I love to write with pencil and paper, despite the technological advances, I still have notebooks, white sheets and pencils to write from time to time. I don't know why I love the sound of pencil on paper, maybe somewhere in my subconscious it is associated with some beautiful experience, I really don't know, what I do know is that that sound relaxes me and every time I have time and I can I take a notebook and a pencil to write anything. I remember that sometimes I had nothing in mind to write, then I would start making copies of some magazine or a book that I have in physical form.
It is true that what is at its peak are computers, telephones, electronic agendas, in short, everything that little by little has been replacing physical books and notebooks, however, I still use the method of pencil and paper, of course I also use the phone and I use technology for many things. It is a combination of the old and the modern, I mix the comfort of technology with the indescribable satisfaction of the methods that are being left behind, such as pencil and paper.
The downside of using physical books and my strange obsession with listening to the dance of a pencil on a page is that sometimes my table is full of books, notebooks, magazines and white sheets on which I have written many things. So, a daily example of my minimalist life is to keep the table with as little as possible. The more space I have on the table the lighter my mind is. Therefore it is common for me to constantly clean the table. It seems unbelievable, but in the blink of an eye, I can saturate it again with books I want to read and notebooks, however, I make an effort to always leave it as unoccupied as possible.
The tidier the table is, the less mental anguish I have, especially since I have it next to my bed. Time after time I remove the books I have already read, bring a new one and throw away the notebook pages I have already used. In this way, my mind wins and so does my pencil and notebook hobby. In this way I have managed to achieve a balance that benefits me in many ways.
It is not so easy to keep everything tidy, but when I look at the results I realize that it is worth the effort. I have always associated free spaces with lightness and peace, that's why I don't hesitate to get rid of things that invade those free spaces and become a weight that I carry in my head. My room is the oasis of the house because both my dad and my mom like too many decorations, especially on the walls, so after having a hard day of work coming home and seeing so many decorations irritates me but once I enter my room I feel peace. So it's worth doing anything to keep my little oasis free of any visual disturbance.
All photos are my own, taken with a Realme 7i.