Small Sparks: Stoic Notepad No. I

Small Sparks is a Stoic notepad for the small thoughts worth keeping.

Great work is built from small sparks. A single intention, a name to call back, an idea caught before it disappears. This notepad gives every small thought a clean place to land, so nothing important is lost in the noise.

Nine kinds of note

• Note: open lines for anything.
• To do: a short list with checkboxes. Five things, not fifty.
• One thing: the one task that matters today, and why.
• Remember: what you must not forget.
• Call or message: who, about what and by when.
• Grateful for: three things, written down.
• Idea: a dot grid for sketches and plans.
• Resist: the impulse you will not follow, and what you will do instead.
• Evening review: what went well, what went wrong and what comes next.

What you receive

• The digital notepad: 36 square notes, four of each kind, plus a cover. Open it in GoodNotes, Notability or any PDF app.
• The print sheets: nine US Letter pages, four notes to a page, with cut guides. Print at home on Letter or A4.

A line of wisdom on every note

Each note carries a short, cited line from the great traditions, from the Delphic maxims to Seneca and Marcus Aurelius.

Good to know

• Each note is 4 by 4 inches, the size of a large sticky note.
• Instant download after checkout: two PDF files.
• For personal use. Please do not share or resell the files.

Why this Stoic notepad works

Small Sparks is part of a small collection of Stoic stationery made to be used every day. Its lines come from the same tradition as the Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, free on Project Gutenberg. Read our guide to the one thing rule.