I favor technology, though something about the feel of paper appeals to me. It’s the feel, the sound, even the smell of paper that keeps me coming back, not the efficiency.
In fact, paper systems don’t work for me. I’ve tried bullet journaling, planners, and other approaches. I love the writing part, but after it’s written, it gets abandoned.
The Index Card system, where I have an index card on my desk and I write my tasks for the day and check them off when they get done, has been the only analog system that has worked for me.
The idea is to use paper for the first and last mile and the digital system for everything in between.
This year, I embraced my fondness for paper and attempted something novel, though not overly daring (perhaps excessively costly): the Plotter notebook. Why? Well, I'm in favor of having these index card-sized pages in a notebook I can carry around and remove or move around as needed.
The Plotter is a ring-system notebook, which means you can easily add, remove, and move pages and dividers around in the notebook as desired.
I love the idea of having multiple sections in the notebook for different purposes, like tasks, journaling, tracking, and whatever else comes to mind. The ability to change my mind is key.
Knowing me, I like high-quality products. And the Plotter would seem as high-quality as it gets. A lovely leather cover, quality paper, and quite a few paper options.
The plan is to keep it simple. Use it for jotting notes down throughout the day, much like I have prior, but now it's a portable (and lovely smelling, I might add) notebook.