TL;DR: Get the SyncPen 4 smartpen and notebook for $129.99 with this Black Friday deal (reg. $139). Paper notes are great—until you can’t find them. How many times have you scribbled something ...

Discover what notebook people know that digital folks don’t. Learn how handwriting and memory retention in ways digital tools can't.

Writing with a fountain pen demands mindfulness. Each stroke is intentional. They are finicky and need to be handled gently. But their finickiness is what infuses even banal tasks with thoughtfulness.

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So, you have a pencil you can write with, but the MSI Pen 2 is also an active stylus. A short USB-C-to-A cable is included to charge the pen via a USB-A port off the side of its laptop.

Both the reMarkable 2 and Kindle Scribe offer great-looking e-ink displays and easy-to-use pen styluses, but the similarities end there. Despite both offering touchscreens you can write on, the ...

I’ve forgotten how to use a pen. Thomas Mitchell Culture reporter. ... some still boast of their neat writing; ... Hunched Over Laptop Syndrome) brought me face to face with a poor penman’s ...

Analysis: Laptops and tablets are essential tools for study, but it's worth questioning whether a pen and notebook are better for lecture notes Laptops, tablets and smartphones have become a ...

So the notebook is ready for you, and it’s the most powerful tool.’” Elisabeth Egan is a writer and editor at the Times Book Review. She has worked in the world of publishing for 30 years.