An Ode to Paper

Taking notes with pen and paper improves knowledge retention over taking them on a laptop.[1]

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I am head over heels in like with the Leuchtturm1917 softcover plain A6 pocket notebook. I share her with a medium point BIC 4-color original retractable ball pen. The two are inseparable and live happily in my back pocket or side bag. At least a few times a week they make out my thoughts together. And roughly once a month the scribbles of that intimacy end up here.

Another piece of paper I ponder on — a Muji weekly planner note.

So. Thank you, paper — the true fabric of time and space.


  1. Mueller, Pam A., and Daniel M. Oppenheimer. 2014. “The Pen Is Mightier Than the Keyboard: Advantages of Longhand Over Laptop Note Taking.” Psychological Science 25 (6): 1159–68.↩︎

An Ode to Paper
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