notlookingfornemo

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• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Note taking with Fountain pen⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  BuJo is what you make of it. Just the pretty artsy stuff on YouTube and reddit is more eye catching and brings in the views. There’s plenty of us who use it for what it was originally designed as: a highly customizable no frills organization and productivity system combined with notetaking capabilities.

  My suggestion is to do a week or two with the original instructions. At the end of that period, reflect on what you liked, didn’t like, what changes you might want to try for the next 1-2 weeks, and whether you hated it so much you’re quitting. I normally use an extremely stripped down system that focuses on the day to day in my personal life since I have a hybrid system tied into Obsidian and TickTick. I realized with a few days of starting my job that I needed something more structured and capable of longer term work since I no longer had access to those programs. It took some experimenting, but I ended up going back to dedicating full pages to projects, using weekly spreads to organize at work, putting more effort into keeping my index updated, and added sticky note tabs to all the important pages I regularly jump to, like projects, today, this week, and so forth.

  Hope that gives you some inspiration!

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First Platinum pen, and first time using Platinum inks. the Curidas retractable pen.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Unfortunately, my use case with the Curidas is 1 to 2 paragraphs most days with an EF nib that barely sips ink. While I use it enough for it to not clog, mines remains filled for long enough and uses little enough to really notice the evaporation issues. If I bought this pen again, I would definitely go for the medium or broad nib so I could cycle the ink quicker.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨Note taking with Fountain pen⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I tried the analog only method. I lasted 3 weeks. As much as I would prefer to do things only the analog way for its benefits, my brain just isn’t wired to work that way.

  I use a combination of both for work. For meetings, I take notes on my computer. After, I’ll sit down after, identify anything of actual value, reorganize as needed, and write things down into my work bullet journal. I find the process helps me identify my priorities, break tasks down to smaller steps, and plan out what needs to be done and when.

  For to do lists, jotting notes while I’m working, or anything else that isn’t under a time crunch, I’ll use the pen to put it straight into the bullet journal.

  In terms of note taking systems, I found a simplified Bullet Journal system works best for me since it’s extremely flexible. I just dropped things that I don’t need (like monthly spreads) and added bits that I do need (extra icons for organization). I use an even more simplified version in my personal life. If you haven’t given that a go, I highly recommend looking into it and see if it might work for you.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First Platinum pen, and first time using Platinum inks. the Curidas retractable pen.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  I have no idea what sort of testing they did to come up with this 6 month number, but I would love to know. It’s like they didn’t actually test the production version or something.

• ⁨Comment⁩ on ⁨First Platinum pen, and first time using Platinum inks. the Curidas retractable pen.⁩ ⁨⁨1⁩ ⁨year⁩ ago⁩:

  Glad to hear you like yours! The price is definitely attractive for people. I know some people also don’t like the idea of buying the Majohn VP clone. The plastic design is a plus over the VP. I feel less guilty about treating mines roughly because it’s plastic.

  Personally, I don’t like mines. It’s probably the least used FP in my collection. I’m not a fan of how long the knock is, but I can look past that. The actual issue is how quickly mines dries out, far from the promised 6 months. I notice quite a bit of darkening of the ink from evaporation within a few days of no use. The cartridge/converter dries out very quickly considering mine is an EF and my use rate. My VP evaporates much slower in comparison. The VP will last weeks longer at the same rate of use. I suspect the design flaw is that the flip hatch inside the pen does not have enough downward pressure to make a good, airtight seal against the silicone sleeve. I’ve had two so far with the exact same problem. I had the first one replaced since it completely jammed in the silicone sleeve after being used once. I used it once when I got mines, and it jammed immediately when I used it a second time two years later. The sticking point was the silicone sleeve that is supposed to keep the pen sealed. The second one came with a bottle of silicone grease/oil, so I guess that’s how they solved that problem. If yours did not come with a bottle, it’s just an eyedropper of silicone grease, similar to the viscosity of the TWSBI bottles. Platinum packs it with a few cotton tipped sticks.

  My experience is not all bad though.

  Platinum USA was great about replacing the pen though. It was long out of warranty, but they replaced it for free, no questions asked.

  I will give my Curidas one thing, both EF nibs is/were incredibly smooth considering how fine it is. It’s a Japanese EF, so a nib that fine will be scratchy, but wow. One of the smoothest I own at that small size. My EF 3776 is a bit scratchier in comparison.

  It’s not a pen I would recommend unless someone has a very specific set of needs and use case. If someone is a high volume user who wants a retractable beater pen and feels uncomfortable about using a clone, the Curidas is a no brainer. I can’t emphasize enough how smooth that EF nib is for its fineness.

  I hope you continue to like the pen.