Favorite Tool Missing

Dear Conscience,

I did start relying a lot on my digital notebook (Remarkable 2). And today, I lost the pen. I also only realized now in my frantic search for a replacement, that I spent more money than necessary by buying the “official” pen and cover, while many other brands produce functional pens using the same technology, for a much lower price.

Anyway, a bit of a downer. And now I have to wait for 10 days for a replacement pen.

I hope I won’t use this as an excuse to postpone my attempt at productivity and focus. I did rely on the digital notebook a lot. I really like it, and enjoy using it much more than either my laptop or physical notebooks. But I will have to make do. It will be less enjoyable, but I cannot allow myself such excuses because my tools aren’t perfect. I spent a lot of my life looking for perfect tools, only for them to not end up serving the purpose.

I do have to say that the digital notebook has been a game-changer for me. So now that I know how much I rely on it, after I test this new cheaper replacement pen, I have to make sure to stock replacements, in case that I lose or break it.

Tools should be secondary, ideally. But good tools do help. If one does not think that tools themselves will get the job done. Usually gadgets haven’t helped me much. But this one I do love. Too much. So much I’m afraid my productivity will be on hold until I get it working. Today I already spent too much of my day exploring and ordering replacements.

Argh. Not what I wanted my day to be. But I’ll move on. Yesterday I was happy with myself. Despite being sick, I did get a couple of things done in little pockets of time and energy, instead of just streaming a TV show. I do feel that I am a slightly different person than before. After years of trying. But my old self would always find sickness as a good excuse to just sit like a mushroom in front of TV.

Sincerely,
B.