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PSA: I gave up on digital calendars and went back to a paper planner after a year of trying to make it work.
Everyone says you need a digital calendar on your phone to stay organized, but for me, it was a mess. I used Google Calendar for a full year, and I missed three appointments because the notifications just didn't stick in my brain. Writing something down with a pen in my $15 paper planner from the office supply store makes it feel real in a way a typed entry never does. I can see my whole week at a glance without clicking through tabs, and I scribble notes in the margins that I'd never bother to type. The phone is for too many other things, so a calendar alert just gets lost in the noise. For actually remembering what I need to do, the old school method is just better for my brain. Has anyone else switched back from digital to paper and found it actually worked better?
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williamt446mo ago
My phone calendar is the only thing that keeps me from missing my truck stops.
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david_price506mo ago
Yeah, my calendar is basically my boss now. It tells me when to eat, sleep, and breathe.
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kimr333mo ago
Pretty sure your calendar doesn't have the authority to make you breathe, that's still your own brain doing that. Seems like you're giving a scheduling app way too much credit for keeping you alive. People act like without their phone they'd forget to blink, but last I checked you managed just fine before smartphones existed. Maybe it's time to relax the grip a little before your calendar starts demanding overtime pay.
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