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‘I’m a modern-day luddite’: Meet the students who don’t use laptops
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eh. i prefer desktops. i see the use of laptops, but i prefer to use as little disposable tech as possible.
Maybe something like a Framework would be appropriate?
it's closer to my wants, but basic spreadsheets are all my clients need right now and that really doesn't need any more processing power than a phone has. i plug a keyboard and a mouse in and i'm able to work off of there. if i really need to i can cast to a screen, even got a couple usb-C male to hdmi male cables.
i'm always going to need some kind of non-pocket computer, and the desktops are so much cheaper. and modifiable! my last one lived 16 years as the main PC. I tend to ship of theseus them.
As someone who studied without laptop through an entire bachelor's degree - it is a valid option, and I still often make handwritten notes of study materials.
When you write things down by hand, you process information for longer and use more parts of your brain to do so, which genuinely helps to memorize study materials.
It also allows for more focus. Personally, I found that when I moved, eventually, to using laptop in my studies, it has reduced my attention span and added unnecessary distractions. When all you have at your fingertips is paper and a pen, there is nowhere to get astray.
Withering away your first brain in the process.