Paper is the real 'killer app'

Post by mentos » Mon, Jan 23, 2017, 8:55 PM UTC

Post by djhworld » Mon, Jan 23, 2017, 8:58 PM UTC

davegauer wrote: post #168

djhworld wrote: post #49

I carry a small "Field Notes" pocket notebook in my back pocket, it's useful for jotting small notes down and reminders. Each day I review what I've written and and input anything important into digital applications

Wow, my system is just like yours. The key is the daily review and transcription to a digital format (in my case, a big textfile with a rigid date format for everything, Google Calendar for appointments, Habitica for TODOs). Like bullet journaling, the review ensures that I actually see what I've written. The searchable digital copy can be hugely helpful later. It also adds the possibility of recording daily metrics…

Post by djhworld » Mon, Jan 23, 2017, 9:00 PM UTC

Touche wrote: post #242

davegauer wrote: post #168

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Wow, my system is just like yours. The key is the daily review and transcription to a digital format (in my case, a big textfile with a rigid date format for everything, Google Calendar for appointments, Habitica for TODOs). Like bullet journaling, the review ensures that I actually see what I've written. The searchable digital copy can be hugely helpful later. It also adds the possibility of recording daily metrics…

I'd be interested in reading about your system. What I like about Field Notes is that I can quickly write down thoughts and come back to them later --- if I want. It isn't rigorous which I think is key to productivity. The problem with todo apps is they become jobs that you need to complete. With paper notes there's no pressure to complete anything. Sure, I keep a todo list in my field notes, and every day I create a…

Post by agumonkey » Mon, Jan 23, 2017, 9:03 PM UTC

unimpressive wrote: post #261

agumonkey wrote: post #231

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MD were such a beautiful thing. I still wonder what would have been if Sony decided to drop it as an open storage medium. Considering it was released in 1992 ... could you imagine. There's something I recently felt deep and weird about. The society is a double rotating system. We live, we want to solve problems, the solutions become a new ground replacing the past, not solving it. When I look at old tech (big hifi tu…

>Without the commercial need to appeal money that fueled future versions like XP or Vista. This is pure nostalgia. Bill Gates has always been about the money from day one. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_Letter_to_Hobbyists Bill Gates largely made his fortune by creating an operating system that OEM's would want to ship with their computer. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but Windows 3.1 and 95 were absolutely…

Post by tapoxi » Mon, Jan 23, 2017, 9:03 PM UTC

Declanomous wrote: post #237

throwaway26960 wrote: post #184

The advantage of paper is that you can be more creative and use slow thinking[1]. Just take a look at Newton's[2] or DaVinci's[3] notebooks, how would they think so freely on a computer? Sure for a work task list, a computer is fine, but I find a computer too limiting on my creativity for myself. Added bonus: no ads, bugs, or distractions. People that create apps create them to make money, not because they make you m…

I have dysgraphia, which is a disability which cognitively affects my ability to write, much like dyslexia affects one's ability to read. Writing is extremely taxing for me, to the point where I will be physically exhausted if I hand write a page of text. I've tried every technology I can think of in an attempt to accommodate my disability. I've been using a computer to take notes for 20 years. I've tried every voice…