Social Anybody still use Physical (i.e. paper) Calendars?

[wwkirk]

I've usually owned at least one wall calendar at any given time. Generally, I just put to use the best among the freebie calendars given out at local stores late in the year. Eventually, though, my aesthetic sense kicked in and I started buying landscape or fine art calendars. But about two years ago, I reversed my attitude and went totally practical. After brief trial and error, I hit upon a wall calendar that is ALL CALENDAR. No picture whatsoever!

I'm telling you, it's revolutionary! The calendar has kinda big writing spaces for each day. Since I don't need to look at stuff when checking out a date, it's much more useful.

This got me thinking. Some old commonplaces are becoming less common. People don't wear watches as often, for example. Maybe people don't bother with wall calendars anymore. Everybody has a digital calendar on their person most of the time, so I'm wondering whether anyone still uses wall calendars? Or even other kinds of physical calendars like standing pyramid calendars or those calendars that are like mats for your desk?

 

[Takes Two To Tango]

I still use physical calendars, it's handy to use. I use mostly to mark down when I gave my dog her meds.

 

[Spam On Rye]

Yeah love calenders and stationary and all that shit. Love writing in the margins of books and have post-it notes all over my front door so I don't forget to do shit too. Writing is a lost art.

 

[khukurikoo]

Yes. I make my own out of scrap paper.

 

[Get To Da Choppa]

I've usually owned at least one wall calendar at any given time. Generally, I just put to use the best among the freebie calendars given out at local stores late in the year. Eventually, though, my aesthetic sense kicked in and I started buying landscape or fine art calendars. But about two years ago, I reversed my attitude and went totally practical. After brief trial and error, I hit upon a wall calendar that is ALL CALENDAR. No picture whatsoever!

I'm telling you, it's revolutionary! The calendar has kinda big writing spaces for each day. Since I don't need to look at stuff when checking out a date, it's much more useful.

This got me thinking. Some old commonplaces are becoming less common. People don't wear watches as often, for example. Maybe people don't bother with wall calendars anymore. Everybody has a digital calendar on their person most of the time, so I'm wondering whether anyone still uses wall calendars? Or even other kinds of physical calendars like standing pyramid calendars or those calendars that are like mats for your desk?

Yep, I have my 2025 Team Alpha Male calendar on pre-order

 

[Tone C]

Not a paper calendar, I use a digital calendar but I use a paper diary too , I find it easier to keep a record of how many annual leave days I have/ when I took them etc.

 

[650lb Sumo]

I'm old school and use a paper calendar on the wall with nice pictures each year. Sometimes local businesses give them out.

Until a year or so ago one of the mechanics I go to had a scantily-clad babes calendar up in the workshop from 1993. They moved into bigger, newer premises and took it down though. It was all faded and curled at the corners, with dated font and fashion.

 

[cmw43]

We've got a calendar for the week stuck on the fridge so we knows what's going on in the next few days.

Then we've got a shared Google doc calendar that we both update so we can check on longer term plans and put dates in for stuff.

 

[Natural Order]

 

[wwkirk]

Sounds like you need a calendar Buddeh!

 

[wwkirk]

Writing is a lost art.

My understanding is that not many grade schools teach cursive anymore.

 

[650lb Sumo]

Spoiler

 

[Gutter Chris]

I've usually owned at least one wall calendar at any given time. Generally, I just put to use the best among the freebie calendars given out at local stores late in the year. Eventually, though, my aesthetic sense kicked in and I started buying landscape or fine art calendars. But about two years ago, I reversed my attitude and went totally practical. After brief trial and error, I hit upon a wall calendar that is ALL CALENDAR. No picture whatsoever!

I'm telling you, it's revolutionary! The calendar has kinda big writing spaces for each day. Since I don't need to look at stuff when checking out a date, it's much more useful.

This got me thinking. Some old commonplaces are becoming less common. People don't wear watches as often, for example. Maybe people don't bother with wall calendars anymore. Everybody has a digital calendar on their person most of the time, so I'm wondering whether anyone still uses wall calendars? Or even other kinds of physical calendars like standing pyramid calendars or those calendars that are like mats for your desk?

I like old-school calendars I can see and write on and still use them. My wife gives me an old school pin up girl calendar for Christmas every year for writing and keeping track of all my shit and then we get a beagle one every year for family stuff.

 

[Spam On Rye]

My understanding is that not many grade schools teach cursive anymore.

Yeah longhand is dead and young people are pretty much illiterate. Sad stuff.

 

[Kaybee]

I actually bought one of those dry-erase calendars with a bit of corkboard to hang on the wall the other day. I just can't be bothered to use the calendar on Outlook for personal use and I find it really grounding to visually see events/things organized so I can plan around them

 

[eddymotto]

I use a digital calendar. I still see the appeal of a paper calendar.

 

[GSP_37]

Yes hardcopy calendar, but sometimes don't get around to flipping it to next month and that fucks things up re: which day.

Also, they sell these topless and sometimes bottomless girl calendars in the tourist stores here. I'm guessing a lot of them are from strip joints.

 

[El Chimpo]

I use one at work, just a plain old big white one, for my guys to mark down what days they want to put time in for

 

[mjmj]

Yeah longhand is dead and young people are pretty much illiterate. Sad stuff.

Schools still teach cursive.

 

[Legumes]

My understanding is that not many grade schools teach cursive anymore.

That's only because the kids already have carpal tunnel from writing out all the new pronouns.