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A lot has changed since last year’s Staff Picks. For one, I don’t have those sunglasses I said I’d wear forever. What I called a slim wallet is laughably large compared to what I use now. That “grail” weekender? Got an affordable canvas one instead. Oh, and I have a new roommate, with whom I share a last name and a closet. Adjusting to tiny-apartment and shared-closet life means slimmed-down EDC and an emphasis on items that I hope are here to stay: well-made leather goods, a luxurious pen, the perfect notebook. If they don’t last, at least I have another side of the closet to borrow from now.
Blackwing Summit Notebook
In the years before this notebook, I drew my calendars and planners by hand. This was done out of desperation, not passion. This dot-gridded notebook has been a game changer for daily to-do lists, brainstorms and flowcharts. The sleek leather cover is a bonus feature.
