Timex Expedition Scout Review (or Why Watches Are Kind of Like Paper)
I know, I know—The Cramped is about analogue writing tools, not watches. But this post isn’t about watches, not really. It’s about choosing simple tools that do...
Author: Shawn Mihalik
Smartphones Killed Handwriting. Let’s Bring It Back | The Wall Street Journal
Smartphones Killed Handwriting. Let’s Bring It Back | The Wall Street Journal I was skeptical of this piece at first (I thought it was just going be full of rec...
Schools are removing analogue clocks from exam halls
The Telegraph: Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary at the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said youngsters have become accustomed to using ...
The Analog-Digital Life | Leigh Reyes
The Analog-Digital Life | Leigh Reyes There are days it feels like I’m living from screen to screen. I answer several messages on your phone, check Instagram, h...
The Beginner’s Guide to Mechanical Pencils | JetPens
The Beginner’s Guide to Mechanical Pencils | JetPens A new guide from JetPens. In-depth and useful. Also, I’d never really thought about it, but apparently mech...
For Two Months, I Got My News from Print Newpapers. Here’s What I Learned
For Two Months, I Got My News from Print Newpapers. Here’s What I Learned — The New York Times In January, after the breaking-newsiest year in recent memory, I ...
The Grocery List Sketched by Michelangelo — Atlas Obscura
The Grocery List Sketched by Michelangelo — Atlas Obscura The survival of this list is remarkable, too. Only around 600 of Michelangelo’s sketches still exist. ...
Why Paper Jams Persist — The New Yorker
Why Paper Jams Persist — The New Yorker There are so many excerpt-worthy quotes and stories this article; I can’t pick a single one to share. Here&...
The Connection Between Writing And Sleep | Psychology Today
The Connection Between Writing And Sleep — Psychology Today Sharing for this bit (emphasis mine): Throughout the day, we have all these things cycling through o...