How often do you use a pen or pencil to write?

[EGuitarStar]

Following on from a recent thread, I was thinking how often do you actually write using a pen or pencil? Given that we all have phones, laptops or tablets and communicate electronically it is probably declining.

I for one use a pen or pencil to write notes at least 5 times a week. I work in IT but still find pen and paper the quickest way to take notes.

How about you?

 

[dirtychinchilla]

I use a fountain pen all the time, and I make notes every day at work. I'll only use a pencil if I'm drawing something.

 

[Chuk_Chuk]

Regularly use pen and a notepad for work.

As you’ve said it is often the quickest way to take notes. Especially when the formatting of my notes is disorganised.

 

[godinman]

Nothing has really replaced the notepad, I carry out surveys for installations and it's much easier using a pen and pad, I've even got a samsung ultra and the little pen thing only gets used by my daughter for doodling!

 

[SupraWez]

When I was office based all the time, hardly ever now, now its mostly app based for various reasons.

If working through a work related issue its often quicker to use pen and paper, sketch out what's happening, trace it out and work through the issue logically, then transfer to digital later or just bin.

 

[malachi]

Does Apple pencil with iPad count?

 

[Haggisman]

Every single time, I've found that trying to write with anything else makes it a lot more difficult.

 

[EGuitarStar]

Does Apple pencil with iPad count?

No.

 

[malachi]

No.

In that case, only when signing for stuff which is rarely.

 

[koolpc]

I cant write!

 

[tom_e]

Never use a pencil, I find a pen and paper quite handy if I need to sketch an idea out before I write the code but even that's only once in a blue moon.

 

[413x]

Quite a lot actually.

I don't really "remember" typed notes. I've tried to use one note but in the end I always drop back to paper.

I often can't even and don't even read the notes back. But for some reason, the pattern of writing goes in my brain better.

 

[bainbridge]

I use the burnt end of a stick on a piece of slate because I'm a hipster.

 

[dave28]

almost every day, i need notes and stuff like that to be physical and not hidden in a computer of phone where i will forget about them

 

[Mujja]

Only whe handed a form and pen. It's difficult to write neatly after not holding a pen for a while, then they give the smallest area to write your email address. Good luck reading that.

 

[slinxy]

next to never, unless there's a form when there's no electronical version that I can fill in and send back.. and if there is; why hasn't it been digitalised.

Notes for work to do... JIRA
Calandar event for meetings..
Notes for personal stuff.. Reminder, very useful with the location service...
Voice recordings on the smart watch..
Photos can be taken and attached to notes or calandar entries..

My biggest plan is that I can't have my work calander and personal calander side by side on the same device for my current employer.

The closest that I needed a pen and paper was when I needed to be let in to a building and the receptionist thinking that I was a member of the public kept pointing at the opening times.
I just opened up my laptop and typed a message on the screen then let her read the message.

I did think about journaling with a pen and book but I'm doing that now with the journal app.

Always take a pen with me on holiday as I tend to leave the tech behind...

 

[adidan]

Quite a lot actually.

I don't really "remember" typed notes. I've tried to use one note but in the end I always drop back to paper.

I often can't even and don't even read the notes back. But for some reason, the pattern of writing goes in my brain better.

Same, I find things easier to remember if I physically write them down rather than just tap a screen or keyboard.

I do use notes on my phone but usually for things either unimportant or that I need regular access to.

 

[Hagar]

The constipated mathematician worked it out with a pencil.

For years I did calculations with pen and paper, then they introduced TEDDS. Very nice looking but far less personal.

 

[Feek]

Daily. Two fountain pens on my office desk, in fact, I just refilled one of them today. One day, I'll manage to do that without getting inky fingers.

 

[EGuitarStar]

I cant write!

Figured that from some of your posts on the forum

Zing....