I like both my remarkable two and pro. They get the job done .

Fantastic review!! The rMPP has limited functionality and is missing, date stamps, basic shapes, calculator, and dictionary. The Add Ins for Word, Power Point and screen share using the RM application are missed by most reviews. the Tag functionality is also not covered much. I think the hardware and writing experience is great but the overall software is still not fully realized to match their vision.

Just eat the bread, you're not gonna win anything with the ticket anyway.

A more formal way to think about this is in terms of the marginal utility of bread vs the marginal utility of the lotto ticket. We don't know if there is a homeless shelter that regularly provides bread to these people or not. If there is, then clearly the marginal utility of an additional piece of bread is less than marginal utility of a lotto ticket. This can be framed through expectation as well. If they have access to free bread, the expected value of the bread is $0. While there is a true expected value of a given lotto ticket that the lotto manufacturer knows, this is unknown to the homeless person; but any estimate of this value is strictly greater than $0. Homeless and starving are not the same, which is the point you are mostly making.

“Care about what other people think and you will always be their prisoner.” - Lao Tzu

It's good for taking notes but not much else. Great for kids that need to focus and you're worried they're dopamine/ Screen addiction. But for PDF's and Downloadable books? Nah, stick to physical hard copy books. Remarkable is remarkable at taking notes. Pure and simple. 😁📝

Pros I like: 1. Infinite pages (hard to find a similar app in Apple Store) 2. Quick could sync, even quicker than Apple devices 3. Stunning appearance I don’t think focus is one of their pros because it means somewhat fewer functions. And if I want to use them outside, I have to bring other devices, which is inconvenient. Additionally, handwriting functions in the same way since you can attach PaperLike to your iPad. But I still use it as a storage device.

amazing, honest review. thanks

Hi! Just came across this video and I was curious. I really liked this topic and reflection! I see that this is a small channel too so I hope that my like and comment in this video help you reach more people and grow!

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How about other eink devices like Supernote or Boox devices? Have you tried any?

great video btw

your voice is comforting

I have not used paper note books since I got remarkable 2. The points about moving data to computer and searching is fair and i don’t think reMarkable is meant to replace OneNote or other apps. Real paper can’t do any of that, either. Typing is still a lot faster than writing if you want to write long articles. rMPP is good with PDF reading. I have hundreds of scientific papers on my remarkable. They are easy to read and annotate on rMPP, which is harder to do on a computer. iPad doesn’t give me the writing experience and closeness to the paper. Also, e-ink is a lot friendlier on my eyes. Compare to paper, rMPP is much lighters. I used many note taking apps and devices and reMarkable is the one lasted the longest. I used EverNote, OneNote, vi (pure text editor for old fashion engineers), RocketBook, certainly a lot of paper notebooks. I still use OneNote and vi, but I don’t use paper anymore. The draw backs about editing is not a problem, because you don’t have to use the undo and erase feature on reMarkable, it is completely up to the user. It is as easy to cross out text in reMarkable as on paper. The flashiness is unique to rMPP due to the color technology, not e-ink in general. There are many other e-ink devices out there to try and some can do more like iPad. There are many reviews and comparisons between them and it really come down to personal preferences.

You can adopt a hybrid approach by keeping your Bib/Lit notes in Remarkable, as you would with index cards, and then using ChatGPT to convert them digitally for your PKM in Obsidian. One suggestion is to include a picture of your handwritten notes in the digital version as well. This can help reinforce memory by preserving the context in which you originally wrote the note, which is often lost in a purely digital format.

Thank you for putting into words what I’ve been feeling for a while now!!!! I love the planner/ journal community, but I started comparing my notebooks to others with “perfect” looking (aesthetic) notebooks. This has stunted me. In July I started allowing myself to get messy and fully “live in” my notebooks. I have more barriers to break down, but this is progress.

