Comments on: How to Take Notes Like an Alpha-Geek (Plus: My $2,600 Date + Challenge) http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/05/how-to-take-notes-like-an-alpha-geek-plus-my-2600-date-challenge/ Tim Ferriss's 4-Hour Workweek and Lifestyle Design Blog Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:27:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Shane Mac http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/05/how-to-take-notes-like-an-alpha-geek-plus-my-2600-date-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-63234 Shane Mac Tue, 16 Feb 2010 20:59:09 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/05/how-to-take-notes-like-an-alpha-geek-plus-my-2600-date-challenge/#comment-63234 This one blog post and all of the comments are the reason I have spent 3 months building a new product around this. It truly changed my life and the day I stopped being a consumption whore I started building awesome stuff to point at. One notebook, one blog, changed my life and I can say that with honesty. I also bought every person in my family a notebook for Christmas and asked them to create, write, inspire others to do more, and they did. I had people say "that was the best idea ever," - Brother "I wrote another page in my book!" - Grandma... and many more. I was then able to give $250 to St. Jude instead of blowing it all on Christmas. It is not about buying 1 notebook, it is about buy 10 and enabling your family and friends to do more, build more, and create. The simple things in life. The product will be launching soon and it is a mix of the 1 to 1 non-profit model, why buy 1 when you can buy 10, and community will have a voice in the hard copy of the book. The entire book will be pre-indexed, Tim Ferris style, and I am talking to publishers now. Again, thank you Tim. People read your book with so much words of wisdom and yet it was this one post mixed with your book ideas on running a business that have led me to help others. I would love to talk with you sometime to share the idea and get your thoughts around the product launch. (we will be using shopify and diving into the contest as well.) Thanks, Shane Mac @shanemacsays 309-453-8175 This one blog post and all of the comments are the reason I have spent 3 months building a new product around this.

It truly changed my life and the day I stopped being a consumption whore I started building awesome stuff to point at.

One notebook, one blog, changed my life and I can say that with honesty. I also bought every person in my family a notebook for Christmas and asked them to create, write, inspire others to do more, and they did.

I had people say “that was the best idea ever,” – Brother “I wrote another page in my book!” – Grandma… and many more. I was then able to give $250 to St. Jude instead of blowing it all on Christmas.

It is not about buying 1 notebook, it is about buy 10 and enabling your family and friends to do more, build more, and create. The simple things in life.

The product will be launching soon and it is a mix of the 1 to 1 non-profit model, why buy 1 when you can buy 10, and community will have a voice in the hard copy of the book. The entire book will be pre-indexed, Tim Ferris style, and I am talking to publishers now.

Again, thank you Tim. People read your book with so much words of wisdom and yet it was this one post mixed with your book ideas on running a business that have led me to help others.

I would love to talk with you sometime to share the idea and get your thoughts around the product launch. (we will be using shopify and diving into the contest as well.)

Thanks,
Shane Mac
@shanemacsays
309-453-8175

]]> By: Creating an Acting Journal | How to Swashbuckle http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/05/how-to-take-notes-like-an-alpha-geek-plus-my-2600-date-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-62529 Creating an Acting Journal | How to Swashbuckle Fri, 22 Jan 2010 00:04:51 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/05/how-to-take-notes-like-an-alpha-geek-plus-my-2600-date-challenge/#comment-62529 [...] of excellent tools, techniques and ideas that are worthy of recording.  I also recently read this note taking article by Tim Ferriss.  (You may know of him from his best selling book The Four Hour Work Week.)  It’s a great [...] [...] of excellent tools, techniques and ideas that are worthy of recording.  I also recently read this note taking article by Tim Ferriss.  (You may know of him from his best selling book The Four Hour Work Week.)  It’s a great [...]

]]> By: Chris F. http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/05/how-to-take-notes-like-an-alpha-geek-plus-my-2600-date-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-58266 Chris F. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:27:08 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/05/how-to-take-notes-like-an-alpha-geek-plus-my-2600-date-challenge/#comment-58266 BTW, it looks like your comment input area doesn't display Chinese characters, hence the question marks. BTW, it looks like your comment input area doesn’t display Chinese characters, hence the question marks.

]]> By: Chris F. http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/05/how-to-take-notes-like-an-alpha-geek-plus-my-2600-date-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-58265 Chris F. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 14:25:22 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/05/how-to-take-notes-like-an-alpha-geek-plus-my-2600-date-challenge/#comment-58265 Tim you seem like a pretty ruthless note-taker, and I know you're a ruthless language learner. I'm surprised that I haven't seen you endorse the Pulse Smartpen (http://www.livescribe.com). Besides not having to worry about losing your notes somehow, its the most amazing thing for language studies (I'm currently using it for my third language- Chinese). Are you familiar with it? If you are, I'd love to hear your thoughts. If not, I think you should give it a try... ??? Chris Tim you seem like a pretty ruthless note-taker, and I know you’re a ruthless language learner. I’m surprised that I haven’t seen you endorse the Pulse Smartpen (http://www.livescribe.com). Besides not having to worry about losing your notes somehow, its the most amazing thing for language studies (I’m currently using it for my third language- Chinese). Are you familiar with it? If you are, I’d love to hear your thoughts. If not, I think you should give it a try…

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Chris

]]> By: Clemens http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/05/how-to-take-notes-like-an-alpha-geek-plus-my-2600-date-challenge/comment-page-1/#comment-56028 Clemens Sun, 22 Nov 2009 10:34:42 +0000 http://www.fourhourworkweek.com/blog/2007/12/05/how-to-take-notes-like-an-alpha-geek-plus-my-2600-date-challenge/#comment-56028 Hey Tim, as a true friend of paper-based notes (I really tried almost any digital solution out there!) I have to introduce you to the following: 'Roter Faden Taschenbegleiter' (no URLs here so just google the full term) It's some kind of 'notebook plus' with a unique clip-mechanism, that allows you to compose a notebooks that fits to your individual needs. You can add whatever you want to it: calenders, adressbooks, plain notebooks... You name it. And the best thing is: You can design it on your own (size, colour, material, number of pockets....)! Have to admit that it is far away from beeing cheap but in return you get an awesome quality: All of these books are handmade by the german designer and her team. Go check it out and keep up the good work here! Cheers from Berlin, Clemens Hey Tim,

as a true friend of paper-based notes (I really tried almost any digital solution out there!) I have to introduce you to the following:

‘Roter Faden Taschenbegleiter’ (no URLs here so just google the full term)

It’s some kind of ‘notebook plus’ with a unique clip-mechanism, that allows you to compose a notebooks that fits to your individual needs. You can add whatever you want to it: calenders, adressbooks, plain notebooks… You name it.

And the best thing is: You can design it on your own (size, colour, material, number of pockets….)! Have to admit that it is far away from beeing cheap but in return you get an awesome quality: All of these books are handmade by the german designer and her team.

Go check it out and keep up the good work here!

Cheers from Berlin,
Clemens

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