Re: To-do or not to-do/PC or Paper?

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Posted by sub
2005-05-15 13:02:47

I’ve actually expressed a similar opinion in the past:

http://www.outliners.com/discuss/msgReader$2233?mode=day
“In fact, for certain things, there’s still nothing like a good ol’ paper diary, rolodex and scribbling pad.”

Whereas Stephen D. takes another approach:

http://www.outliners.com/discuss/msgReader$2922?mode=day
“It is rare for me to touch pen and paper and have something legible come out of it. For me making marks on paper is too effortful a process, whereas I can type accurately at high speed.”

For me it’s a question of framework; in terms of notetaking in conferences, meetings etc, I find pen and paper irreplaceable. Same for a quick plan of things to do throughout the day as they come up. I have an A5 pad with me wherever I go and a lot of straighforward creative work takes place with that as the only “tool”.

However, I am more and more required to plan in the long term and to take various things, including others’ priorities, into consideration. In such situations, it’s a case of information “overview, access and re-use” and that’s where IT tools do have the edge.

alx

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