Love a system! And your comment that the app is there ‘to be reminded that once upon a time I did have an idea and I will again very soon.’ Is the best reason ever to be organised.
You’ve saved lives today (mine) I’ve never had a problem generating ideas - but I’ve always suffered greatly trying to organize/access them. Thank you so much for sharing your system! which I will be implementing today (also have to mention your throw away pretend ideas are actually really compelling wtf)
Molly your comment was what made me wanna share ! Thank you ! I’m sure there are many finer systems but I will say that the writers I know who have tried it have seen results (it’s my version of when the Kardashians show their pantry)
"The Ice Man Goeth (pitch to Jacob Elordi)" - i feel like i've seen something i shouldn't have, like a sneak peak at something so beautiful it's perverse
love this. i recently had to move from notes app to google docs bc i'm working across too many devices and emails and i hate it. the app isn't as fun to organize or easy to look at when i'm, like, on a plane
Thank you so much for understanding- it was like a fever dream, that coming from my mind to my hands. Btw calling Elordi to pitch Iceman Goeth would be the most amazing humiliating dare in truth or dare…
I don’t do anything and live as if I’m in constant alert mode… running to WhatsApp to send myself a quick message to save an idea, but when I finally have time to sit in front of a blank page, I find it miserable. I’ll think about this and try to find a system.
The Notes app is the best! Sitting at 1,400 notes dating back to 2013. 🫣 I haven’t found a better organizational system for all the “in progress” stuff. It might be nice to have the ability to color code the folders.
Omg I love this system… Wait, Lena, can I interview you on my mindset podcast, beyond the stack (on Substack live) about the other mindset tools you use as a writer and creator? I know I am small, but I am loud when it comes to pitching myself (isn’t that the point of Good thing Going?!) We’ve had some pretty amazing writers from all over the platform join. I’d love to have you.
Oh my goodness this was amazing. I just organized my Notion, this has inspired me to organize my NotesApp aka my digital junk drawer. THANK YOU, LENA! :)
I like it! You honestly have a fab Notes system so you might not need it, but I use it bc it has nice add-ons for project organization. For example, I can create a list of story ideas and their drafts in the same place. The drafts are like trendy Google docs bc you can add images, change colors, add little check box lists etc easily. I also have a "counter" where I count the paintings or art projects I work on. Or days I exercise... which is not as many, lol.
Love a system! And your comment that the app is there ‘to be reminded that once upon a time I did have an idea and I will again very soon.’ Is the best reason ever to be organised.
Thank you Bec! If only I could muster it for my closet, purse or soul…
All I’ve ever written (as an adult) has been made possible because of the Notes app. Truly an underrated tool!
Love this!! And very much wish “A Secular Bitch” was a real show that I could watch!
Now I keep wondering who IS this secular bitch…
You’ve saved lives today (mine) I’ve never had a problem generating ideas - but I’ve always suffered greatly trying to organize/access them. Thank you so much for sharing your system! which I will be implementing today (also have to mention your throw away pretend ideas are actually really compelling wtf)
Molly your comment was what made me wanna share ! Thank you ! I’m sure there are many finer systems but I will say that the writers I know who have tried it have seen results (it’s my version of when the Kardashians show their pantry)
"The Ice Man Goeth (pitch to Jacob Elordi)" - i feel like i've seen something i shouldn't have, like a sneak peak at something so beautiful it's perverse
love this. i recently had to move from notes app to google docs bc i'm working across too many devices and emails and i hate it. the app isn't as fun to organize or easy to look at when i'm, like, on a plane
Thank you so much for understanding- it was like a fever dream, that coming from my mind to my hands. Btw calling Elordi to pitch Iceman Goeth would be the most amazing humiliating dare in truth or dare…
I dare you
Oh god this is like 7th grade being asked to kiss Mike Gelinas with my braces still on (shout out to Mike Gelinas who said “don’t make her”)
How inspiring …… and exhausting 🤣
I don’t do anything and live as if I’m in constant alert mode… running to WhatsApp to send myself a quick message to save an idea, but when I finally have time to sit in front of a blank page, I find it miserable. I’ll think about this and try to find a system.
is this… the answer to every single fibre of disorganisation in my brain? i think so. THANK YOU LENA
The Notes app is the best! Sitting at 1,400 notes dating back to 2013. 🫣 I haven’t found a better organizational system for all the “in progress” stuff. It might be nice to have the ability to color code the folders.
Omg I love this system… Wait, Lena, can I interview you on my mindset podcast, beyond the stack (on Substack live) about the other mindset tools you use as a writer and creator? I know I am small, but I am loud when it comes to pitching myself (isn’t that the point of Good thing Going?!) We’ve had some pretty amazing writers from all over the platform join. I’d love to have you.
Jessie! I’m shooting a movie right now so always in a dark room but come Sept? Yes!
Omg yessss that’s actually perfect!!!! I’ll DM you the booking link now
brb reorganising my notes app 🫡
I turned my notes app snippets into a poem. Still deciding if it’s genius or trash lol
Plz share thank you
*in my notes app*
i love the sound
of the rain
on the window
i reached
for your hand
but you let go -
the purest, least complicated
and most sustaining kind of love
just different arrangements
of the same stuff
the existence
and the non-existence
both inside me -
all at once
and the only thing scarier than dying
is the fact that I am not.
if you kill yourself now
you will never hear
the next Taylor Swift album !!
the courage to show up
when you can’t control the outcome
you are safe.
you cannot rush wisdom.
trouble don’t last always x
Damn, Lena!!!!!!
this!! it me! love seeing behind the velvet curtain ❤️✨
We always love to part the velvet curtain- feels very Moulin Rouge as a metaphor 😍🥹
Love the drawing!!
Oh my goodness this was amazing. I just organized my Notion, this has inspired me to organize my NotesApp aka my digital junk drawer. THANK YOU, LENA! :)
Thank YOU- should I use Notion at all? Is it cool?
I like it! You honestly have a fab Notes system so you might not need it, but I use it bc it has nice add-ons for project organization. For example, I can create a list of story ideas and their drafts in the same place. The drafts are like trendy Google docs bc you can add images, change colors, add little check box lists etc easily. I also have a "counter" where I count the paintings or art projects I work on. Or days I exercise... which is not as many, lol.
I use Notion more simply, but this is a good tutorial if you're curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=os0V5ADLVjM&t=3s