Fine Point Stationary

It will come as no surprise that I spend far more time on a keyboard than in a notebook.

My handwriting is acceptable when required, but personal notes and scratch often have a half-life on readability measured in days. Add on that it's small, and there are times where I can't read what I've written a couple hours after the fact.

I could fix it if I spent enough time writing to care.

I don't.

Thinner stationary isn't a perfect solution, but it does help differentiate the position of smaller loops.

That's good enough on most days.

I've settled around 0.3 for both pens and pencils.¹ Any thinner has diminishing returns and is prone to excessive breakage.

For mechanical pencils you should keep an eye out for a good shaft to protect the lead. Pens vary more depending on the style, but ink spread is more important than the specific design.

For both, be careful to close/cap/click when not in use to avoid tips breaking, and store where the thin points can't dig into anything.

If you write small, it's well worth the slight hassle.

- Rew

Nightly Notes

Today was good.

I'm not out of the trenches, but I have room to breathe. Room to type up my hastily written scribbles from times in which phone, or even worse, laptop notetaking is impermissible.

There's something there about the relationship between speed and record keeping, but I haven't yet determined what. I suspect this blog is already becoming a better record of my thoughts than almost anything else I've done. Why is it so difficult to document for yourself?

Anyway.

The pendulum is on the downswing, and I have a moment before the social barrage which the weekend brings.

It's nice to feel free.

- Rew