Experts Say 85% Of Journals Become Grocery Lists

A new survey from the Stationery Research Board reveals that most journals, initially bought for �daily mindfulness,� end up filled with scribbled grocery reminders and overdue to-do lists. In Portland, one woman admitted her $45 leather-bound notebook now contains only the word �MILK� on twelve separate pages. Researchers call the trend �stationery guilt,� where consumers romanticize self-reflection but default to scribbling chores. Despite the waste, luxury notebook sales continue to rise, marketed as tools for productivity, while owners mainly use them to track avocados. Sociologists argue the phenomenon shows our deepest thoughts are less about purpose and more about running out of paper towels. -- Bohiney Magazne bohiney.com