For a techie like me, going analog instead of digital is (or would be) kind of wild. That might be partly why I’ve been bit (just a little) by the analog bug again. What if I switched my digital tools for good ol’ fashioned pen and paper!? Crazy? The utter simplicity and novelty are compelling (plus: stationery, stickers, tactile and tangible interaction). There’s also more security in the analog as AI feels like it’s creeping into every digital space. “High-tech” seems too high on its own supply. Low-tech pen and paper might be a smarter move. Which is just kind of wild. I tried going analog for the first time in the Summer of 2024. For a few weeks I used a paper planner. It was challenging and short lived. I soon bounced back to digital, not giving analog a good-enough try. What really got me thinking recently about considering the physical paper path again was the fact that putting most or all of my digital data into one or two Big Tech baskets runs the risk of single-point…
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