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Let’s start with what a BRAIN BOOK is NOT. It is not a: ~  To-Do List~  Daily Planner~  Calendar~  The same for everyone~  A rigid system~  Expensive~  Something that can be done online or with a smart-phone~  A place to organize large quantities of paperwork. It’s not a long-term filing system. I don’t house recipes, bill statements, or my children’s pieces of homework or art in this binder. On Wednesday, as I picked up Zane from school, I noticed the kids filing out holding small items that they had obviously purchased at the Santa’s Workshop: a craft store with items ranging from $.25-$5.00. A school sponsored event where kids can do their Christmas shopping for family members. I remembered...