: Re: Should I prefer writing a Hard diary or Soft diary? I have never seriously written a diary before(not even tried casually). I am required to write a diary for my work as Intern and later

@Bryan361

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Coming from a science background: People prefer hardcopy lab notebooks (which are a kind of diary) because they don't trust softcopy. It is too easy to retcon with softcopy. There is software specifically written for making lab notebooks that prevents that kind of thing, but nobody trusts it because people are generally pretty stupid about change. (Yeah, even scientists. Go figure.) However, the digital age is upon us, and change is being forced on people whether they want it or not. Many large labs that want to be able to search their records are changing to software-based lab notebooks.

This is a long-winded way of saying that you should do what your boss wants, regardless of which way makes more sense. If he/she is an old fogey who wants hardcopy, then use hardcopy. If your boss is a "latest thing" type of person, then use softcopy. If neither applies, use whatever you want.

Advantages of hardcopy: 1) Instant on, no boot-up; 2) Easy to add hand-drawn diagrams, pictures, etc.; 3) Anyone can access it, long after you're gone; 4) Can be used silently in a meeting; 5) Nobody thinks you're surfing the web.

Disadvantages of hardcopy: 1) Easy to lose taped-in stuff; 2) Your writing may be hard/impossible to read; 3) No access security; 4) Making copies is a pain in the neck; 5) Space-limited; 6) Hard to incorporate stuff you've plagiarized from the internet; 7) Old-fashioned.

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