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by obsidianbases122 hours ago |
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upvoteby sixtyj22 hours ago|
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Paper notebook. I wouldn’t recommend loose sheets of paper. :) After 15 years of writing notes on loose sheets I would start differently :)

Go Tim Ferris way - notebook where the first page is left for the table of contents, and number all even-numbered pages as first step.

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upvoteby obsidianbases119 hours ago|
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My thoughts are so all over the place that I've settled on 3x5 note cards. It also makes the transition to the computer much easier, because I can re-arrange them in a way that is somewhat organized before taking a picture that gets transcribed
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upvoteby sixtyj4 hours ago|
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Possibility to re-arrange is ofc good when working on something in progress.

But how do you archive these cards? That always drove me mad so I use them only for something “encyclopaedical” otherwise it is too much messy.

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upvoteby SanjayMehta18 hours ago|
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You might want to check out Scrivener (Mac and Windows). I use that in lieu of note cards. The cork board function lets you re-arrange text and media to your hearts content and then compile the final output to Word, PDF whatever. It's designed for non-linear writing.

https://literatureandlatte.com

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upvoteby sixtyj3 hours ago|
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The point here is imho that you intentionally remove the computer from the path (in some part of your work) if you want to achieve some focused deep work (in case that you aren’t coding ofc :)
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upvoteby cortesoft22 hours ago|
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I hate handwriting with a passion. I have my whole life. I have horrible handwriting and my hand gets sore 5 seconds after I start writing.

I am sure it is because I don't hold my pen/pencil correctly, but I think after 43 years I am not going to suddenly fix that.

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upvoteby lproven8 hours ago|
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> my hand gets sore 5 seconds after I start writing.

Use a fountain pen. You can't press too hard: it bends and breaks the nib.

Disposable ones are good enough now, e.g. the Pilot V-Pen.

https://cultpens.com/products/pilot-vpen-v4-disposable-fount...

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upvoteby NathanielK21 hours ago|
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I am similar. If I physically write a couple times a week, my hand adapts though. It's a skill like any other.

Fountain pens are nice too since you don't need any pressure.

My writing looks a lot better if I just force myself to slow down and be deliberate, but honestly it's a constant battle. I'd definitely benefit from practicing penmanship on it's own.

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upvoteby dv35z17 hours ago|
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Worth mentioning - for a long time, I found my handwriting messy AND my hand would tire out. When I was about a teen-ager, I decided to write in call-caps, very clearly. I've been doing that for a long time now, and worth giving a try.
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upvoteby gnabgib17 hours ago|
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teen-ager? call-caps? Cursive (several hundred years old) fixes this.. all-capitals(caps) or block-caps makes writing more laborious, possibly easier to read (which is why it used to be requested on hand-written forms?)
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upvoteby lproven8 hours ago|
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> (several hundred years old)

Several thousand more like.

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upvoteby syntheticnature19 hours ago|
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You sound likely to have dysgraphia, based on the fact I have all the same aspects and a dysgraphia diagnosis.
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upvoteby wolvoleo14 hours ago|
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Me too. And I can type so much faster and without thinking about it than I can write.

I've had many writing classes in school and different holders for the pen etc but I never managed to improve at all. Writing is just not for everyone.

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