I've been writing professionally since 2002, and in that time, I've experimented with lots of different strategies to keep myself on track. (I've been a columnist at Fortune and Fast Company, and am now a contributing writer for The New York Times Opinion Section, in addition to cohosting Slate's Money podcast, and I've been an editor, reporter, and opinion writer for a number of other places.)
Many note-taking apps check almost every box, but there's one feature I want that only a select few offer: local sync. Also: The best smart notebooks: Expert tested and reviewed Most note-taking apps offer remote sync by way of cloud or third-party storage. Although I'm not taking notes of a terribly sensitive nature, I do have some notes that I'd rather a third party not have access to.
When ReMarkable released its Paper Pro digital paper tablet last year, it went big, adding color and a backlight to the display, while increasing the display to 11.8 inches to simulate a standard A4 piece of paper. Now, it's going small with the release of the new ReMarkable Paper Pro Move : taking the same color digital ink display, backlight, and features, but putting them on an expressly portable 7.3-inch tablet.
From the football field to the business world, he told Business Insider that he's long reminded himself to "trust the process." That's proven successful, Brees said, whether he's helping someone new to the NFL get their bearings or in a meeting looking to retain as much information as he can. When it comes to learning, he said that he has long relied on a simple, analog tactic to get ahead on the field and in business: being a "pretty voracious" and "old-school" notetaker.
Ideas don't wait for the perfect moment; design students need flexible tools to capture inspiration anywhere, whether in studios or during critiques.