Five Reasons to Use a Paper To Do List

"How is pen on paper better than online or electronic to do lists?

Using pen on paper just feels good. You need the right paper and the right pen–an old Bic on a decrepit yellow sticky note won’t get you to tactile nirvana–but with proper equipment, isn’t it much more satisfying to write a new to do item onto a piece of paper than to type it into your laptop or thumb it into your Treo? What about that triumphant feeling when you scribble off something you’ve finished? Clicking a checkbox with your mouse doesn’t compare.

You can’t beat pen and paper’s mobility and accessibility. Take your paper notebooks or your index cards or your looseleaf lists anywhere and use them anywhere, even if you don’t have network access, electricity, or battery power.

Never hassle over synchronizing your to do list across multiple devices again. If you do capture items here and there on bits of paper, consolidating is easy: just write it all onto your master list when you get the chance..."

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Comments

[Tom Chandler]

Excellent post!

Sometimes I just sit in the airport and watch everyone squinting at their tiny Treos while I relax, uncap a nice pen, and make notes in my old-world notebook... 8-)

[Orderer]

I love the notebook I carry with me at all times - for one, it is a very personal experience, and writing a note somehow helps me remember it and track it better in the future.

Nice blog, enjoyed browsing it.

[Lisa Gates]

I have all the electronic gadgets and yet I prefer my bound sketchbook and mechanical pencil. I love the sound of paper, and nothing quite compares to the sound a pencil makes on heavy paper. Thank you!