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The School of Life Writing as Therapy Notebook, Ideas, is a 210 × 148 mm linen-bound notebook with 192 pages, made for catching ideas, aspirations and worries. Its own photos show an orange-red cloth cover, a yellow endpaper and dot-grid pages. The maker's UK shop listed it at £18 (about US$24) on November 5, 2026, in our $$$ band.
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Made by Campus London Limited (trading as The School of Life). Country of manufacture not stated: The maker's product page gives no country of manufacture. Source. Price: example listing.
Colors: names per The School of Life Shop (Ideas product page and photos), checked November 5, 2026. The maker does not name the colors. The names here are ours, and the tints were sampled from the maker's photos. Tints are representative, not measured. Shops stock different colors.
Price bands are typical US retail, checked October 2026. Conversions to US dollars are approximate, at October 2026 rates (US$1 = ¥158 = ₩1,330 = NT$32.5 = CN¥6.7 = SEK 9.9 = DKK 6.7 = ₺49.6 = C$1.41 = A$1.43 = CZK 21.7; €1 = US$1.12; £1 = US$1.32; CHF 1 = US$1.21).
Key takeaways
The School of Life lists a linen-bound A5 notebook of 192 pages at 210 × 148 mm, one of a Writing as Therapy series of three: Ideas, Projects and Journeys.
The maker's photos show an orange-red cloth cover, a yellow endpaper, a printed essay page headed Ideas and dot-grid pages after it.
The maker's pitch is that writing out vague feelings and ideas helps us recognise patterns, ask why we choose as we do and develop an idea before committing to it.
The UK shop listed it at £18 (about US$24) on November 5, 2026, in our $$$ band ($20 to $75), the same as the Projects and Journeys editions.
The maker does not state paper weight, the dot spacing, the binding type or a country of manufacture, and we have not tested the paper.
What is the Writing as Therapy Notebook, Ideas?
It is a linen-bound A5 notebook from The School of Life, a London company, with a printed essay on its first page and dot-grid pages after it. It is one of three Writing as Therapy notebooks, with Projects and Journeys, all listed with the same size and page count. We read the maker’s product pages on November 5, 2026. The shop is run by Campus London Limited, which its terms of service say trades as The School of Life.
The maker’s argument is that we have many vague feelings of hurt, envy, anxiety and regret that we never stop to make sense of, and that writing them out shows patterns we can observe and perhaps outgrow. The Ideas edition is for the ideas that, in the maker’s words, streak across consciousness like a comet and leave us in darkness.
What are the size, pages and cover?
210 × 148 mm, 192 pages and a linen-bound cover. These figures come from the maker’s product page.
Spec
The School of Life says
Format
A5 linen-bound notebook
Size
210 × 148 mm
Pages
192
Paper
Not stated
Interior
Dot-grid pages in the maker’s photo
Made in
Not stated
Price
£18 (about US$24), UK shop, November 5, 2026
Price band
$$$ ($20 to $75)
Our notebook sizes chart shows that 210 × 148 mm is the A5 format. The maker gives no thickness or weight, no binding type and no paper weight.
A yellow endpaper, a printed page headed Ideas, then dot-grid pages. The maker’s photos show a yellow endpaper beside a page that carries a short printed essay about ideas escaping us, and an open spread of dot-grid pages. The dot spacing is not stated. We could not count how many pages are printed, so we do not say how many of the 192 are free to write on.
What colors does it come in?
One edition, with an orange-red cloth cover and a yellow endpaper in the photos. The maker does not name the colors; the names are ours and the tints were sampled from its photos. The Projects and Journeys editions have their own product pages and covers, which we did not sample.
Who is the Ideas notebook for?
It suits people who want a single place to develop half-formed ideas, because it pairs 192 pages with a printed essay on how ideas slip away.
Journaling and planning: a linen-bound A5 book of 192 pages with dot-grid pages in the maker’s photos, which gives room for lists, diagrams and arrows.
Skip it if you want a stated paper weight or a lay-flat binding claim: the maker gives neither. For other dot-grid choices, see our guide to notebooks for bullet journaling.
Where is it made, and what does it cost?
Not stated, and £18 (about US$24) in the UK shop on November 5, 2026. That is in our $$$ band ($20 to $75), and the Projects and Journeys editions were the same price. The Ideas edition was in stock when we read the page. We did not check overseas prices or other sellers, and prices change with shipping and tax.
How many pages does the Writing as Therapy Notebook, Ideas have?
192, per The School of Life's product page. The maker lists the size as 210 × 148 mm and does not state a thickness.
Is it dot grid, lined or blank?
The maker's photo of an open spread shows dot-grid pages, and the text lists no other ruling. The dot spacing is not stated, and the first printed page carries an essay.
What is on the first pages?
The maker's photos show a yellow endpaper beside a page headed Ideas that carries a short printed essay about ideas escaping us. We could not count how many pages are printed.
What is the difference between the Ideas, Projects and Journeys editions?
The maker sells all three as linen-bound A5 notebooks of 192 pages at £18 (about US$24) each. Their descriptions differ in theme: ideas, projects or journeys.
What is the cover made of?
The maker calls it linen-bound. It does not name the cloth, the cover colors or the binding thread, so we describe only what its photos show.
Is the paper good for fountain pens?
The maker states no paper weight, brand or fountain-pen claim. We have not tested it, so try a corner first.
How much does it cost?
£18 (about US$24) in the maker's UK shop on November 5, 2026, in our $$$ band ($20 to $75). Prices change, and we did not check overseas prices.