I am a big fan of the PaperPro so I think that the headline of this video is misleading. You mention in your video that RPP does not meet your way of handling knowledge. I felt this a little bit as well at first. However, instead of criticizing the device I change my approach to Knowledge Management. I now use the PARA method and make use of the tagging system in RPP. My focus and productivity have never been higher and I am a pretty old guy 60+.

I own a reMarkable 2 and agree with you. I stopped using it, because I realized that it's worse than paper at paper things and worse than a laptop at digital things. It gave a promise of the best of both worlds, but it seems like you're getting the worst of both worlds. It's hard to explain, but lets say you're in a meeting and need to write stuff down and you can either use paper, a laptop or a reMarkable. The cool thing about paper is that you get the whole story about the progress of the meeting. You talk about A, B and C. You get to D and realize that B does not really work. So you cross B out and rewrite it. Or maybe you draw an arrow from B to a space below D and add some context for B. When you return to your notes a few weeks later you not only have A, B, C and D. You have additional context of a B-variant that does not work because of D. You can have a "oh yeah, that was a thing" moment. With reMarkable you are more likely to just fix B by erasing it and writing it and moving C and D down if more space for B is needed. So you may lose context coming back to your notes weeks later. You could argue that one could just use reMarkable just like paper and you would be right, but in that case why not just use paper? Another thing that is great about paper is that it comes in many forms. I use a small pocket notebook with perforated pages for quick notes and ideas I want to jott down that I later reflect and expand on. When the idea has grown it's ready to move to a better place. Maybe it's a just a idea that should go to my journal. Maybe it's a project and I should use a dedicated project management system. Maybe it's just a thing that I wanted to write down to remember later and it's now done. So in the end the notes in that specific notebook get removed. At the same time I use a larger A5 bound notebook for journaling. In addition to that I use an even larger A4 notepad with removable pages for brainstorming sessions. I have written on pages, removed them, ripped them in smaller pieces and rearranged then on a table or a magnetic whiteboard before. What I'm trying to say is that paper is really flexible while the reMarkable limits you to the size of the device. Sure you can zoom out but that's not the same as a big table with all of your ideas. Also, paper will not run out of battery. What about if you would like to look at two full pages of different notest side by side. You would need to flip back and forth, buy a second reMarkable, or print one note to compare it to the other one on the device. On the other hand if you're in a meeting that is not brain storming focused, but rather a progress update where you want to pin tasks to specific people, assign deadlines and send a summery, then a laptop with a dedicated project management system or even just a plain text file is faster and more convenient then writing stuff by hand in reMarkable, converting it to typed text with it's OCR and then trying to send it out with the device.

As a reminder, it is to replace paper, it is not to replace an e-reader or iPad or laptop. It's useful for people who have a laptop and still use paper pads to write notes. This allows you to take notes without the carrying pads of paper.

Very interesting thoughts!! I love horror films and I''ve always thought about it, why do I love these, but some people really hate it. Great video and looking forward to watch more of your content! I've already subscribed.

Excellent video I love this kind of reviews because they offer you a raw, honest and realist perspective. THANK YOU!!

I enjoyed this video. It was concise yet informative. It addresses some of my questions about the rM pp. Thanks for taking the time to make this.

For knowledge management, I think you missed the utility of expanding PDF margins for notes, the tags tool, and the quick swap to move between a PDF and a notepad.

don't stop what you're doing. great work. happy to find you

Love the genuine and reflective thinking, also love the quote growth is messy! This reminds me of the book Mindset by Carol Dweck about growth mindset vs fixed mindset, which is a good read and relevant to this topic. It is referred to as self theories in the academic field, where researchers have found links between the mindsets and performance goals and mastery goals.

Love the storytelling, and the cinematography! ♥️♥️

this is something ive been facing since so long, and this video has definitely healed a wound from my heart. Thank you.

