Technology is great. I mean I’m sitting here writing this on my iPad Pro. My iPhone is sitting next to me. Apple, Google, Samsung and other companies keep pushing the limits of what we can imagine. Computers are faster and smarter than we ever thought possible (I mean they call it a smart phone for a reason).

I love apps like Twitter and Instagram. I can mindlessly scroll with the best of them. Something’s happened, though. I’m finding myself returning to pen and paper a lot more. I started carrying a small notebook with me to jot down ideas. A pen has also become part of my EDC.

I’m not sure why but there’s something pretty neat about writing something down instead of typing it on the screen. Whether its a grocery list, a project at work or your five critical tasks for the day writing them down seems “freeing”. If you haven’t done it in a long time, I would encourage you to try it today. Take some paper out and just start writing.