?? -- and the printer-bots as well!

Robot Myke was a nice touch

icbm launch codes have been written on this paper

oh hey, i already have tons of paper notes in between my monitor and keyboard that i write everything in and they are super hlepful certainly considering getting this

This might be perfect for university benches where I can never manage to fit both my laptop and a notebook

That's a nice notebook introduction. I actually want it now.

I'm getting one each for my brother and his wife, who both work in big tech and can probably use them! I wish I had a use for it myself, but my lifestyle doesn't really call for it, so I'll stick with the Theme System Journal for me and hope that my family finds their gifts super useful.

I love the dots!

Does it come in left-handed?

I ordered two of these before the video was over. Love it.

Sidekick notepad, sure. But what about the psychic notepad?

If only ads were this good, KZfaq wouldn’t need premium

Oh man, that thing is smart smart and elegant. I'm ordering. I'm proud of you man, using technology to create really damned good stuff and making peoples life better and what's important - without IT. You are amazing, thank you ❤

The sidekick notepad really is that great, been using it since it came out and I’m really happy with it!!

Tear cleanly!!! I WANT 50

2:48 as a former government employee, this part right here is such an underutilized benefit of having physical notebooks in meetings. When you see out of the corner of your eye people closing their notebooks, that's when you also close yours and signal it's time to leave. Having a phone or laptop out doesn't carry the same weight

I love merch that is an extension of a KZfaqrs content so much more than just a t shirt or smth.

I hope he remembers to call Leslie 😢

I'll make note of this on my... wait a minute, where's my notebook?

Bro has the greatest sales pitch known to man... I'm persuaded.

Is there any kind of discount if i wanted to purchase this in bulk? (i have a team of engineers for whom I'd love to get these as a holiday gift) definitely going to pick one up for myself or at least strongly hint that it's a great stocking stuffer to my SO 😅

Why are they having a meeting in Montréal Airport boarding area ? 😅

In this day and age, having a physical pad with a writing implement beats the heck out of opening some note app, notepad, Word, etc. It's about being able to quickly put something to permanent record - a license plate number, a date, or whatever before you forget it.

Just in time for Christmas 🎉

This is the kind of thing only nerds buy, and I say this lovingly, knowing that I would totally buy one.

Take my money! Damn!

As someone who's watched and loved the cortex episode about this notepad, maybe worth it to put a link to it? It really helped sell me on it and helped me use it once I did get it

Myke robots are cute

Poor Leslie...

Something something psychic notepad something something.

Oh damn, just being a left hand friendly, landscape fliptop pad is amazing.

I have a stack of index cards by my computer just for this...and organizing it is a bit of a bitch. This works so much better. Ordering one now.

The clean tear sold it for me 👍

Okay 1. I absolutely want this immediately 2. the link seems to be broken??? At least isn't working for me, but will look into it an edit as needed. EDIT: annnnd weirdly then started working