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Paper has its place . . .The Backs of Envelopes are Blank for a Reason By: wood.tang (13 replies) October 23, 2007 - 6:15pm
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Paper has its place . . .
Nothing beats paper for a good brainstorming session.
Nothing beats paper for jotting down thoughts on the go.
And nothing beats paper for overall ease of use.
Initially, that is.
The trick is in not ending up with a scattered assemblage of nonsensical crap — random, undated, and poorly written snippets of information that made perfect sense only at the time of creation.
I love paper, as long as it’s bound and I willfully restrict my access to it. One Moleskine and one legal pad can be in my world at a time. As soon as I start writing on stickies, business cards, receipts, and the like, I’m screwed.