How To Use A Notepad Properly

You have owned a notepad before right? You know, those small little boxes with pieces of thin paper stacked together and attachment which looks like a very long sprring? Additionally, they come in all shapes and sizes and some of them can even be inserted in your pocket and some of them can be used to take notes inclass.Whatever notepad you have, I can bet you that life will get so much better with just your notepad with these tips and advice. So all you basically need is a notepad and a pen or a pencil.

Make A Shopping List

If you are always splurging and spending unnecessarily on visits to shops and malls, then use your notepad keep track of whatever necessities you are going to buy. It is easy to lose track of your money if you keep splurging. So, what you have to do is just write down all the things you have to buy into your notepad and stick with the list. Although this option is not important, it is still the great if you write down your budget at the bottom of your shopping list. Plus, if you make a list, you will be more likely to follow it.

Overall, you just have to make a shopping list of whatever things you are going to buy and write down your budget at the bottom of the list on your notepad to avoid splurging and unnecessary spending. Oh, and do not add anything more after you have completed your list.

Love Letter Drafts

You know those scenes in the movies where they secretly give a love letter to their crush. And the way they wrote the love letter is so romantic that even a viewer can go "Awwww". Now be like them and write your love letter but even before you write anything it is advisable to make a draft of your letter. So whip out your notepad and start writing whatever you are going to tell to your crush. Just make sure that it is not so cheesy. If your vocabulary suck, search Google for perfect one-liners for your love letter. Remember, this is a draft and you have the right to write anything you want but avoid offensive or perverted messages. After finishing your draft, take a piece of A4 paper with cutesy drawings around it and use coloured glitter to write your final letter. Bonus Tip: Fold your love letter into a cute pink envelope and spray some cologne on it so that it smells nice. Another tip is to just write your initials on the front of the envelope.

Basically what you can do is to just write your love letter drafts into your notepad and transfer your draft onto your final letter and don't forget to put it into a pink envelope and spray some cologne onto it.

Keep Track Of Prices

Apple has released a new iPhone and they want to sell it to you at a special price. You wanna save up for it. Once you have collected all your money, it is time for you to buy it. But, how much is it? You have just forgotten about it. That's why it is advisable for you to keep track of prices of whatever items you are going to buy. On your notepad, just write down the title as 'PRICES' and write down all of the items you wish to buy and save up for. Then, write down the pricing and the name of the store you found the price at. That's it! So, if you remembered that you are saving up for something, refer to the price and the name of the item and you can use it as motivation.

At a glance, use your notepad to record down prices of the items that you are going to afford in the future and list down the store at the place you have found the price at. Whenever you are saving up for that particular item, use that as reference and motivation.

Market Research

Thinking of launching a new product or service? Look no further than market research. Market research help you research on the topic of your future product or service for your business. This will also let people give their own opinions so that you can use them as a source of information for your business. Now take out your notepad and write down these questions.

• What kind of stressful activity do you have to keep up in your life?
• Do you want this to be a product or service?
• How much would you pay for this product or service?
• Does portability count for you?
• How much time do you want to take to operate the product?
• Is efficiency good for this product?

Those are just sample questions if you are trying to get some help developing a product or service for your business. These question may not apply for your own business but I am just telling you a rough idea in what kind questions you should consumers when you are going to develop something. Just write down all these questions in your notepad and write the responses on the following pages. It is good to have more than one consumer to answer your questions.

Remember, your notepad can be used to do market research and get responses from your consumers. Market research is important as it helps you give a idea of what product or service you can come up with later. Mass appeal is also important as it helps with your sales.

Simple Games

Who says that notepads cannot be used for games? It can! Remember that childhood game, Tic Tac Toe? Use your notepad and draw out six boxes. You can choose either X or O. If you have chosen X, your opponent will use O. If you have chosen O, your opponent will use X. To establish a winner 3 Xs must be lined together perfectly horizontally, vertically or diagonally. Search Google for Tic Tac Toe if you do not know how to play. Use your creativity to come up with notepad games that you can play with either yourself or with a friend.

Pen Drawing

If you have a pen and a notepad, you can do pen drawing. Obviously, pen drawing is a method of drawing using a pen. So, if you something interesting to draw out, use your pen and draw it out on your notepad. Don't forget to colour it with the same pen too. Check YouTube for 'Pen Drawings' mimic the drawing style on your notepad.

Portable Organizer

Get some productivity back in your life by using your notepad as a personal organizer. Write down all the appointments you have for this month, list down all the work and assignments you have to carry out for the day, write down all your friends' birthdates, jot down notes during lectures and talks and set reminders and goals. You can ALL of these in your notepad. In fact, you can even do it right now. Your notepad IS the number one productivity equipment and it is affordable too!



So that's it people. Those are some ways you can do to make your life easier and more fulfilled using just a simple notepad and a pen. With a simple notepad, you can make a shopping list, make a draft of you first love letter, keep track of product prices, do some market research, play some simple games, do some pen drawing, write down appointments, list down all your work, make notes during lectures, set reminders, set your goals and the possibilities are endless. Use you creativity and you will slowly be in love with your little book of wonders. That's all for today and thanks for visiting PaperFRENZY, making you obsessed with paper.

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