The rings of the binder were in the way, and the a5 size is too big to be a daily driver. I went with a Wanderings brand in brown. It’s the Standard / Regular size, so slimmer than a5 but probably about as long. A6 would be a little shorter, and of course they make even smaller versions. I think the standard / regular is probably a pretty good size for journaling / notes, so that’s what I’m going to try out.

I’m still backing up my journals using Omi and Obsidian so really these paper books are just for the meditative aspect of writing and for catching thoughts on the fly. To search them, I’ll use my electronic copies, but I may begin logging the notebook that the information comes from in case I need to verify.