Maria Sebregondi asserts that the Moleskine’s material simplicity – compared to its digital competitors – is a constraint which prompts creativity. But to the early adopters, those blank pages represented unconstrained horizons. They had no finer cognitive technology. It challenges us to create, to explore, to record, to analyse, to think. It lets us draw, compose, organise and remember – even to care for the sick. With it, we can come to know ourselves better, appreciate the good, put the bad in perspective, and live fuller lives.

