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… and look after it.

When I recall every office- or college-situation I have been in, there is one subconscious common denominator: cheap pens. Everywhere you see pens that cost a buck, free pens with promotion on them or pens that came in a 12-pack, that cost a buck. Matter of fact, once every ten-thousand pens you encounter, it’ll be a decent pen that actually doesn’t feel like torture to write with.

A pen that actually feels good and writes smoothly is a delight to work with. It’s like buying the newest laptop out there and constantly being engaged by it, because it is currently faster than you. (just wait till your muscle memory gets a hang of that)

So I suggest – née – implore you to get a decent pen. If you already have one, look after it.

Over two years back I bought the most average Parker Jotter ballpoint pen I could find. Two reasons I selected it? It had a ‘Fine’ tip, and the look was full brushed aluminum. My primary reason to buy a pen that was tens of times more expensive than the average cheap pen wasn’t even the fact that I was looking for a better writing experience. It was so I had something to look after, to have a pen that’s worth enough so I wouldn’t lose it in any given random situation.

Because it is not only about the writing experience, it is about having the same exact experience every time you write something. It is about not having to search for a pen at any random moment in time, and it is about not having an army of cheap, wasteful pens in every corner of your office, home, bag, coat, etc.

Go out and buy yourself a good pen.