A good number of people—probably most in the modern, western world—have long since abandoned bound paper notebooks for journal keeping in favor of the various notetaking, organizing, and so-called “productivity” apps available for the pocket computers that most of us carry around with us all day, every day. My first recollection of using a computer for journal keeping hearkens back to childhood, and the situation comedy, featuring a very young Neil Patrick Harris, Doogie Howser, MD. At the end of each episode, there would be a screen shot of the character recording his thoughts on the events, on his computer. There are—allegedly—a number of extremely useful such apps, although my only experiences with them left me more than unimpressed, whether with calendar/date book versions, or simpler note taking programs. For me—and given the resurgence in popularity of traditional, bound paper journals, I’m far from alone on this hilltop—they simply offer nothing that a properly organized notebook journal doesn’t, while suffering numerous, very real drawbacks. Read the rest: https://www.patreon.com/posts/gener...paign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link Continue reading...
