I write all the time as I slowly ramp down my reliance on computers. It has been one of the rare joys in my life to identify which things I don’t actually need

I write all the time as I slowly ramp down my reliance on computers. It has been one of the rare joys in my life to identify which things I don’t actually need a computer or phone for. Next year I’ll go to paper calendar(s). Here’s the thing(s) that I’ve gone full analog on: 1. Reminders. Use a small moleskin notebook in my pocket and cross things off when they’re done. Really satisfying, that crossing-off. 2. Notes. I just use a tear away pad for notes and a self-inking date stamp. As the notes stack up, if I don’t use them in a few months then I didn’t need them and I toss them. 3. Books. I have stopped buying kindle/ebooks and now have paper books. They are far less expensive now and I can browse them both on the shelf, and whichever highlights I’ve made very quickly. Ebooks are a scourge, a censor’s delight, and also are useless for quickly finding information unless you have a keyword etc. The Kindle apps are especially useless for anyone who wants to do serious thinking/research/scanning. 4. Brainstorming. I have a chalkboard, an old one, got it for $20. I put it on casters so I can wheel it around the room. Great for planning and social discussion too. 5. Letters/notes. I can leave them for my wife or write notes to my friends and they’re delighted. Why did we stop doing this? 6. Letterpress! I bought a small tabletop press and a ton of old lead type. I have yet to really master it yet but have made some cool tests/samples for gifts. I think my whole setup cost less than $1000, I have maybe 200 typesets/weights/sizes. Improving your penmanship and doing things analog is quite satisfying. You can keep your futurecel techbro futurist nonsense, when the grid has failed and the surveillance panopticon has imprisoned you, I’ll be happily writing and distributing Constitution 2.0 ;-)