Digital Organization

I received a phone call about an order we placed in April, 2019. We are restoring the interior of a 1962 Oldsmobile F85 Cutlass. We discussed all the components needed and thought everything was ordered with the company out West.

The pieces are finally arriving a year later and we do not have carpet. We discussed carpet when ordering the interior. It was a lengthy discussion because I considered going with a different color from the original. In the end, we stayed with the original pile and color. How did this happen? It happened because at the time the order was placed I was in the final stages of our annual show. I quickly reviewed the three separate invoices and I missed that the carpet was not on any one of them. Fast forward to today, I needed to find the orders/invoices. I occasionally digitally filed paperwork, not all of it in its proper place. I see now there are a lot of papers that need to be stored in a better place for easy retrieval.  

This made me realize the importance of digital organization. I have worked on this for years. One of the many challenges is the form of the digital organization. Do I use folders online, platforms like Evernote and Dropbox. Do I depend on cloud storage, should there be an external hard drive or flash drive that contains the information? 

I am not alone in this. We have information at our fingertips. This is both a blessing and a curse. We can get answers in an instant and this creates a need for instant gratification. It speeds everything up and leaves little time to put things in their proper place. It creates an “I will get to that later” mindset. 

The blog posts this week will feature each digital option; the features and benefits of each one. If there is a particular topic you would like to see covered in depth, please comment below.

Electronic Note Taking Pen vs. Rocketbook Everlast Notebook

I came across a DRAFT post I never published. It deserves to be updated with the inclusion of the Rocketbook Everlast Notebook. 

A few years ago, there was a pop-up ad for this Livescribe 3 Smart Pen. You can find this product on Amazon. 

I find the concept intriguing because an inherent disadvantage to "going green" and paperless is how we write notes. It cannot be denied that the words we write on paper are very different from typing the text. There is something in the way our brain processes the information. It is probably a right brain/left brain thing but that's another topic. 

I am using Noteshelf, an iPad app that mimics my old fashioned notebook. I can change ink colors, doodle, write reminders and flip back through the pages to find my notes. 

What is it about this pen that caught my attention? Searchable electronic notes through Evernote integration. My only hesitation, is it worth the $149.95 price ($199.95 for the Pro model)? Is it just another electronic gadget that seems really cool but will end up being used occasionally or not at all? Where does it fit? Maybe just the thing for the technology geek! Still, a pricey choice. 

 

Enter a new player in the market - Rocketbook Everlast Notebook. With the same smart features of being able to write with pen and paper and then save your notes to your electronic choice; i.e., Evernote, Google Drive, email, etc.; no devices to remember to charge; much better price - you can get the two books; the Executive Rocketbook and Rocketbook Mini, for under $50 on Amazon. I have these - received as gifts - and I love them. Definitely worth taking a look at. 

Happy scribing!