Jot Points are quite simply jotting down a point or thought on something that helps to remind you when notebooking later.  It sounds simple and, really, it is.  That doesn’t mean that we can’t make it better.

Chances are you’ve already done this.  Especially if your chosen notebook isn’t of a size that allows easy pocket carry.  There’s also a good chance you’ve done this poorly (I know I have).

Let’s say you’re at a grocery store and see a sign that makes you think of something funny to notebook later.  A bad Jot Point would be “Funny sign.”  Maybe that’s enough to go on later on but maybe it isn’t.  I’ve done this and later, when I have my notebook in hand, I’ve got nothing.  What sign was it?  Why was it funny?  Oh well.  A better Jot Point could be, “Is gluten free toilet paper a thing?”  That really gives you enough to remember.

Another way to improve your Jot Points is to include a specific phrase if you’ve got one you want to use.  Let’s say you’ve decided to eat healthier, as you’re leaving the grocery store you could Jot down:

Got healthy food

Or

Plastic sacks of aspiration.

And when you’ve finally given up your new healthy regime:

Ate Twinkies

Or

The depths of my depravity

Jot Points are notes for the future you.  Be kind to future you.

Lastly, we come to the question of what to write your Jot Points on.  Given that we’re a notebooking blog you might think we have a clever, innovative solution.  We do.  But that’s not what Jot Points are about.  Jot Points are about slapdash notebooking reminders.  In that spirit here are some ideas for places to put your Jot Points:

• Back of receipt
• Palm of non-dominant hand
• Envelope
• Notebook (why not?)
• Top of your non-dominant foot
• Birth certificate
• Cancelled postage stamp
• Side walk (chalk required)
• Stranger’s forehead (consent required)
• Spare bit of paper