“I think everyone should have a waste book because it really takes off the pressure of what you're thinking about… it’s just where I'm going to dump my wasteful thoughts.”

David Senra · Lessons from Napoleon, Steve Jobs, Joan of Arc & Other Leaders | Ben Wilson

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Uses a "waste book" (trash notebook) to capture scraps of ideas without needing them to be refined

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