# Things I don’t want to do

Here is a list of things I don’t want to do, in no particular order. I’ll update it as needed.

I don’t want to:

• …decide where to put things
• …charge the battery
• …pair with my phone
• …update the firmware
• …pay to remove ads
• …upgrade to Premium
• …review our recent transaction
• …subscribe to receive updates
• …agree to your terms and conditions
• …allow notifications
• …review my contact information
• …add a Passkey
• …ask ChatGPT
• …connect on LinkedIn
• …share my contacts
• …fill out your stupid cookie form
• …see what’s trending
• …install another app
• …send anonymous usage data

# Words to avoid

Words and phrases I should try to avoid.

I’m really into paper-based tools lately. This is often a reaction to over-thinking my (digital) note-taking process. And oh my have I been over-thinking that process lately.

Using paper is more work, but it’s worth it. Here are a few random thoughts I’ve had about it recently.

Paper’s immutability is something you’d think one would put into the “Cons” column, but I find it to be its greatest feature. I’m fickle and uncertain and my digital notes suffer because of it. When I write something in a (paper) notebook, there it is, forever. I can scribble it out or copy it onto later pages, but I can’t change my mind and move it somewhere else based on whatever “system” I decide upon that day. It’ll always be right in that spot, in that notebook. I love this.