Actually. I imagined a plot... No matter how many lifes I would life, I would live in the Corean mountains!

keep up the good work

"Since when were they ever meant to be flawless"

Thank you for sharing, I needed this

I love your videos. Keep them coming

I got it the beginning of November and you are spot on. I thought I could read pdfs and even tried comics just to see if the colors would be useful amd I dont even read comics but its so bad the text contrast and clarity and for reading the front light is too dark for color eink and I always use no to dim light on my small eink devices. Thank you I will also test it out for writInf use cases and if still doesn't work for that I will return. Its not good for reading with the 229 dpi of only color.

Hey, I'm thinking of buying this device to use purely for screen sharing. I am an online math tutor and could use it to write down math problems and show drawings for explanation. I've always used a simple drawing tablet for this, but I find it extremely unwieldy and impractical. I would prefer something that feels more like paper. Something that also simply allows smaller writing on a larger surface, which is still legible without having to zoom in, so that a lot can still be seen on the screen at the same time. So it's not even about saving the fonts online, it's all about screensharing and then capturing and livestreaming them. The fact that I could also use it offline at university and on the train would be a bonus, but that's not the main point. Do you think the Paper Pro is a good choice for this? So far, no drawing tablet has convinced me and I don't need the functions of other tablets as it would really be purely for this purpose. Is the screenshare function good enough for this, or is there a high delay, for example? If anyone knows of alternatives for exactly this purpose, please let me know...

Great review, very insightful and well made. Thanks, instant sub 😊

i am looking at these tablets as an easy substitute for my thousands of sketchbooks, rather than simply note-taking, so not all of these issues are relevant to my concerns - HOWEVER this video is extremely informative and thorough, and really helpful even if it's for a different use case. thank you for providing a balanced perspective.

Think about the last time you procrastinated? You mean the one before this moment of watching a video about procrastination?

I love the structure of your review and how you relate the device's capabilities to the more complex realities of replacing paper. Great video. Thank you.🤟

Do you think it would be useful for taking notes at school?

Very impressive for a woman and for someone whose native language is not English, well done! 👍🏽

The way you hold pen made me really confused.

Thank you for your opinion. I am attempting to improve my learning abilities by organising a structure to analyse and process information. The whole analog vs digital conundrum places a tricky fork in the road. I definitely agree that manual handwriting is so much more effective than keyboard typing. However the use of notebooks is a field full of landmines. I love the feeling of writing but have so many issues with notebooks: the primary one being the spine of the notebook really affects my hand and wrist placement thereby causing discomfort. I have never heard anyone complain about this but it really takes me out of my zone if I am writing for a considerable amount of time. Was looking in to the Remarkable to solve this issue. Your reference to knowledge management has forced me to rethink my entire approach. I only now see the tremendous benefit that a program like Obsidian brings to the table. Having a structured knowledge management system is crucial for a solid foundation. I am studying the Trivium which classifies the learning phases into knowledge, comprehension and wisdom. Building a robust knowledge system is paramount. Do you perhaps have any insights of using an Apple iPad Pro? I believe that integration with Obsidian for linking and indexing of info would be better that way. Any thoughts on effecient mind mapping software to compliment this process? Great channel by the way.

Excellent review. That's exactly why I don't like the RM and why I went for Supernote (this doesn't fix all of the above issues for sure but navigation across notes and interlinking is a huge argument for it).

Amazing critical review of superb quality! Love the flow and logical structure!

Best video ever on Zettel Kasten on KZbin. Intelligent Explanation along with clear example. Keep up the good work.

I much prefer my Boox device as I can install the Kindle app (and others, even Obsidian) on it, so it's 2-in-1.

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Oh the scrolling delay is a deal breaker for me! To me it seems that it rather combines the cons of paper with the cons of IT, not their strengths. I rather stick to Notion plus Notebook.

Paper is better than digital always.

Thank you for this review! These were the things I was looking for, but which no one seems to mention. Personally, if I were to get one, I'd like it to not only replace the writing aspect on paper, but also the reading and finding information within a book or notebook. For now, it seems to be too clunky for that. Let's see in a couple of years if there's a significantly improved version or not.