A podcast for stationery freaks, hosted by stationery freaks. Dedicated to the love of stationery - and the potential it brings to our lives.
Stationery Freaks
Claim This Podcastby Rob Lambert & Helen Lisowski
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72 episodes
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A podcast for stationery freaks, hosted by stationery freaks. Dedicated to the love of stationery - and the potential it brings to our lives.
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Publishing Since
11/6/2019
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Recent Episodes
July 7, 2026
Beautiful Japanese Stationery, Typewritten Commonplace Notes and the Return of Analogue
<p>After a few months away — and a very welcome "petition of one" from Stacy in Florida — Rob and Helen are back.</p><p>Rob has been building a public commonplace: twenty-five years of learning, typed onto index cards (possibly breaking his typewriter in the process) and slowly taking over his studio wall. Helen has been redistributing her notebook collection to a room of grateful authors, which may or may not count as cheating in the great notebook challenge. See original <a href="https://stationeryfreaks.com/59">hoarding cast here</a> and a revisit to the <a href="https://stationeryfreaks.com/70">challenge of using notebooks here</a>.</p><p>Along the way: why old publishing offices were built around attention rather than productivity, a typewritten daily planning ritual that's quietly replaced Todoist, the strange magnetism of Midori paper, a beautiful Japanese storage haul, giving away index cards to parents and why the whole world seems to be drifting back to analogue.</p><p>It's like old times. Which is rather the point of the cast. <br>It's good to be back.</p><p>If you'd like to see images, and more about the show - check out the companion newsletter to this episode. <br><a href="https://stationeryfreaks.substack.com/">https://stationeryfreaks.substack.com/</a></p>
March 1, 2026
Scrap Notes & Desk Pads: Capturing Ideas Fast (Post-its, Legal Pads, Apple Notes + Voice Memos)
<p>In this episode of <strong>Stationery Freaks</strong>, Rob and Helen dig into the messy, essential world of <strong>scrap notes</strong>: desk pads, Post-its, legal pads, envelopes, voice memos, and the “grab whatever’s nearby” capture habit.</p><p>They explore the real question beneath the stationery: <strong>what’s the process for turning a quick note into something useful </strong>— and what happens when your capture system becomes a pile of open loops.</p><p><br><strong>We cover:</strong></p><ul><li>Why scrap notes exist: capturing ideas without breaking the moment</li><li>Desk pads as “work in progress” surfaces (and why that’s a feature, not a bug)</li><li>The <strong>threshold problem</strong>: forgetting what you went to write down the moment you change rooms</li><li>Analog vs digital: how Rob and Helen bounce between both</li><li>The <strong>discipline of finishing</strong>: why ideas aren’t valuable until they become something</li><li>A practical “funnel” approach: backlog → sprouts → now (commitment increases as you narrow)</li><li>The emotional side: cluttered desks = cluttered minds, and why clearing down helps you think</li><li>Listener shout-outs and the surprisingly global reach of Stationery Freaks</li></ul><p><strong>Listener request:</strong><br> Share your stationery “in the wild” or your desk setup on Instagram (doesn’t have to be pretty!) and tag <strong>@stationeryfreaksuk</strong>.</p><p><strong><br>We mention:</strong></p><ul><li>Mark+Fold “Glow” notebook</li><li>Noted (Substack) by <strong>Jillian Hess</strong></li><li>“Analog Attorney” series (Attorney at Work) by <strong>Bull Garlington</strong></li></ul>
January 30, 2026
The 2026 Planning Episode: Painted Pictures, Todoist, Obsidian & Too Many Notebooks
<p>It’s our first Stationery Freaks episode of 2026, and we’re going deep on <strong>goal setting, as we usually do for the first cast of the year. <br></strong><br></p><p>Rob and Helen compare two different approaches to planning the year: <strong>outcomes vs lifestyle</strong>, <strong>goals vs systems</strong>, and why the “right” method depends on what helps you keep going (not what looks good on paper). </p><p>Helen shares her shift toward building routines that protect what matters - writing time, movement, mental bandwidth - plus a surprisingly brilliant charity-shop find: a <strong>Rocketbook</strong> reusable notebook for 50p. </p><p>Rob reflects on his year using a <strong>Collins ledger</strong>, talks “painted picture” thinking, and explains why reducing friction is the only way his creative work (and business) stays sustainable - including a post-mortem on the infamous <strong>Wallpaper Method</strong>.</p><p>Along the way we talk <strong>Obsidian vs Apple Notes</strong>, <strong>Todoist</strong>, habit tracking (and why it can backfire), buying stationery locally vs Amazon, and the uncomfortable truth: <br>between us, we’re entering 2026 with <strong>172 unused notebooks</strong> (yes, really).<br>And how this year we've set ourselves the target of ending the year with fewer notebooks.</p><p>If you’re planning your year - or rebuilding your systems after they collapsed in January - this one’s for you.</p><p><br> Find the newsletter (with Rocketbook photos) and past episodes at <strong>stationeryfreaks.com</strong><br> Instagram: <strong>@stationeryfreaksuk</strong></p>
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