I was thinking about analog/digital tools for writing and journaling, and I started jotting down a few pros and cons of both. Personally I lean towards digital, but I’d like to hear your opinions.

Analog tools PROS

  • Help deep thinking
  • Beautiful notebooks and pens
  • Durability (decades or centuries)
  • Available any time and everywhere
  • Affordable (unless you go down the pen/paper shopping rabbit hole)
  • Light to carry (unless you go down the stack-of-notebooks-in-leather-cover rabbit hole)

Analog tools CONS

  • Difficult to copy/backup
  • Vulnerable to fire and water
  • Need lots of storage space
  • Bad legibility / Horrible handwrite

Digital tools PROS

  • Lots of backup options
  • Durability (as long as there’s electricity)
  • Lots of linking/referencing options
  • Automations
  • Rather type than hand write

Digital tools CONS

  • Electricity dependent
  • Useless in case of zombie apocalypse (no electricity)
  • Too many apps to fiddle with
  • Expensive hardware
  • Only available with battery/charger