PTPL 229 · When pencil is more permanant than ink, and appending really is the better way (for me) Because water won't wash away pencil and top down chronological order feels right 3 minute read Pre
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Unless you're using a waterproof ink, you might want to consider Michael Stevens' new approach for the analog notes you'd hate to lose. I'm convinced: my next 5-year diary will probably be written in pencil.
After my daily note shakeup in Obsidian two weeks ago, I've gone back to appending my one note capture file, or 1-N. This file is my scratchpad for the year. I've switched from appending to prepending before; both make sense depending on how you look at things.
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