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Do you still write notes with pen and paper?

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?

SpaceDog , (edited )

I have an A6 pocket notebook that I carry around in my pocket and I keep notes in there.

Mostly I just map out the next few weeks at a glance and then note down things I have to do day by day. Sometimes I make an extra entry to take notes on and plan things in more detail as needed, e.g. my upcoming holiday, the itinerary, my flights and visas and accommodation and transport and a few things to do in each place, or the wifi password of a place I’m staying, or notes and thoughts on something I’m researching.

My notebook never distracts me the way my phone might, and it’s easier to keep my notes accessible over the term of a few weeks, because they’re just there.

I still use an online calendar and obsidian for more long-term notes.

Edit: I also sometimes use my notebook, which cost about 0.50 €, to stabilise a wonky table. I wouldn’t do that with my phone.

redxef ,

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.

Curious_Canid ,
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Rarely. I usually have a laptop handy and I can type a lot faster than I can write. Even on my phone, I can swipe nearly as fast as a I can hand write. I occasionally hand write short notes, but mostly I use a pen to fill out receipts. And I love pens. :-)

lemmy0 ,

Yes

Vampire ,
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Yeah, it’s the best way to study.

UlyssesT ,

Sure do. I-was-saying

Fiddling with my phone has extra steps and sometimes it’s good to have something written within viewing distance that I wrote with my own hands, which adds to the memory retention of whatever it is.

NENathaniel ,
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Nah, tablet and stylus

AlmightySnoo ,
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Since I got a Remarkable 2 tablet I don’t write on paper anymore. It’s still handwriting so it’s kind of the best of both worlds.

Twink ,
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I did! And then didn’t use them. I finally had some Internet via WiFi so I downloaded a notes app and actually used them!

lauha ,

Speak for yourself.

Pros of pen and paper: always in my pocket, very fast to open up and read and write notes. Never runs out of battery. Readable even in brightest sunlight.

Cons of phone: must remember to take it with you or search your apartment to find where you place it and hope you have remembered to charge it during past couple of days. Additionally you have to unlock it and flick through the menus to find the note app. Additionally additionally you have to remember to take a charger where ever you go.

lvxferre ,
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Cons of phone: must remember to take it with you or search your apartment to find where you place it and hope you have remembered to charge it during past couple of days.

I’m glad to know that I’m not the only one who leaves the phone at home, or forgets to charge it. 90% of my time using the internet it’s from an actual computer.

inspxtr ,

a mixed of digital + pen/paper notes. The latter especially when I need to sketch out ideas, diagrams, equations and a bunch of arrows between them.

shinigamiookamiryuu ,

Writing with a notepad is better for those who need to be freeform, want the ease of opening it up, and/or have privacy concerns (a phone of any security can be hacked, but a notepad can’t if you write in a code only you can understand, which can’t be done on a phone without an unlimited resource of special characters). As for reachability, it’s what you make of it.

u202307011927 ,
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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

hitagi ,

Yes! Pen and paper is much more flexible compared to writing-software. It’s easy to draw around or write on the margins when needed. I’ve tried writing with a stylus but I find it harder to use. I usually use this for class and if I have to jot down something quickly.

The only thing I don’t put on paper is my todo list. Software manages that so much better than pen and paper. I also don’t print out reading material anymore as it gets expensive and very bulky. I use xournalpp for annotation instead.

Delphia ,

I work with a deaf guy.

Harder to draw diagrams on a phone.

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