The last few blogs have come from my phone. I remember before I had one I used to write everything down in notebooks or use an audio recorder. I’d never go back to the majority of those notes and the audio remains untouched—even what remains on the phone. What I enjoy about writing from my phone is also what I dislike about the process:
It lacks process.
Time and effort are different on the phone. It feels like I’m working less when typing on the phone, likely because there’s no ritual to it. I don’t sit down and go through the machinations of pulling out a laptop, finding a spot, and settling into the work. I pull out my phone wherever, handle my busines, and move on. It’s more carefree and perhaps more careless of a way of being. It feels very modern.
I believe there ought to be some manner of ritual to writing. I’ve played with many and haven’t gotten it down still, but the importance of one is. If lost on me.