Regular Or Passport Midori

[Thedakotajennings]

The title says it all, which do you prefer or would you recommend. I'm a college student who needs a good planner and note taking journal.

 

Pros and cons list?

[WaskiSquirrel]

I prefer the larger one (whichever that is). I can write my agenda for a full month on one page, and I can take a reasonable amount of notes on the page.

 

I briefly considered the smaller one because of the portability, but the advantages of the slightly larger format won.

[Thedakotajennings]

I prefer the larger one (whichever that is). I can write my agenda for a full month on one page, and I can take a reasonable amount of notes on the page.

 

I briefly considered the smaller one because of the portability, but the advantages of the slightly larger format won.

 

 

 

 

 

How many notebooks do you use with yours? And where did you but from?

[WaskiSquirrel]

How many notebooks do you use with yours? And where did you but from?

 

I use 3 notebooks: 1 for my writing ideas, 1 of the monthly calendar notebooks, and one for my bullet journal. Except of the calendar notebook, I like the thin paper notebooks.

 

I got mine from http://gouletpens.com

[Auspice]

I have a fauxdori that's the same as the passport size and the regular size Midori... I prefer the larger. The smaller is, yes, nice for portability... But for notes? Journaling? I like the larger. I also, honestly, prefer how the larger feels. I've been to a few local planning meetings for some groups and the larger is just so great for note-taking with my Jinhao.

[Brian C]

Neither, the small is too small and the large is too too narrow. I would get a larger notebook with a nice leather cover.

[SallyLyn]

I have both. Least useful for me is the passport. I use a Fieldnotes (3.5x5.5") for pocket always carrying. The PP size is a bit wider, that and the metal knob get in my way for slipping in a jacket or jeans pocket.

I like the larger, but the pages are too narrow for class notes, I need 8x11 paper. It is good for something like the Bullet Journal (find the video) but needs a backpack to carry.

 

I suggest folding/cut some sheets of copy to the Traveler size. about 8x8" then fold in 1/2 and carry around and see how you like. The PP size will take a bit more folding, cutting.

 

I love the Midori paper (Bandtiapple paper/notebooks at Goulet pens cheaper and as good) and the leather covers. Will not give up for anything. But am no longer a poor college student. I could buy a whole years+ of copy paper for the price of the Midori.

 

Watch Amazon for Traveler sized. Have recently dropped to $25-30 for one color or other, back up now. Goulet pens excellent, fast service. If you can wait pencils.jp in japan has excellent prices. Time difference, 1 person does the english emails, Japanese holidays, our holidays ... can make for a slower process, but I had excellent communication, great prices, perfect packing on a large order. There are others that sell, but above where I have purchased.

[pendragondragon]

I thought I would like the passport size for the portability, but it ended up being too big to be portable but too small to write with comfortably. So I switched to the larger one, also with three notebooks (bullet journal, notes, and personal journal, homemade using HP 32lb so I don't make them with too many pages at a time), and I love it.

For longer or faster written entries, I turn the notebook sideways and write across the wide side rather than the long. It is comfortable for me and works well.

[HeresyHammer]

I started with the Midori Passport Size, Star Edition. I absolutely love the camel color leather. However, after a couple weeks of use, I felt that the passport size was too small for anything besides making quick notes. I wear a suit every day and found that even though it could fit in my breast pocket, it weighted me down. Unless you have very small writing and an extra-fine nib you'll be blowing through pages in no time.

 

I decided to buy a Midori Traveler size and never looked back. I use my Midori for Chronodex(ing) the following day each evening, taking notes throughout the day, and using a third notebook to sketch out future ideas.

 

However, the Midori is only a small part of the notebooks that I currently use. I use a Rhodia webnotebook for taking notes during meetings, a Quo Vadis for testing fountain pens, inks, and practicing calligraphy, and I use a Leuchtturm1917 Master to draw plans for extra-large, year-long projects.

 

As fountain pen users we do love our vast array of notebooks and I haven't seen too many of us that stick to just one. As St. Thomas Aquinas said 800 years ago, "Hominem unius libri timeo." - "I fear the man of a single book."

[paulmcmanus]

I have the Traveler and I've been hugely unimpressed. Paper's nice but for functionality... the knot in the elastic tie sits slap bang in the middle of the right hand page so if you lay the thing flat to write you have a lump in the paper. It looks ok in its look-at-me-I'm-low-tech-and-lovely sort of way but in the end it's a flacid piece of leather with some little Japanese note pads. I'm much happier with my Rhodias.

[bullet08]

been reading about midori for last few days. it seems there are other alternatives. but midori looks so nice.i'll probably get a MTNPP. but will also carry FN. at home, will have HP printer papers to do writing practice. i don't keep journal.. keeping paper trail is not a good idea. yes, i'm paranoid.

[4x4xpens]

I went for the passport size some time ago now and haven't regretted it. The small size means it's always around when I want to use it for reference or writing.

 

That said I take meeting notes on an A4 pad as the passport size midori wouldn't go very far (or I'd have to take fewer notes) and as I enjoy using my fountain pens so much I tend to make a lot of notes getting carried away with just enjoying writing with the pen.

 

In your particular case I'd suggest whichever of the two you could carry around easiest (if you always have a bag with you, the larger would be fine) but I'd invest in a decent size ring bound pad with decent paper on for times when you need to make a lot of notes in one sitting.

 

For meetng notes I use relatively inexpensive 90gsm Oxford "optic" paper which costs roughly half as much as rhodia pads of the same size but it's designed for fountain pen use and you can use both sides of it with no issues at all. Of course it's lined rather than a dot pad but you can't have everything for half the price.

[French]

I have the passport size and also haven't regretted it. Mine is used with 3 inserts (work, calendar, personal). Small size means it is always with me. However, I do use a separate notebook for company meetings and a renaissance art folder holder for customer meetings (don't want to accidentally leave potentially sensitive information with customers). The work session of my midori is for quick customer notes and bullet points I want to hit in upcoming meetings.

 

While multiple locations for notes may seem onerous, after each meeting the handwritten notes are scanned to Evernote.

 

French

[Coop]

I have the passport. Perfect size for cargo pants pockets.

 

I have the card/zipperfile, a custom made insert with pen holder, a Rhodia grid 75x120mm notebook and a Clairefontaine lined 75x120mm notebook in it. The notebooks are even smaller than the Midori Passport size notebooks, but I don't write very big and they leave some extra space for my TWSBI Mini, which is also nicely protected by the cover in this setup.