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Do you still write notes with pen and paper? (programming.dev)

submitted 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 10 months ago (3 children)

And your notes don't suddenly increase the price of your storage.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Digital text notes take up practically no storage space. You'll spend more on new notebooks to write in over a year than digital storage space for the exact same content

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago

I'd rather do that despite the costs. I like the real storage paper requires.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Uh, except for buying more notebooks and writing utensils, which, if your text files are large enough to suddenly increase the price of storage (or even need to pay for text storage), you're going to need a whole lot of.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago

No, it's more of a subtle, inflationary pressure.

For me, it's the act of writing, the memory it helps solidify, and... being an FP nerd.

Can I take notes on a phone? Sure, but I wouldn't use a personal device for work notes, ever. Between my privacy, customer privacy laws, and separation of concerns. I've no compunctions at all, though, about sharing an A5 notebook between journal, work notes, personal notes, and reminders.