The "Catch-All" System That Simplified My Life
10K views · Aug 7, 2026 · People & Blogs
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@DFitchArt · 1 month ago (edited) · pinned
If you keep a catch-all of your own, I'd love to hear what ends up in yours. <br>Also including the channels I mentioned in the video<br>Alice Bow - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@alicebowcreates">https://www.youtube.com/@alicebowcreates</a><br>Mikey Posada - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@mikeyposada">https://www.youtube.com/@mikeyposada</a><br>David Epstein - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/@DavidEpsteinAuthor">https://www.youtube.com/@DavidEpsteinAuthor</a><br><br>More on my pocket notebook system - Why I Don't Carry Field Notes<br> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezPJrTMbfaY">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ezPJrTMbfaY</a>
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@cmdreltonpoole6303 · 1 month ago
Talk about timing! It's nearly 2am here. Sometimes insomnia is good.
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@risingphoenix.40 · 1 month ago
My analog system is a work in progress, but I’ve got a catch all journal solely for gratitudes, wins, and beautiful moments for each day so that I have a record of the good things in my life. It helps me build momentum for positive action in my life.
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@TraederPhoto · 1 month ago
“Mankind invented the atomic bomb, but no mouse would ever construct a mousetrap.” ― Albert Einstein<br>I really enjoy your videos and I've gotten lots of ideas and inspiration from them. I've even started folding my Field Notes Pocket Pocket Notebooks, my FN Planner Notebook, and my FN work To Do List Notebook. I titled that one "Stuff I need to do so I don't get fired!". I have a Std Travelers Notebook that I'm not using I think I might start using that one as a daily and catchall and just keep that one on my desk.
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@kimmyk3640 · 3 weeks ago
I love your videos! Great advice just to have fun with it.
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@johndoe4073 · 1 month ago
Great stuff! Appreciate your authenticity and approach!
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@thepuma77 · 1 month ago
watched a couple of your videos before. this is the one that got me to subscribe.
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@yohanesliong4818 · 3 weeks ago
Thank you for walking us through your catch-all journal. Btw, that's really nice handwriting and drawings!
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@ACreativeReset · 1 month ago
I love your video. Pleasant to listen to you and aside from me journaling while watching and then needing to quote you quoting others 😂 I was like this is exactly how I like to use my journal! I wish my daddy would’ve done something similar for me to read. All the regular stuff is so significant and sweet to look over. 🥰<br>Question…I’m new so I gotta go watch more of your videos but were you into journaling and sketching as a kid?
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@b_740 · 1 month ago
Your illustrative journal is soo cool.
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@LouieBorges-b6b · 1 month ago
I enjoyed watching this video. It gave me some good journaling ideas. Thanks for sharing.
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@TheGrapeJellyLibrary · 3 weeks ago
Enjoyed listening to you while I caught up on my own journaling. I am currently and coincidentally on the same wavelength as you when it comes to how to journal. However, you have given me that extra little push into a direction I was unknowingly wanting to go but just wasn’t fully aware of yet. 👍😊
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