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In Praise Of Paper

Started by webomatica · 10 months ago

The recent issue of Newsweek has a pretty interesting article about the overwhelming nature of electronic communications - kind of the issue of our age - with a sidebar regarding "The Power of Paper" which suggests one organizational method might be to step away from the monitor glow, and go a ... Continue reading »

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  • I love to use paper - though I agree with your point about tediousness. It is tedious transferring an article I've written in a notepad on to a word processor.

    There is, however, a major pro I have recently discovered: You can write with one hand!

    Bear with me on this one...

    I have several reference books I use regularly which do not lie flat. It is much easier to hold them open with one hand while writing with the other. It helps to keep the flow going, and I find I can get almost a whole article written in one sitting. When I try to work at the computer, I need both hands to type - I have to keep opening and shutting the book with a marker in it, or keep it open with my elbow (actually, that doesn't work at all!). On a scale of tediousness, I would rather have the satisfaction of transferring a complete article into the Wordpress editor.

    Yay for paper!

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