Ideas and the power of recording them.

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An idea sparks, but you’re busy, or there’s nothing available to record it. So you calmly collect your thought train; repeating it to commit it to memory, and then carry on with your day until you have the time and/or equipment to record it. But when you get to it the idea is fragmented, and if you’re lucky the biggest foundation is still in tact, but all the details are lost. How many times has this happened to you? If you’re like most people this has probably happened on at least a few occasions. Luckily there are methods of combating this situation. A recording device of some sort is a crucial tool to any thinker.

For those of you who speak their thoughts better than you write them, a good place to start is a voice note recorder which can generally be found at any electronics store or department store with a large electronic section. However, the most beneficial item one can purchase is an inventor’s notebook. Recordings should be transcribed to the notebook or it should be used to create the original record. The importance of the inventor’s notebook lies in it being the closest a person can come to a real poor man’s patent. The concept of the poor man’s patent where one mails themselves a copy of their idea via the U.S. postal service and keeps it sealed with the post date does not hold up in court.

The value of an inventor’s notebook that gives it real strength is the signature and date line on each page. It includes a line for both idea proprietor and a witness to sign. For those who want the most security in protecting their ideas, but can’t afford copyright or patent lawyers, another great step to take is to take your inventor’s notebook to a government notary, which will create an official record of the idea being recorded on or before that date. Furthermore an inventor’s notebook can be a valuable tool for anyone with any type of idea, whether it be designs for a machine, pages to a book, or transcription of musical notes, etc.

The layout of an inventors notebook can also be very handy. Ideas are recorded chronologically, and typically there is a table of contents section, which can make it easy to find where each idea starts in terms of pages. And one of the best parts is the relative low price of such handy equipment. Inventor’s notebook: 10-20$, Potential profit off ideas recorded: boundless, Extra assurance that profit finds its way to its proper owner: priceless. Once an inventor’s notebook is in possession, be sure to carry it with you and keep track of it everywhere you go. You never know when that million dollar idea is gonna strike, and if you’re not ready for it, it just may slip out of your grasp.

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