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Our distracting devices are killing office productivity

A nice physical notebook may be underrated.

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Anyone using apps for basic organisation must run a gauntlet of distractions before they can answer the simplest questions about what needs doing. 

App users must run a gauntlet of distractions before they can answer the simplest questions about what needs doing. 

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Tim Harford

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Given how many things there are to rage tweet about these days, it was almost a pleasure to stumble upon the hate for the Analogue to-do list system, available from a Philadelphia-based design studio, UgMonk, for a mere US$100 (S$130).

What does that US$100 buy you? Basically, some nicely formatted index cards, and a luxurious wooden box (walnut or maple) to keep them in. You can even get a subscription to get more cards sent to you every quarter! What’s not to despise?

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