I spoke to a woman today at work that kept telling me she was very much a paper person. I watched her print out numerous emails, staple them together then put them in a file folder that she put with all the other file folders of emails she currently had in her possession. Presumably, she will take these folders-full to meetings to reference anything she may have forgotten. The problem I have with this is, for one is, she took notes on the emails in a notebook - the same notebook she stored the folders in and two, she has a laptop that she was given so she could take it to meetings with her. So why exactly are we killing trees again?
I used to be very much a paper person too. I liked being able to have things in my hand just in case I needed to reach it. And I still am in regards to books and scrapbooks. I haven't crossed over to the eReader or the Digital scrapping yet. I like having a book in my hand and stickers and embellishments to play with. But emails? Definitely not. That's the beauty of smart phones. You have everything at your fingertips all the time. Why waste paper, ink and trees when you can flip open your handy dandy iPhone and with a few clicks, look at the same email she has printed out in front of her?
I suppose though it's just a personal preference of mine. Maybe I just like any excuse to use my phone so I can pretend to be working when in fact I'm checking Facebook. Or maybe I'm just the Lorax and I'm speaking for the trees : ) In any case, be a screen person rather than a paper person. There aren't too many other fabulous things about the 21st century (if the current presidential race is any indication), the least we can do is use technology to its fullest and enjoy the fact we no longer have to carry stone tablets or pencil sharpeners around with us wherever we go...
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