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Gouverneur, New York

June 9, 2016 9:36am CST

I knocked over my coffee on a pile of paper notes on my kitchen table. Yes, I still write things down on paper. I am still not fully convinced that my notes won't be lost somewhere in cyberspace. Call me old fashioned but I do know this, I have lost some of my notes when for some unknown reason my laptop up and changes the site I am on. Fortunately I was able to save most of my notes. The ones that were too stained I was able to see well enough to copy them on clean paper. Does anyone else out there feel like this? Do you also feel the need to write things down?

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EllynB

@WriterGirl44 (62)

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9 Jun 16

I love paper and pens and all things to write on. These are only a few book I use to note everything from novel ideas to journaling. There is a special creative bonus to writing vs typing. I hope you didn't lose anything in the coffee flood :-(

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

9 Jun 16

@WriterGirl44 I think it is easier for me to organize things if I have them on paper to shift around.

Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

9 Jun 16

@tzwrites I agree. Mostly I have notes involving a book.

Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

9 Jun 16

There is something so satisfying about having notebooks full of writing!

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LegTech

@rina110383 (24495)

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10 Jun 16

I've been writing things down. I trust my notes more than this laptop.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

10 Jun 16

@rina110383 so do I. I love my laptop but it is what I am using when I lose my stuff in cyberspace.

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Stacey

@xstitcher (30450)

• Petaluma, California

4 Jul 17

I have to write things down so I won't forget them. Even if I had cell phones and nonsense like that I don't think I would trust them.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

5 Jul 17

I definitely do not trust my mind, cell phone, or anything else but writing down things. I would never remember or be unable to find them if I did.

Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307538)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

9 Jun 16

I do when I'm not close to a computer.

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Valerie J. Routhieaux

@just4him (307538)

• Green Bay, Wisconsin

21 Jul 16

@HazySue Okay, how do you forget where you put it when you need to title everything? The only thing I lost on the computer lately was an article I saved for our Writer's Group, but put it under some different title and can't remember what title I gave it and looking through all my docs didn't give me any clue where it was.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

21 Jul 16

@just4him I guess it's because I don't remember what the name is. I end up wasting time looking to find what I need. It sounds like what you did with your article. Only I am terrible about naming my files.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

20 Jul 16

@just4him if I do it on the computer I may forget where I put it.

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Margarita

@Meramar (2695)

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19 Jul 16

I am also used to write everything down. Otherwise, I'll forget many things if I don't have my notes.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

20 Jul 16

@Meramar I am a dedicated list maker. I don't know if I forget things because I am so preoccupied or because I am getting older.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

20 Jul 16

@Meramar maybe it isn't a brain burp. Maybe it's just being too busy.

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Margarita

@Meramar (2695)

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20 Jul 16

@HazySue It's easy to forget some details. The modern society maintain us too busy nowadays.

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Divine BEE

@divinebee (260)

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9 Jun 16

Hey..Iam that old school type too..like to write down things..Be it the grocery list or any reminder or for that matter my accounts too...its fun..

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

9 Jun 16

@devinebee we're both old school then. I am a paper writer and doodler.

sofs

@sofssu (23662)

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9 Jun 16

Very rarely on paper these days.. its either on my phone or tab or laptop.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

9 Jun 16

@sofssu that is what people at work (before I retired) would say.

Marlina

@marlina (154165)

• Canada

9 Jun 16

I keep a lot of my notes on Notepad on my computer.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

9 Jun 16

@marlina I do keep a few on Notepad but for writing a larger piece I do put it to paper.

Jabo

@jaboUK (64361)

• United Kingdom

9 Jun 16

Yes, I do write things down. In fact I compose all my posts on paper before I put them on the computer, as well.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

9 Jun 16

@jaboUK I was feeling sort of old school when I wrote this. Now I feel as though I am one of many who do things this way.

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Judy Evans

@JudyEv (326339)

• Rockingham, Australia

10 Jun 16

Yes, I write a lot of things down too. Sometimes it's just more convenient.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

20 Jul 16

@JudyEv I write things down or I will forget them.

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Timea

@tzwrites (4835)

• Romania

9 Jun 16

I have spilled coffee on my notes before and it sucks but it's good that you were able to save them. I think writing down things on paper is good, I do it too.

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Susan

@HazySue (39264)

• Gouverneur, New York

9 Jun 16

@tzwrites I am glad to see so many seem to feel the way I do.