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My tablet for school. I bought it because I was sick of shifting through stacks of handwritten notes while writing papers. Turns out it was the best purchase I made as a student. I haven't bothered to write on paper since, and it's saved me a ton of time and money (otherwise spent on printing supplies). I've started using it for work as well. I don't know if I could function without one now.
What tablet did you get?
I left the brand out intentionally, but since you asked I got the Samsung Galaxy Tab. I think any tablet would work though. I only got this one because I already have a Samsung phone so I figured it'd be familiar enough, and the tablet was on a really good sale at the time. Once I'm done school and working full time I plan on upgrading to a Microsoft Surface.
Do you take notes by typing or by hand with a stylus. Or do you use one of those Samsung automated OCR handwriting? I want to try a tablet for my workflow but I hate typing on touch screens. It even infuriates me on my phone.
I just write on it with my Samsung pen. No conversion in normal text needed. That makes your tablet just like a big piece of paper where you can add unlimited more and can find everything you want very easily. Personally I use oneNote for my notes, because it syncs with my PC and everything is saved in the cloud. But the normal Samsung notes app is pretty good too.
I absolutely LOVE my tablet, but I use it for internet and reading. I sketch on it sometimes, but pencil and paper is where I sketch the most. I use mine way more than my phone when I am around the house. I don't understand why they aren't more popular.
I'm pretty much the opposite. I love tech solutions like todoist, kanban apps, ClickUp, etc. But the first thing I reach for is pen and paper. I need to write something before it becomes real.
I even started using Obsidian recently. But first I have to write stuff in a notepad before I'll create the same thing in the app.
Seems wasteful but I've also found it good for memory retention when I'm having to do things twice.