Doodling helps me focus at meetings, is less intrusive than fiddling with your phone, etc.

Also, paper seems roomier, somehow. Less restrictive…and there are times that is the kind of space my mind needs to see what it thinks about something. That’s one of the reasons I prefer blank and grid pads to lines. Blank and grid can be used any which way and the writing won’t conflict with an already printed pattern on the page.

I agree about the portability–but would add a sense of universality that crosses socio-economic borders.

Paper, Pen and Ink are ageless. The only thing that changes is the material used and the quality of that material.

For me things like technology are conveniences that may or may not always work. If one is writing on a computer and the power goes out, their progress is stopped for that period of time. If a hurricane forces you to leave your home and sit five days in a sports arena with no electricity, how would you record the event?

In the United States the infrastructure of our basic necessities are in peril. The government spends so much money on propping up other countries that our own has fallen into disrepair and there are little to no funds in order to correct these problems. All mostly due to the greed of corporate heads, board of directors, and politicians who take campaign moneys to progress themselves and not “the people.” This situation leaves all of us in a position of a very uncertain future. My pen, paper, and ink will sustain me a lot longer than my computer, cell phone, or PDA.

Paper over technology will be my choice every time. Portable to anywhere, lasts a very long time, give one a tactile feel to enjoy.