Choose a notebook that fits in the bag you’re carrying or the pocket of the coat you’re wearing most often. Bringing too many pens and coloured pencils could leave you overwhelmed when it comes time to write or draw. Keep your tools together in a small kit so you won’t waste time searching for your pen. Overcome the fear of the blank page and get organised by starting every journal entry with some metadata, including the date, time, weather and location. If you really want to relive a place once you’re back at home, put your phone’s recording app to work.