Notebook

The word notebook is a bit strange; it is used for a small laptop, but officially it is of course just a notepad, a booklet in which you write something down, and that is not the same as a diary. Nowadays, I hardly use my diary anymore. I should have stopped using it earlier, but on the other hand, it is a nice reference work and I can always find certain things in it. Of course, you can also write everything down in the diary on your phone, but the question is: do you want to share that with Google and the rest of the world? Because one thing is certain: if you get something for free, you are the product. They then know a lot about you, your girlfriend, your expenses, birthdays, things you buy, and so on.

In recent months, I have worn out a lot of notebooks. Not to write in, but to use as ugly sketchbooks (painting books). I used old ones, large and small, that no one wanted, and also took all kinds of things from the giveaway shop, such as old, unused photo albums. Why buy something when there is so much available for free? I don't care about the type of paper. Of course, this means that painting techniques have to be adapted, but when it comes down to it, you can draw on anything (even the average two-year-old can tell you that).
Art is not art if you only do what others do and never try anything new, just to break the routine and discover your own style.

And I haven't had that other notebook (the laptop) for years, although I did enjoy it for years during all my travels, but my interests have changed in that regard. I'd rather stare at a blank piece of paper than a screen, hoping for the next ping or notification or yet another email. Nothing wastes as much time as that notebook, where often everything is a struggle when a small thing doesn't work properly.

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4-2-2026}