# A thoughtful gift for my father 2023-04-28 Before smartphones, my father would always have a pen and notepad like this one in his shirt's front pocket. Not only that, but he would use them to explain anything I asked him about, drawing and writing every single detail while talking to me. He always said, *"You should write it down if you don't want to forget it."* I guess it worked. It seems there's no other explanation; I got into #note-taking because of him. Have you had the chance to listen to [my conversation with Jon](https://www.tamingthetrunk.com/p/me-and-my-evernote-with-vlad-campos) on the Triple T Productivity podcast? I am currently on the trip I mentioned, and today I came across this small notepad that I immediately bought for his birthday tomorrow. It's not exactly like the ones he used to have, but I believe it will bring him good memories. ![[vladcampos.com/_photos/2023-04-28-my-fathers-notepad.jpeg]] ![[vladcampos.com/Timeline/Blog/Posts]]