[mrkwse]

I use a paper notebook for rough notes. My use is for recording exploratory thinking while solving (coding) problems and early thoughts of tasks to do that I might refine and document in a digital tool such as Notion etc.

I could just as easily use a markdown file or similar for it, but I find writing quick and fairly effortless and I really enjoy using a nice combination of fountain pen and quality pad. It can also be nice to have something I can look at from time to time that isn't emitting light and causing eye strain.

[mrkwse]

FWIW I do also have an iPad Pro + Pencil, and that was sensational for note taking during lectures etc. while studying (GoodNotes made all my scrawled handwriting indexed and searchable by text) and it remains great for drawing diagrams with neat shapes and various colours.