17 Great reasons to
carry a pen
and
paper
by Judy Shafarman
17 Great reasons to carry a pen and paper by Judy Shafarman
Okay, so you carry your i-thingy and your android-whats-its,
so why do you also need a primitive 20th century pen and simple notebook
or legal pad? There’s still nothing that
activates the brain like that old pen and paper behavior from childhood. Some reasons why it’s great to be able to
write at any time of the day and wherever we find ourselves. Writing allows you to:
1.
Do a quick brainstorm
of new ideas to consider alone or with colleagues.
2.
Off –load petty annoyances
and angers so you don’t have to think about them anymore.
3.
Doodle notes during a
phone call. Record how long the phone
call is if you want to cut it short after a set number of minutes.
4.
Make a shopping list.
5.
Write questions to
consider seeking answers to.
6.
Quickly add an item or
three to your to-do list, perhaps even with a note of when to do them or who to
delegate them to.
7.
Record a remark made
that you want to ponder, process, or query, at a later time.
8.
Do a two column pro and
con list before making a decision.
9.
Clarify your feelings
and thinking.
10. Give
yourself a little pep talk, confidence booster before a big meeting or
presentation.
11. Take
quick notes during a meeting.
12. Keep
a full-blown to-do list so that you can manually check off the completed items.
13. Draft
in a few bullet points what you want to write or speak about.
14. Record
observations that you want to recall for later processing.
15. Work
out ideas that you need to find clarity about.
16. Jot
down a phone number or appointment info. while you’re talking on your smartphone
and it’s too awkward to type into the phone. .
17. Keep
a regular journal to do a full-blown 10-30 minute brain drain.
Judy Shafarman’s new book is called Journal:365+ writing
prompts, ideas and quotes to cultivate joy and well-being. You can read more here:
http://www.amazon.com/Judy-Shafarman/e/B00HKSWWNS/ref=ntt_dp_epwbk_0
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