Editing The Pen Addict 70/transcript (section)

== Pen Preferences ==


'''Brad Dowdy:''' So now I want to, I want to get off the bullet journal real quick and talk about a couple of things I noticed in your video being, this is the pen addict podcast. I noticed you were a fan of a, you were a fan of a particular pen that, that I'm a fan of, at least in your, in the videos you were using the Uniball Sino 207. You like, is that a, your, your journaling pen of choice?

'''Ryder Carroll:''' Yes, currently it is.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' All right.

'''Ryder Carroll:''' Yes. Excellent choice. I go through a lot of different pens. Sometimes I try to make them, sometimes I try to use like pens that I don't think about, you know, because I'm, I don't know. I, I like calligraphy a lot and I, you know, I draw a lot of lettering and everything. Sometimes when I have a really nice pen, I spend more time like actually doodling than I should like focusing on what I'm drawing down or writing down. So this, this is so far, it's been like a really nice hybrid. It has a really good point. And, you know, if I lost it, it wouldn't be the end of the world.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' That's right. I, that's, that's, I think that's why a lot of people like that pen. Cause it's, it's, it's cheap, but it's like one of the best like pens you can just go grab. And if you lose it, you know, you're not going to care. You can just go get another one and, and, and just, just move on. and you also use the, you also use the grid, the Moleskine journal. Is that, is that your, your primary capturing notebook?

'''Ryder Carroll:''' It has been for many years. I have been experimenting with some other journals. Like recently I've been using a dot grid, which, which has been interesting. The dot grid journal by the Behance network people.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Sure.

'''Ryder Carroll:''' Um, which I also like it. I think also in the process of doing the bullet journal, I wanted to make sure that it worked in other books as well. I didn't want to just assume that it did. Um, so yeah, um, overall the bullet journal has been my go-to book, but, um, I, I, I, I like learning about new books and they're all, they all have a kind of different feel and they put a different spin on how you use them. And I find that interesting. I didn't think that was going to happen.

'''Brad Dowdy:''' Yeah, for sure. And I'm using the Rodeo dot web notebook, which is, you know, the same, the same as the, the others you were talking about, same size, you know, like the approximately, you know, five by seven ish, um, size, um, to dot grid journal. Um, when I fill this one up, I think I have, uh, one, maybe you should, should check out when you get a chance that the pages are pre-formatted in a very helpful way for a doc for the bullet journal is it's called the Leuch term, 1917. And I can spell that for you or I'll send you a link afterwards, but what it, but what it does, it's got pre-numbered pages. It's got an index in the front and it's got a spot at the top of each page where it can have like a, a title or a date or something like that. Um, but then it also comes in plain line grid and dot, I believe. So just having those pre-numbered pages will really help. And the, the index page in the front would help someone like me to organize better.

'''Ryder Carroll:''' I definitely check that out. It sounds fantastic.