With so much note taking apps nowadays, I can’t understand why does anyone still write notes with pen and paper. You need to bring the notepad, book or that paper to retrieve that information, and most of the time you don’t have it in hand. While my phone almost always reachable and you carry when you go out. For those still like to do handwriting, there’s many app does that and they can even convert it to text notes.
So, if you still write notes with pen and paper, why?
Pen and paper don’t need batteries. I’m pretty sure I can whip out my notepad faster than you can unlock your phone and open the notes widget.
Pens need ink. Notepads need empty pages.
How often are you buying ink for your pen? Just buy a notepad? Regardless, both are cheap.
I don’t run out of pens because I record meetings with my phone or computer and get Otter AI to transcribe them. I already own a phone so it’s even cheaper than a pen or a notebook. And, here’s a pro tip, I keep it charged and have a power bank.
How is a phone cheaper than a pen? Electricity isn’t free, sure charging them is a fraction of cent but still, every time you charge either or both, someone is paying for it.
If you already own a phone, a pen and notebook is an extra cost.
If you already own a pen, a notebook and a phone you can stop caring about what other people think and just be efficient in note taking.
Yes, usually when in meetings. It’s 99% a society/conventional thing, but looking and typing on your phone while talking to someone will often be perceived as rude. Taking notes in your paper notebook though usually will come off as being attentive and interested.
Haha no. I make all my notes in markdown, or if I have to write something Math fast like in university lectures, with xournal++.
If it has to be a proper document: LaTeX or real fancy Markdown.
I only sometimes do kanji writing practice (I’m learning japanese), and for that, I’m using paper. Xournal++ would work just as well through.
Yes, mostly university and work though. I don’t have a tablet and the drawing tablet is at home most of the time. Pen and paper just gives more flexibility than text. Though I instantly scan them and upload them to my paperless instance.
Writing with a pen is still more intuitive for me than typing, so I automatically grab a piece of paper and jot it down. Especially while talking to someone.
But I do use note taking apps a lot for more permanent things.
Aesthetics mostly, but also it feels more tangible when expressing myself physically, not digitally. Like, I can better recognize what I wrote, because there were more senses involved in writing than there are with typing
Somehow I notice how I think more ‘structured’ and focused about the things I write down by hand. Especially useful when I try to break down tasks into smaller bits or try to plan anything through step by step
