Standardised shorthands' simplified letterforms and phonetic transcriptions allow people to jot down people’s words at speeds of hundreds of words per minute. Does shorthand require special stationery?
This ‘Ink Sync’ blog of mine has been going for a whole year now. What insights have I gathered from writing approximately 17,000 words and taking approximately 120 photos?
The worst thing about keeping the stuff I don’t want is that I repeatedly come back and give it another chance. As a result, I’ve written pages and pages in colours of ink that I hate.
Just a quick post about cleaning threads, such as the ones on pens with twist caps. They can collect dust and are too fine to be cleaned out with most items.
Boxes and bags were in so many places in my room, they were dealing psychic damage every time I opened a drawer or a cupboard! They needed a tidying up ASAP!
Recently I read The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo. The book is famous for a reason—it is incredibly entertaining and gets you motivated to tidy up yourself.
My life got busier, so I’ve been racking up topics to write about, as well as totally failing to set aside time for writing. Here is a quick roundup of all the topics.
Although I like mechanical pencils in theory, I have a history of vague dissatisfaction with them; in hindsight, I couldn’t stop associating them with those moments where I got over-excited, pressed too hard, and my train of thought got interrupted by a crunch of graphite and a black mark. But the Mogulair broke that trend.