This is the Read to Lead podcast, episode 553.

I've become increasingly obsessed with organizing my notes.

So having gone from a very linear, very haphazard style when I was starting to write the notebook to by the end of it being pretty organized with my notes.

Now I am horrifically organized with them.

The notebook has shaped our thoughts for 800 years.

In an age of AI and digital overload, the simple act of moving a pen across a blank page can boost our

creativity and mood and continues to transform our ideas. Hi, I'm Jeff and this is the

Read to Lead podcast, the podcast dedicated to your personal and professional growth, where I

believe that if you want to achieve true success

in business and in life, then intentional and consistent reading is your best first step.

Today's episode is literally a year in the making. I've known about this book for 15 months.

I've had it in my hands for nearly that long, and I've been

waiting all this time to bring it to you, and today, that day is finally here. I'm talking

about the new book from Roland Allen. It's called The Notebook, a history of thinking on paper.

I'll be asking Roland to share about how commonplace books have shaped personal learning

and intellectual engagement. What aspects of your notebook entries can provide insights into

your personality or cognitive patterns, how notebooks function as an extension of the mind,

and lots more. While we're on the subject of notebooks and note taking,

I want to talk about my course, notemaking mastery. It's been offered live a number of times,

but it's on sale this week only as a self-paced version as part of my Black Friday deal this year.

You can find out more about it at read to lead podcast.com slash notebook.

That's read to lead podcast.com slash notebook.

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