colinwalker
colinwalker
I have written a few times about my struggles with pen and paper as a creative medium rather than using an electronic device. The inconvenience, the awkwardness, the much slower pace at which I can get my thoughts down... I've had a selection of small notebooks in the drawer o... colinwalker.blog
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jemostrom
jemostrom

@colinwalker "the much slower pace at which I can get my thoughts down" - my personal experience is that the "quality of my thoughts" are better when I'm forced to slow down.

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colinwalker
colinwalker

@jemostrom I often forget the nuance of what I was going to say so capturing it as it manifests is crucial.

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jemostrom
jemostrom

@colinwalker When I use electronic devices I tend to jump from idea to idea without really thinking them through. Using pen and paper I manage to really think about the question and if I get another idea I just make a one-two word note and come back to it later. But we are all different so ...

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patrickrhone
patrickrhone

@colinwalker Thought #1: Replace the small notebook with a larger one and see what happens. Nothing fancy. A cheap drugstore one will do. Thought #2: Maybe you're not a paper guy. It's OK. Be you.

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bobwertz
bobwertz

@colinwalker I recently switched from a small Moleskine notebook to a Leuchtturm 1917 Master Slim. It’s A4+... massively oversized. Took me a while to get used to the bigger size, but now I love it.

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jemostrom
jemostrom

@kulturnation I really like using pen/paper and especially doing sketch notes ... but unfortunately I rarely have the time to actually use them. Since most of the time I need to publish my material electronically and it takes too long to do it twice 😭

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jemostrom
jemostrom

@kulturnation Yeah, I've tried doing it the "paper outlining/planning" way first and then converting it to electronic form for the lectures/course. I can't do it, I end up with 1-4 very nice lectures in the beginning and then panic. But it's a character flaw of mine :D

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jack
jack

@kulturnation Same here. Also, when using the computer I often end up doing everything but work on the project at hand. Paper helps me think clearly and, more importantly, focus.

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jemostrom
jemostrom

@kulturnation your explanation sounds better 😂

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colinwalker
colinwalker

@patrickrhone @sketchbookb I’ve asked for something bigger for Christmas. Until then I’ll see if I can last more than a week with a pen. I feel like I should be a paper guy, I used to be.

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colinwalker
colinwalker

“With a computer I tend to do to much fine tuning before the piece is done.” I’m the same.

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colinwalker
colinwalker

@kulturnation Nothing wrong with mechanical typewriters, there’s a certain je ne c'est quoi to them, a real old school satisfying feeling.

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colinwalker
colinwalker

That you’ve written three posts about it suggests you want to be. 🙂

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colinwalker
colinwalker

@jemostrom This is always my issue - the time and duplication of transcribing or converting from paper to type. While I can see the appeal it usually frustrates me as it feels like doubling the work.

Perhaps it’s worth it in the long run.

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colinwalker
colinwalker

Trust Patrick to bring some common sense. 😉

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colinwalker
colinwalker

@kulturnation Yes, it’s used quite a lot in English - the French just sounds so much more mysterious 😉

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jack
jack

@colinwalker I believe it's completely worth it. For me it's quality over speed. Also, as the Field Notes guys say: "I'm not writing it down to remember it later, I'm writing it down to remember it now."

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colinwalker
colinwalker

I’ve got a Moleskine pocket notebook at the moment (got it for half the usual price on the Book Depository), but when I’ve filled that I’m going to try Field Notes. They look a lot better (thickness-wise) for actually carrying round in your pocket.

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