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10/09/2026

For over a decade, Justin carried a pen, made by a renowned brand, through every client meeting in Beijing. It was perfect in many ways, though he never liked the design.

Around the time he and his wife Yanning decided to start their own pen company, neither of them had any experience with physical products: he'd run multiple finance projects, she'd run multiple IT businesses. Coming from a shared love of pens and a philosophy of luxury minimalism, they looked at what was already out there and decided to do one thing differently.

That decision is how Scriveiner, the pen company Yanning and Justin founded in 2019, became an Amazon bestseller.

In Founder Talks, we ask Justin and Yanning about business, life, pens, and everything in between. Watch the full video on YouTube, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=inqCG2uqA_I

We have all been there, haven't we? The notebook that feels a little too perfect to write in. And here you are, stuck wi...
02/09/2026

We have all been there, haven't we? The notebook that feels a little too perfect to write in. And here you are, stuck with the pen hovering millimetres from the paper, being unable to produce even a single good-enough thought. Don’t be shy, as this happens to writers, designers, strategists, and musicians alike. As long as you have ideas and notebooks, we are in one team.

Professor Alan Dix, a Human-Computer Interaction expert, points to stress, depleted energy, and poor sleep as real drivers of reduced creative output. A study published in Thinking Skills and Creativity by Karolina GÅ‚aziewicz found that perfectionism specifically raises the risk of both creative blocks and burnout. Sylvester Ebigbagha's research adds a simpler culprit: relying on motivation alone, with no structure to fall back on when motivation runs out.

Stuck at the beginning is a known, well-documented pattern, and one with actual ways through it — including one line worth remembering from novelist Barbara Kingsolver, who has spoken about writing hundreds of pages before ever reaching page one.

We wrote the full piece, "You Can't Edit the Blank Page," with all of this laid out properly, along with what actually helps in the moment and over the longer term.

https://scriveiner.com/blogs/scriveiner-blog/overcoming-creative-blocks-you-can-t-edit-a-blank-page

September behaves like a second January. It could be a new term or a new quarter, but either way, the sense of a new beg...
24/08/2026

September behaves like a second January. It could be a new term or a new quarter, but either way, the sense of a new beginning makes us crave a clean start.

We think this instinct is a good one. Sometimes the energy of a fresh start is enough to carry you through the first awkward moments of getting used to the new old ways. Still, it is wise to pair that energy with tools and habits that catch you once the clean-start boost wears off.

Not a case for paper over digital, or the other way round. Both are good at different things. Most people already know w...
22/08/2026

Not a case for paper over digital, or the other way round. Both are good at different things. Most people already know which is which, even if they do not use that knowledge.

Digital wins on search, backup, and speed. Truly, nothing beats finding a note from eighteen months ago in four seconds, instead of finding it crumbled on the bottom of your bag.

Paper wins on retention and focus. We can’t say enough about how writing by hand slows you down to actually think. Plus, the notebook offers exactly zero notifications to rip you off of your focus. There is a reason writing by hand persists even in an all-digital office.

Indeed, if we strip off all marketing wording, these mediums were never at war with one another. They were offering different things, best served in balance. Use digital for what needs to be searchable, shared, or backed up. Use paper for what needs to actually sink in.

Most people already do this instinctively; the expert tip is in doing it on purpose.

20/08/2026

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We started this month by talking about desks — the notebooks, the lamps, the small effort people put into a workspace th...
16/08/2026

We started this month by talking about desks — the notebooks, the lamps, the small effort people put into a workspace that feels right rather than merely functional. It seems worth ending here, with the tool most of those setups quietly overlook.

For most of history, the people who made and used tools did not separate function from beauty. Blades were engraved. Handles were carved. Instruments were finished with care that had nothing to do with performance and everything to do with the fact that a tool tells you something about the hand that holds it. Craft and ornament were never opposites.

Somewhere along the way, convenience took over, and pens became one of the things we stopped thinking about. Grey, plastic, disposable, chosen without a second thought because a pen is just a pen. It works, so why would it need to be anything else.

That period is ending, and not before time. Well-made, well-designed writing instruments are having a proper return, and colour is a large part of it. A rollerball in Copper, Bronze, or Gun Metal writes exactly as well as a plain one. It simply does not ask you to pretend it is invisible it give you the power to be proud about your tools.

If you have taken the time to set up a desk that feels like yours this year, the pen on it deserves the same consideration. It was only ever a habit that told us otherwise.

A pen that lasts more than a month is not really about price. A few things worth checking before you commit to one.Writi...
14/08/2026

A pen that lasts more than a month is not really about price. A few things worth checking before you commit to one.

Writing mode
Fountain pens reward a lighter hand and regular use. Rollerballs give a smoother, more forgiving line if you write quickly. Ballpoints ask the least of you, and give the least back.

Material and weight
Plastic and resin bodies sit lighter in the hand, better for long writing sessions. Metal bodies carry more weight and a different kind of presence — heavier, more deliberate.

Finish and design
Sleek or bulky, minimalist or eclectic. Neither is more correct, but one will suit how you actually write and where you actually use it.

Everything around the pen
Where it was made, whether the price reflects the materials rather than the story attached to them, and whether the brand behind it has a position worth respecting, not just a following.

Choose accordingly, and it will still be the pen you reach for next year.

There is still time before autumn takes over completely. A few ways to spend the last of the summer light without reachi...
06/08/2026

There is still time before autumn takes over completely. A few ways to spend the last of the summer light without reaching for a phone — have a scroll through the album and save whichever suit you.

Take a book somewhere with no signal and stay until you finish a chapter. Sketch something ordinary, no matter how badly, just to notice it properly. Press a few flowers between the pages of something heavy. Find yourself a pen pal. Try a pottery class. Write three lines about the day before you go to sleep. Have lunch in a beautiful place. Find a spot to watch the sunset from the very first changes of colour to the moment the sky turns greyish.

None of it needs to be documented to count. Yet these moments will make beautiful memories about the Summer of ‘26.

04/08/2026

It happens every August, whether or not anyone in the house is actually going back to school. The shops fill with notebooks and desk organisers, and something in us wants to start again properly.

Before the cart fills up, it is worth pausing on what you actually want from the setup this year. Not just what fits on the desk, but what makes you want to sit down at it. A pen or a notebook that still feels good to reach for once the new-term novelty has worn off is worth far more than a full cart bought in one weekend.

Choose slowly. The joy is in getting it right, not in getting it done quickly.

Most people settle on an ink colour early and never examine it. Black because it looks official. Blue because that's wha...
23/07/2026

Most people settle on an ink colour early and never examine it. Black because it looks official. Blue because that's what was in the pen at school. The choice becomes a habit long before it's ever a preference.
But the colour you write in quietly shapes how you think on the page.

Swipe through for what each colour says. Full piece on the Journal — https://scriveiner.com/en-us/blogs/scriveiner-blog/what-ink-colour-says-about-how-you-think

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