This is a discussion I’ve been meaning to have for a long time. And it’s a topic that permeates everything I do professionally, from the writing on this site to the podcasts I record each week.

But it’s also a nebulous, messy topic. It’s a lot easier to recommend a single app, service, PC, or phone than it is to discuss the more general thinking that should sit behind each of those decisions. But that thinking, that way of thinking, is important. And we all get stuck in some mode, or tradition, that can get in the way of making the right decisions.