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  • Paper notes in a digital world? Absolutely. I still believe in pens, pencils, notebooks, journals, daily planners, letter writing, thank-you cards, and all things that celebrate a life that respects the placing of words on paper. Though, obviously, the words you are now reading are not on paper, they are definitely on paper - in spirit. In an age of blogs (like this one), blogs about blogs, online publications of all kinds and everything digital, I still celebrate the journal kept in a notebook, bound books, magazines, a good newspaper and the literary world of old. I love to read about writing and writers. I’d rather read an interview with Somerset Maugham or Paul Auster than the gurus of the computer age. Why? I think my full-plunge into computing in the late eighties has worn me down. I feel disconnected in the most connected age of all. Read More Here

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January 31, 2006

Long Live Paper! A Lifehacker Special

D. Keith Robinson is a writer, designer, artist, publisher and associate editor of Gawker Media's best site (in my opinion), Lifehacker. He has written a Lifehacker Special Report titled, "Getting To Done: Long Live Paper!"  It's a nice piece. Robinson comes down firmly on the side of paper for productivity.

Lifehacker2 "Sometimes you’ve got to go with what works. More and more I find that when it comes to productivity and Getting Things Done, I’m leaning on paper-based solutions. Who needs Web 2.0 when you’ve got the most flexible, scalable and reliable solutions around—pencil and paper?"

That's the way I see it and Paper Notes In A Digital World couldn't have said it any better.

"Paper is the only way to brainstorm and get those ideas going. Some pencils and pens, a notebook (or Moleskine) for sketching, construction paper for cutting, constructing and drawing up big ideas and a bunch of post it notes are the perfect tools for getting creative. The possibilities are almost limitless."

Again, Robinson hits the nail in the head. This is a must-read from Lifehacker.

Love that paper!

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