"Better" is a very broad word. I have found pen and paper to be a highly productive alternative to typing for organizing my life, despite the fact that I'm muc

"Better" is a very broad word. I have found pen and paper to be a highly productive alternative to typing for organizing my life, despite the fact that I'm much faster at typing and my handwriting is awful: - pen and paper require no batteries - pen and paper are more portable than any electronic device with comparable input efficiency - pieces of paper can be placed in spatial locations as contextual reminders - no backlight = no eyestrain - totally seamless transition from inputting text to diagrams to tables to "realistic" sketches; idea space can be navigated freely - ability to easily spatially organize information on a page - narrow context aids focus (while a laptop distracts by the sheer possibility of opening a terminal and trying something, or looking something up)