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“Tools are for Amateurs” — is a Highly Positive Statement!
Be Grateful to all Your Non-Living Things You Own.
4 min readJan 8, 2024
I miss and feel nostalgic whenever I think about school life. The feeling of entering a new grade every year brought incredible happiness that can still be felt.
The smell of new books, the fitting of a new dress, the positivity of a new teacher, and many more small but impactful feelings.
All the above things are tools for you to become educated and to be one — you first have to love these tools.
There are some tools in my life that have impacted me in a big way. Five such tools are -
- iPad’s Folio Keyboard — I loved the feeling of typing on that device, so I started writing a lot. I am grateful for that keyboard, which turned me into a writer for life.
- Notion — I wasn’t the most organised person, but Notion helped me get sorted to a level where I read Tiago Forte’s “Building a Second Brain” to organise myself effectively.
- Medium — I began my reading journey with Medium. It’s the best app for anyone starting their reading journey. It also made me share my thoughts, which is incredibly satisfying.
- Stoic — I was never a journal person. I didn’t know how and why I should do it. But, once…