You never know when inspiration will strike. So get or find a notebook to write in.
- You can also write on a computer, but you don't always have it with you (I don't know about you, but I don't).
- Choose the notebook that you are most comfortable with (sounds weird, but it's true).
- If you plan to draw as well, get a blank sheet. If you're just going to write, there's a ruled stapler for you.
At one point I even recorded my thoughts as an audio recording - I quickly abandoned that because I couldn't listen to myself (it was awful).
Update to 2023:
I last updated this story (original version) in 2021, and I've had some chapter concepts here since 2019 (how time flies!).
How do I look at this chapter now?
I use my laptop almost all the time now and it has become my main source where I write down all my ideas, concepts, and outlines. I have it with me almost all the time now :-)
As for summarizing ideas, in lectures on how to write an undergraduate thesis, the professor recommended we get a blank unlined notebook. That's the one I'd recommend the most.
Of course, I recommend a notebook that you like, because no one wants to write in an ugly one, right?
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