Paper is the real 'killer app'

The real productivity killer is multi-tasking and in my opinion the problem with using digital media is that it's too effortless to start multi-tasking.

There are already apps that restrict yourself to certain programs or websites - that might be a solution for people having trouble with multi-tasking.

I can't imagine writing on paper that's for sure.

Re: Paper is the real 'killer app'

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Post by lawless123 » Mon, Jan 23, 2017, 9:46 AM UTC

I always find it far easier when working on personal software projects to sketch out ideas on a notepad.

From drawings to pseudocode it all seems far easier.

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Post by philippoi » Mon, Jan 23, 2017, 9:53 AM UTC

Not really technology-free; retrogressive rather.

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Re: Paper is the real 'killer app'

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Post by yrio » Mon, Jan 23, 2017, 10:21 AM UTC

For writing text, I prefer to type on a computer because I can easily rearrange / edit things. You can't do that on paper.

I prefer paper for drawing though (diagrams / flowchart / etc). Has anyone tried using drawing tablet like Wacom? How does it feel compared to drawing on paper?

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Post by dvcrn » Mon, Jan 23, 2017, 10:23 AM UTC

I recently adapted bulletjournaling (from OmniFocus) and absolutely love it. Writing my journal is very relaxing and became a daily ritual of mine. Once a week i escape with my notebook to a cafe (without any tech gadgets) and review my entire system, cut out some tasks that are no longer relevant and plan for the next week.

Paper also allowed me to confront imperfections and mistakes more directly. I made a ton of writing mistakes that drove my crazy first and made me want to buy a new note first since I was so used to having my OmniFocus in perfect shape. It's really refreshing!

Plus It's interesting to see what a engineering brain can do with pen and paper. Most of the "modules" I use in my bulletjournal like my monthly and weekly spreads were from scratch created to fit perfectly on my needs.

Oh and boy does good paper feel nice!

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Post by nnq » Mon, Jan 23, 2017, 10:29 AM UTC

yrio wrote: post #8

For writing text, I prefer to type on a computer because I can easily rearrange / edit things. You can't do that on paper. I prefer paper for drawing though (diagrams / flowchart / etc). Has anyone tried using drawing tablet like Wacom? How does it feel compared to drawing on paper?

> because I can easily rearrange / edit things

That's the problem for me. I can end up obsesively re-re-...-re-editing a note or checklist, waisting tons of time. To make it worse I can end up with lost time AND lost information simultaneously if not using something with a version control system too...

So, for condensed small-scale 1-user planning, for me, when aiming for maximum productivity, paper is the killer app!