71–80 of 308 posts
Earlier quoted context omitted.
try a fountain pen with erasable blue ink
I had no idea that erasable ink (for fountain pens) is a thing. That’s awesome!
Earlier quoted context omitted.
Studio apartments aren't a thing anymore? Pretty common in Europe and AFAIK not entirely unknown in high-rent Metropolitan areas worldwide (NYC, Tokyo etc.)
> Studio apartments aren't a thing anymore? Where did I claim that? I think you’ve misread. I said _some_ young people. How have you expanded that to think I was writing _all_ young people? Not everyone can afford a studio to themselves. This does not imply studios do not exist.
In other words: I don't see why a one-room situation should be restricted to young people.
> Buy a whiteboard and write the goals for the day on it, for instance As a solo dev the biggest productivity booster for me, from a physical and mental aspect, was purchasing a whiteboard. It honestly feels like some sort of hack. Prior to having one I would use pen and paper but that didn't quite scratch my itch - if I made a mistake I would have to scribble it out and that space was now wasted. I can't quite expla…
I started working remotely a few months ago and I've been considering buying a whiteboard instead of the pen and paper approach. Your post convinced me that it's a good thing to explore, thanks!
Earlier quoted context omitted.
The Frixion pens they sell in Japan are incredible for this. They're truly erasable, not like the shitty ones I remember from my childhood. The multi-color pens are especially useful. All the fun of brainstorming and erasability, without the bad smells and imprecise lines of whiteboard markers. http://www.frixion.jp/lineup/work.html?pid=product_ball-3-sl...
I would never use those to write something important in a notebook. I did this and left it in my bag, the sun shone on the bag and because of the heat most of my notes got erased. Well because friction = heat, so it was the same thing.
> Buy a whiteboard and write the goals for the day on it, for instance As a solo dev the biggest productivity booster for me, from a physical and mental aspect, was purchasing a whiteboard. It honestly feels like some sort of hack. Prior to having one I would use pen and paper but that didn't quite scratch my itch - if I made a mistake I would have to scribble it out and that space was now wasted. I can't quite expla…
Earlier quoted context omitted.
I would never use those to write something important in a notebook. I did this and left it in my bag, the sun shone on the bag and because of the heat most of my notes got erased. Well because friction = heat, so it was the same thing.
Haven't tried it myself, but from what I've heard, putting the paper/notebook in the freezer should bring back the ereased stuff
Here is the non-kidding no. 5 item: a rubber-duck (who knows, knows)
Earlier quoted context omitted.
> Studio apartments aren't a thing anymore? Where did I claim that? I think you’ve misread. I said _some_ young people. How have you expanded that to think I was writing _all_ young people? Not everyone can afford a studio to themselves. This does not imply studios do not exist.
I was more talking about _not just_ young people. Studio apartments/small "bachelor pads" exist outside of pure age brackets or even affordability. Something bigger might not be available if you want to live close enough to work/city centre/etc. and/or it might be more common in your culture (Japan/Europe vs. US). In other words: I don't see why a one-room situation should be restricted to young people.