Todo Lists Make Me Happy
and Notebooks and Pens!
I have always been a fan of writing. But wait, writing what? Writing, to me, means just grabbing a pen and handwriting anything.
I used to love making notes during my school and college days. Not only would I make them self-explanatory and include every minute detail, but my notes were also the prettiest and most colourful. People would always ask for my notes because they believed they were so thorough that, after reading them, they wouldn’t need to open their textbooks.
Apart from notes, I loved handwriting so much that I used to write journals, my favourite song lyrics, poetry, and whatever came to mind.
Grabbing a beautiful, ruled notebook and a pen has always been one of my favourite things to do — and it still is.
However, being a software engineer, I don’t get to make handwritten notes as much anymore. We are all encouraged to create wikis and documents using digital tools.
I also no longer have the time to journal and write poetries every day — or maybe I am just not as fond of it as I once was — so I can’t prioritize it.
Eventually, though, I found a way to keep writing something meaningful.
In my work life, there are so many meetings, discussions, and parallel tasks that it’s…
