Wait actually, I see people say this a lot but it kinda misses the point. Those perfect spreads online are just the highlight reel, you know? Nobody is posting the three pages of scribbled-out lists or the random grocery notes. I mean, my own notebook has a page where I just tested if my pen still worked. It's not real life to compare your everyday stuff to someone's single best page they chose to show.

I redid a site plan last year and had the sewer line crossing through a building on the digital version. Totally missed it because all the layers just looked like colorful lines. Drawing it by hand with a ruler, I got to that spot and just stared at my own stupidity for a solid minute. Felt like a total genius who somehow also can't tie his own shoes. It really does force your brain to engage in a different way.