GoKawiilI recently went on a ten day trip to China where I didn’t take my computer. I still wanted the ability to take notes quickly, so I bought a Bluetooth keyboard to use with my phone.
Boy do I love it.
There are basically three reasons.
1. Texting my friends on a keyboard is so much nicer
I hear all my Mac friends laughing at me. We’ve had that for years, Kai.
Still, it’s nice. I love being able to type quickly and use copy/paste. And it’s nice not to have to lug my computer around either — or buy a Mac.
It’s not all good, though. Typing exacerbates my tendency to be verbose in text chains.
2. Typing on the notes app is like a typewriter
Sometimes, I just need to sit down and write the darn thing. I’ve historically accomplished this by locking myself into a room with a notebook and a pen and handwriting the draft, even if it is tens of pages. This takes a while, and I’ve often wondered whether I should buy a typewriter.
Typing on a phone in the notes app gets me 80% of the way to the typewriter ideal. While typing on a keyboard into a phone, it's more difficult to access distractions. The phone screen itself is too far away to touch, so it's hard to switch away from work. Entertainment is less satisfying on a small screen anyways.
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