Category - Lofi
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[photo courtesy of Flickr, since I can’t find my camera USB cable for love nor money, so looks like I’ll need to buy a bloody new one….and in any case my lists and notes aren’t nearly that neat!]
Iain’s posted about his experience of Mental Detox Week, uploading his paper notes to his blog to spend as little time as possible in front of the screen.
Which got me thinking that as much as I love, adore and embrace new technology, there’s nothing like pen and paper.
I don’t feel like my thoughts and tasks are organised until they’re written down…and yes I’m a typical wanky planner toting around a Moleskine. I’ve tried experimenting with using Outlook Tasks, using umpteen rules and categories to adhere strictly to GTD (and yes, I know GTD can work perfectly well with pen and paper), online tools like Remember the Milk or Ta-Da….but ultimately I always come back to a good old-fashioned, no-frills pen-and-paper to-do list.
There’s something wonderfully tangible about committing something to paper. Even the phrase ‘commit to paper’ has a definite sense of being concrete. Now, that’s not to say that paper = firm and digital = ephemeral, but I think there’s something in it….
All the while we voraciously adopt hi-tech, digital applications and technology, we’re also continuing to embrace the low-tech, traditional and classic methods of doing things as we’ve always done them. It’s not that we can simply divide ourselves into technophiles and luddites - frequently you’ll find the most technosavvy digital native firmly embracing the lofi approach as well.
The Hipster PDA. Moleskine Hacks. Hack your day & increase productivity by ditching your PDA for Index Cards + Google Calendar.
Sometimes technology makes our life easier. But sometimes the lofi approach is the simplest and best.
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