I use cheap notebooks
It took me a while to get over the fear of destroying/using up nice things. Like enjoying a nice bottle of liquor, or using up a very nice notebook. Eventually I came across the idea that things are meant to be used, and now I'm much more relaxed about damaging/using up the things I own.<p>I read once a stellar idea to help get over the fear of starting to draw in a notebook (or an art project, or a new software project) is to just start scribbling and drawing. Intentionally starting with a mess makes it much easier to break the cycle of "This thing I'm doing isn't good enough yet for this".<p>One notebook brand my wife found, that I love very much, is minimalism art. I like the small, softcovers. They aren't too soft, and hold their shape really well. The paper quality is high.<p>I also just tried out the new "sidekick notepad" from Cortex. Very expensive (overpriced), but I was happy to support their work.<p><a href="https://www.minimalismart.com/cn-soft-cover" rel="nofollow">https://www.minimalismart.com/cn-soft-cover</a>