Comments on: 13 Reasons to Switch Back to Paper Today

By: worldwide

worldwide — Sun, 08 Feb 2009 12:23:22 +0000

I have never even been tempted to use an electronic organizer, although I can see how they are useful. I have a deep mistrust of technology and don’t like the idea of my important information just floating around as electrons. I like to have things permanently on paper. Also, I am a visual learner, so I remember things by visualizing them written on the page, which doesn’t work so well with a screen. And, I travel a lot between the US, UK and continental Europe, and I just can’t be bothered with trying to figure out the voltage/ plug adaptors/ battery availability and whatever else I would need to keep the thing running. Not to mention crashes!! But ultimately, I love writing things down on paper. Some of my most cherished possessions are my diaries/ planners from previous years. I love flipping through them and reading what I did on a particular day. It’s like seeing a snapshot of my life, what was going on in my head and the world around me on that particular day. No electronic gadget can replicate that for me.

By: Oren Vinogradov

Oren Vinogradov — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 04:34:06 +0000

Not to mention it can’t be stolen as part and parcel to your cellphone/PDA, as most are these days…

By: Chris Meisenzahl

Chris Meisenzahl — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 13:43:01 +0000

Well-stated! And there’s nothing like the tactile feel of a nice journal and fountain pen.

By: B Irwin

B Irwin — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 12:16:26 +0000

More importantly, it doesn’t have to be “backed up” against batteries dying and a paper planner NEVER crashes! I went back to paper somewhere around the “upgrade” from DOS 3.x to Windoze.