✏️notebooks that actually lay flat for a lefty
tested with my actual left hand dragging across the page for months
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1
Stalogy 365 Days Softcover
the winner honestly, the thin paper dries in under a minute so my hand never smudges a line
2
Leuchtturm1917 Softcover A5
lays flat fast but the ghosting means you can't really use both sides, which defeats half the point for me
3
Midori MD Notebook
4
Traveler's Notebook (Midori)
loose inserts held by an elastic band, opens completely flat because there's no spine fighting you
5
Moleskine Cahier
6
Field Notes
pocket size, saddle stitched, flat from page one (small tradeoff: only 48 pages)
7
Hobonichi Techo
Tomoe River is famous for fountain pens but it's the wrong pick for a lefty, it takes forever to dry and I smeared three weeks straight
8
Apica Premium CD Notebook
9
Muji A5 Recycled Paper Notebook
cheap enough that I stopped babying my notebooks. lays flat, nothing fancy
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