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One of the great festures of using paper is, that it exists physically. I can see my stack of to-dos or bills or notes and this also helps remembeing where what
by V__ 3y ago
One of the great festures of using paper is, that it exists physically. I can see my stack of to-dos or bills or notes and this also helps remembeing where what what is.
I don't have this experience using digital. My brain just remembers computer as the general location. I loose all spacial intuition.
On the other side, this is great for anything I don't want to remember.
- pimlottc 3y agoThis is an actual problem in government modernization projects. When legacy paper-based systems get overburdened, it's impossible not to notice growing stacks of file folders everywhere: on desks, on carts, in file cabinets, on shelves, in storerooms and storage facilities. But when the new digital systems back up, it's invisible. What's a few hundred thousand rows to a modern database?
- dboreham 3y agoI also like the spatial context, but tend to misplace paper. Suggest to try using multiple desktops: one for work project A, another for personal email, etc. Open a browser tab or text editor window on the top left of each desktop with a note about what this one is for. In the case of work projects that tab will often be the bug report covering the task at hand. This way when I get defocused, it's a simple process to tab between the desktops, reading the index tab to reacquire wtf this screen was for.
- V__ 3y agoThanks for the suggestions. Somehow, I never thought about using virtual desktops, but it sounds intriguing.