Analog Maximalism

“Analog Maximalism” is another way to say “Digital Minimalism.” The point is to focus more on what you’re doing and less on what you’re trying to not be doing. It’s like minding the positive over the negative. The benefits of an analog lifestyle are easier to obtain this way, while avoiding a relapse to a digital lifestyle and its detriments. This idea was recently reiterated for me by an article at The Analog Family, “Fix Your Analog Life First.” The author, Katherine Martinko, talks about remembering or finding things to do, like you once did, before you became over-reliant and overwhelmed by your smartphone. The biggest thing for me has been switching to pen+paper for most text-based things: journaling, blogging, to-dos, and calendars. It began with journaling by handwriting in a physical book. Then I started drafting blog posts by hand. Next I moved my to-dos and calendars to a paper planner. Then I combined all that into a single book, using the Bullet Journal Method. For me,…