Dan Pink, one of my favorite thinkers, posted a short video today about the benefits of taking notes by hand instead of the computer.  He said that, since you use more parts of your brain when you write and doodle than when you transcribe word-for-word into a machine, you remember better.

Well, creatively taking notes is one of my favorite activities.  I use the notes as the beginnings of more fully developed drawings.  I share these images to fertilize your note-taking adventures.

Thomas Moore and Tata Eric Petaluma, CA

A Night at the Red Victorian Peace Center with poet Frank Walters and Bisi and the Moonwalker.

Julia Butterfly Hill at the Permaculture Convergence in Hopland, California

Contra Costa County’s STEAM conference, honoring the teacher of the year.

Illarian Merculief talk at Bioneers, 2014, San Rafael, CA.

Community Matters Bully Prevention Training of Trainers, 2013

Marianna Cacciatore’s presentation on Love, Grief and Generosity at Big Ideas and Rich Conversations with Women, Sonoma, CA.

I let the words, ideas and images flow through me and onto the page, delighting in what shows up. I am reminded that the word “Human” means “Divine Hand”.  We can add humanity and divinity when we use our hands.  I hope you have a blast taking notes.

Laurie