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No longer does hardware dictate how we think and how we take notes. Just choose what works best for you.
After ten years with OneNote, I made a big change just over a year ago: I went backwards to move forwards.
The tipping point wasn’t just failing technology. It was realising my laptop and phone were messing with my thinking before I even started. Every notification, every browser tab, and every digital distraction pulled me away from processing my thoughts.
Then I found my Remarkable Paper Pro and just now its smaller sibling "move". It’s pure e-ink, with zero distractions and an infinite canvas.
At least my generations brains are still wired for analog. The feel of pen on paper, the memory of where ideas sit on a page, and the freedom to sketch connections that typing can’t capture—these are cognitive advantages we’ve been trained to abandon.
But here’s where it gets interesting. The breakthrough isn’t about choosing analog over digital; it’s having both without compromise.
My workflow now is getting better with each level-up of the abilities of AI. I capture thoughts on paper-like surfaces that respect how I think. Then, I let AI turn my scrawls into structured, searchable, actionable digital assets. ChatGPT Vision reads my handwriting, turning notes into organised insights that feed my digital second brain and task management.
The real revelation? When handwriting is now 97% reliable, it removed the last excuse for staying trapped in distracting digital environments during the thinking phase. Now, I get the benefits of analog capture along with the power of digital storage and AI processing.
We spent years believing we had to choose between tactile thinking and digital utility. I think that has now really passed.
