The article's date is "November 11, 2020". Is the author a time traveller? :)
March 3rd, August 8th, January 1st, I can see a pattern here...
Start with pen and paper
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#32Pen and paper is a skill though. My handwriting is terrible, and things get terribly messy very quickly.
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#33> It's all too easy these days to have a clear intention only to be sidetracked by the whirlpool of apps and services clawing for our attention on our devices.
I have to admit I'm a bit baffled by these remarks. It is very easy to have a "apps and services"-free experience: just kill notifications. Why would the paper make a difference? It's not like your "attention-clawing" misconfigured device is not still at your reach.
That said, I am a big fan of "digital writing" ever since tablet PCs were a thing, and I have yet to find anything that even approaches the convenience of pen and paper. In fact, my current preferred "digital writing" method is to use one of these digitizing pens, with my favourite tech being Anoto's/Livescribe (if only the company was not actively user-hostile).
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#34do people use whiteboards at home?
I had one. Currently it's not possible due to size constraints but, evolving something on a big canvas is completely different even when compared to pen and paper.
However, I put pen & paper above whiteboards so, I'm not missing it as I guessed at first.
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#35do people use whiteboards at home?
I hate whiteboards. But I have a blackboard in my office. I would have one at home too, if I had room for it.
I find it focuses the mind just to get my butt out of the office chair and go stand before the blackboard when I confront a thorny problem. It us very likely good for the body as well.
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#36This is the hole point why they created reMarkable, to basically disconnect you from the constant interruptions from today's world. You can read about this on their blog: https://blog.remarkable.com/ I got reMarkable 2 and it really works! Now I'm even making notes when I'm in front of my computer, it's way better feeling than typing.
I got the reMarkable 2 also, and I love it. There is one aspect of paper it does not really replicate well, though, and that is the ability to spread half a dozen sheets of paper in front of you for quick reference while you're working on your notes. Swiping between pages is too disruptive, not to mention jumping back and forth between notebooks.
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#37This is the hole point why they created reMarkable, to basically disconnect you from the constant interruptions from today's world. You can read about this on their blog: https://blog.remarkable.com/ I got reMarkable 2 and it really works! Now I'm even making notes when I'm in front of my computer, it's way better feeling than typing.
Looked interesting until it said that I needed to use Chrome + a browser plugin. Not keen on switching browsers.
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#38do people use whiteboards at home?
Yes, I always enjoy planning out block diagrams easier with a whiteboard than paper due to easy erasing and colors!
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#39I used to worry that pen/paper wasn't the perfect note taking system because it lacks the searchability of digital notes - but over time I have realized that the primary purpose of notes for me isn't long term but short term. Writing something down, like the author states, helps me focus and accomplish the task at hand, and the more I worry about the long term value of the notes the less I take notes because I am worried about making the notes perfect!
What I do now is use a stack of nice small notebooks from Field Notes (no relation, just a customer), one for each project. I just scribble things in when I need and it helps me push forward!
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#40i am jumping back to pen and paper or more of direct hand interfaces . I also recently bought graphic tablet for storing handwritten notes.From what i think computer can help you store ideas vertically,with excel you can have vertically as well but still the interface is the keyboard and not whole hands. vague thoughts!!