It’s been a week since I ditched the digital calendar and went back to an analog system. I am really enjoying this part of my workflow and already looking at other ways I can get further away my from devices. I know I can’t get rid of them altoghether, but this is a start. : greghiggins.micro.blog
@pimoore So true. And I’m going into 2023 with the mindset of being more intentional about things I’m doing. Trying to get out in nature more. Writing with pen and paper. Reading instead of watching so much television/online content.
@jasonekratz I have one of those covers and it does help. The difference to me is the pen in that situation. The Apple Pencil is great but it doesn’t feel like a pen.
@Medievalist I usually do the same thing. This year, I’ve decided to try and take a step back from how much I’m using devices. I use them all the time at work and I’m trying something different. It may wind up being a failed expirement. We shall see.
@pimoore I get that. I’ve started re-evaluating my setup as well. I’ve even taken some books off the shelf and started reading them. I still enjoy the Kindle and will continue to use it but its nice to read an actual book once in a while too.
@pimoore @greghiggins @Medievalist @jasonekratz I have started using pen and paper for the majority of my notes and I’m very happy with it. I would be lost without my iCloud calendar, especially shared ones with my wife.
@greghiggins @pimoore @Medievalist @jasonekratz I also use pen and paper to document phone calls, especially work related phone calls.
@greghiggins I like them a lot. They use a high quality paper in the notebooks and hold up extremely well (hence the name). I primarily use Fisher space pens/refills so it’s a perfect fit for me. Water based ink, Gel pens, fountains pens, rollerballs, etc won’t work
@greghiggins I like them for the durability as much as the weather proofness of them. I have never had a cover rip or notebook come apart. I keep a Rite in the Rain notebook and fisher space pen in my truck and my wife’s car
@greghiggins For pocket carry I like the 3”x5” top spiral and the 3.25”x5.25” top bound notebooks. For larger journal style books, I like the 4.625”x7.25”. Paper is the same regardless of size or notebook format.
@greghiggins They also do colored pages. Green cover notebooks have a ledger green paper. Brown or tan cover notebooks have tan colored paper. Yellow, orange, red cover notebooks have white pages.
@greghiggins They are tough notebooks. You can bend the soft cover notebooks practically in half and they will keep their shape. The spiral notebooks have plastic covers and the spiral rings are very durable. I’ve yet to have one come apart