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Posted by Amontillado
Apr 19, 2021 at 10:39 PM
I have one of the non-bomber variants. Office Depot sells a version that’s about $8 (Oxford something-or-other).
Rite in the Rain has a more outdoorsy version. That’s actually my index card EDC. I guess that makes me a true nerd.
bartb wrote:
>hand until I found this product: Bomber Jacket International Pocket
>Briefcase
>
>https://www.levenger.com/stationery-notebooks-322/pocket-briefcases-763/bomber-jacket-international-pocket-briefcase-5465.aspx
>
Posted by Franz Grieser
Apr 19, 2021 at 10:51 PM
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>I know this will shock everyone, but I have one of those too! I’ve never
>used it… also shocking.
You’re the one who coined the term CRIMPing.
No, I am not shocked, I am not even astonished. :-D
Posted by MadaboutDana
Apr 20, 2021 at 09:56 AM
Heh heh heh… ;-)
Franz Grieser wrote:
>You’re the one who coined the term CRIMPing.
>No, I am not shocked, I am not even astonished. :-D
>
Posted by Stephen Zeoli
Apr 20, 2021 at 02:04 PM
What’s worse, I covet the little box this Analog uses… but I’m really not going to buy it just for that.
Just for an experiment, I thought I’d try to recreate the Analog method in Milanote. If you’re interested, my initial attempt can be found here:
https://app.milanote.com/1LyzRC1uJVWYax?p=z1bTssRM9db
Use the password: Outliners
Franz Grieser wrote:
Stephen Zeoli wrote:
>>I know this will shock everyone, but I have one of those too! I’ve
>never
>>used it… also shocking.
>
>You’re the one who coined the term CRIMPing.
>No, I am not shocked, I am not even astonished. :-D
>
Posted by satis
Apr 20, 2021 at 03:01 PM
I’ve become attached to using an all-purpose electronic Inbox into which I can enter or voice-transcribe ideas and tasks while on the go, and then sort them into task lists later. When I’m sitting at my desk I’ll make thoughtful lists and sublists, but most of my tasks are entered on my phone, usually while in the midst of walking or doing something else. Quick creation, easy organizing.
Index cards could also be used, but not as elegantly or as quickly.
What’s a little strange to me is how the idea of a general Inbox repository is ignored by the main OS makers: neother Apple Reminders, Microsoft To Do, nor Google Keep implement it, requiring you to put tasks into a list, which adds friction when trying to just jot something down. (And the less said about the dog’s breakfast of Google Tasks the better.)
I use index cards on a corkboard because there’s nothing I’ve found that duplicated the ability to stand back and see the flow of a book in terms of chapters and a beat-sheet, color-coded by character POV, with color-markings delineating subplots. Seeing the same thing on the screen just doesn’t work for me.
But with a phone on my person at all times, there’s no reason for me to use index cards for notes and tasks.