In Defense of the Power of Paper
September 15th, 2012 GTD Times Team - Staff ContributorsCategories | Creativity | David Allen | Getting Things Done | GTD Toolbox | Implementation | Inspiration | Interviews | Latest News
In the Job Market section of the New York Times, you’ll find an interesting article on the value of working with paper. David Allen weighs in on how he uses paper, in addition to doing his writing on a computer.
In Defense of the Power of Paper
By PHYLLIS KORKKI
Published: September 8, 2012Paper, says the productivity expert David Allen, is “in your face.” Its physical presence can be a goad to completing tasks, whereas computer files can easily be hidden and thus forgotten, he said. Some of his clients are returning to paper planners for this very reason, he added.
Mr. Allen, the author of Getting Things Done, does much of his writing on a computer, but there are still times when writing with a fountain pen on a notepad “allows me to get my head in the right place,” he said.
Read the complete article here.
Can you please post up the full link to the original NYT article? Many thanks
Hi David — here’s the full link:
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/09/jobs/pen-and-paper-still-practical-in-the-office-workstation.html?_r=2