How do you deal with the step-down between the journal and desk? Especially pronounced towards the beginning/end. Or, are scraps of paper just fine, and if so, why? So, if you go to the trouble of getting it down on paper, whatever 'that' is, does the cover you choose matter? Some people will just write on anything they can get their hands on, without too much concern for the above. I tend to think in terms of long-term storage and hopefully the viability of ink on paper, as much as I can control that. I will assume the archival, acid free nature of the paper, and maybe where it was made matters so some. I do), margins and borders, numbering etc. Not only size, but paper and paper color, line width spacing(assuming you use a lined journal. I know that paper choice is personal, and there are alot of factors that effect that choice. I try to keep everything together in one notebook, and I usually don't get around to transcribing writing from one book to another. I don't generally like to use paper scraps that are just lying around, thinking I will do the same. I generally don't carry a small pocket notebook, and then transfer my writing to the larger one. Here, hardcovers help, but I manage with a soft cover as needed.

I don't always write at tables, usually jotting things down on the go wherever I might be.

A5 size is about right for me, for portability and weight, especially if you pack it around like I do, nearly all of the time, in my man-purse. In my case, I tend to use medium-sized notebooks. So, if you had to live with one journal or notebook for journaling, what would it be, and why? Alot has to do I imagine with how you journal, or where and when you write, I would imagine. I know that this is a very personal choice for most. I'm curious to hear people's thoughts and motivations as to whether you choose a hard or a soft cover notebook for journaling.

Hardcover vs softcover notebook