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True, I understood how pointer works when I drew them on paper. I was struggling for a week, then I tried on paper and in 10 minutes I got it.

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So much screen-staring time can be saved with just pen and paper. We need to learn to do it more often.

I love whiteboards, they are much better than paper: more space, nice colors, easy to see, very easy to collaborate on, simple redos. That's actually the biggest thing I miss from going into the office: nice huge whiteboards that cover the whole wall, not the little dinky ones that office depot sells for exorbitant prices.

I found a solution though: Lowe's sells a 4'x8' sheet of whiteboard for fifteen bucks, now I have my whiteboard covered wall in my home office so I'm happy again.

Do you have a link to that Lowe's whiteboard sheet?

It's called "Smooth White Wall Panel", but honestly just go with a truck and ask an employee, apparently they're popular. The guy I asked said they even use them in the employee areas in the back. https://www.lowes.com/pd/47-75-in-x-7-98-ft-Smooth-White-Wal...

I like pencil and paper. Colored pencils are plentiful, and paper is easier to image and share than a whiteboard. You can write smaller on paper and don't get gorrila arms.

Hey, you can have preferences, even if they are wrong. ;)

Colored pencils are usually very difficult to erase. I've found whiteboards are great for sharing. Get a set of small tip dry erase pens, much better than the standard ones, and helps both writing small and gorilla arm (though I've never really had issues with the latter).

There's also the paint option for anyone interested. You can paint a board or even just the wall.

https://www.amazon.com/Krylon-K03943000-Erase-Brush-Quart/dp...

One more to add for consideration: electrostatic sheets. You can get a whole roll of them for just a few bucks and turn your entire office into a whiteboard. No hanging, no mess. Surprisingly effective as a low-cost whiteboard-like solution.

And if you're sharing that whiteboard (in any form) with remote colleagues, try sharetheboard.com. Our team put it together precisely because we didn't want to say goodbye to the ol' board.

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