Analog Markdown — The Newsprint
Analog Markdown — The Newsprint. Most recently, my written notes have been marked up in Markdown too. The reason for this is simple: Markdown is so easy to use,...
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To Remember a Lecture Better, Take Notes by Hand – Technology – The Atlantic
To Remember a Lecture Better, Take Notes by Hand – Technology – The Atlantic “We don’t write longhand as fast as we type these days, but people who ...
The joys of screen-free thinking. — Writers on Writing — Medium
The joys of screen-free thinking. — Writers on Writing — Medium I have been writing, but if you follow me online there’s no way you could have seen it. In Decem...
Bleed Out on Blank Pages — Hack / Make
Bleed Out on Blank Pages — Hack / Make. In notebooks, I’ve found it a unique way to see the ink of my life spill together on the pages. Mundane lists, sketches ...
Letters of Note: The Book (US edition)
Letters of Note: The Book (US edition) From Virginia Woolf’s heart-breaking suicide letter, to Queen Elizabeth II’s recipe for drop scones sent to P...
The Revival of the Manual Typewriter — Human Parts — Medium
The Revival of the Manual Typewriter — Human Parts — Medium. Using a typewriter has challenged me to think, and write, in an entirely new way. Over time, I’ve l...
The 30 second habit with a lifelong impact — Sonra Oku — Medium
The 30 second habit with a lifelong impact — Sonra Oku — Medium. Immediately after every lecture, meeting, or any significant experience, take 30 seconds?—?no m...
BBC News – India’s street typists heading for a final full-stop
BBC News – India’s street typists heading for a final full-stop. “A decade ago I would have had no time to sit and chat. My fingers would have...
Soon There Will be no More Cursive Writers to Buy Fountain Pens | Still Advocating
Soon There Will be no More Cursive Writers to Buy Fountain Pens | Still Advocating. But it suddenly hit me that, if my grandchildren can’t write in cursive, wil...
Why the Smart Reading Device of the Future May Be … Paper | Science | WIRED
Why the Smart Reading Device of the Future May Be … Paper | Science | WIRED. When I need to read deeply—when I want to lose myself in a story or an intellectual...