Would it sound crazy if I said one notebook changed my entire workflow? It might sound a tad bit dramatic, but that's exactly what happened. And no, I'm not talking about some fancy leather-bound ...

For the average professor, a student whose notebook is full of miscellaneous papers, magazine clippings, grocery lists, foil, dryer lint or playing cards doesn’t seem like an effective use of space.

This semester, I've bought my students notebooks. Instead of submitting typed papers online, they'll be journaling by hand.