Laptops have changed our lives in amazing ways, but they’re not always the perfect tool for the job. Even with so-called “distraction free writing tools” like WriteRoom (which I use regularly), it’s still far too easy to get distracted when working on the laptop. Twitter, Email, Facebook, Google, notifications, pop-ups, they’re always there to lure us away from the task at hand. Unless you have bulletproof self control, the laptop is sometimes a fantastic productivity tool, and other times a just big time waster. Lately I’ve gotten back to pen and paper for planning and ideation. There is something incredibly freeing about sitting down with nothing more than a pen, a blank page and your thoughts.
