Nifty at Notebook Stories pointed the way to another person arguing against the use of pen and paper in favour of a smartphone, of all things, for note-taking.

We say (only half-seriously) shame on them for making such outrageous – and patently untrue – claims! Sure, it can be a little difficult to keep up with a fast speaker when trying to scribble down everything by hand, and your fingers can start to cramp during a long session of furious notetaking, but it isn’t a chore, by any means. Writing notes by hand can be such a pain that more and more people are taking notes on the computer. The website of the popular For Dummies series even has a page dedicated to, yes, “ Notetaking on the Computer.” At least 23 percent of the respondents in Lifehacker’s poll said they go with typed over handwritten notes. We all have to take notes, whether for work, school or just daily life, so Lifehacker poses an excellent question to readers on that topic: Do you prefer to take notes with pen and paper or on a computer?įor those of us who love using pens, the idea of relying on a keyboard to record all of our thoughts and information might seem a little alien, but there apparently are plenty of people who choose to do it that way.

Lifehacker onenote vs evernote