Another eye-opening essay, Colin. I’ve recently stepped off the tech treadmill to get back to analog idea generation and creating with paper, pen, and paper. Only moving to digital tools if and when necessary (not nearly as much as you think). It’s been incredibly rewarding. I feel back in touch with the spirit that got me hooked and guided me through architecture and design school. I found myself in front of a screen all day, defaulting to digital resources and tools, inundated with input from 1,000 outside sources. Less has definitely led to more the past few weeks.
That's fantastic, glad to hear pulling back from screens a bit has been so worthwhile for you! Nice to return some tangibility to efforts that might otherwise become a little too abstracted
Another eye-opening essay, Colin. I’ve recently stepped off the tech treadmill to get back to analog idea generation and creating with paper, pen, and paper. Only moving to digital tools if and when necessary (not nearly as much as you think). It’s been incredibly rewarding. I feel back in touch with the spirit that got me hooked and guided me through architecture and design school. I found myself in front of a screen all day, defaulting to digital resources and tools, inundated with input from 1,000 outside sources. Less has definitely led to more the past few weeks.
That's fantastic, glad to hear pulling back from screens a bit has been so worthwhile for you! Nice to return some tangibility to efforts that might otherwise become a little too abstracted