Chapter 2 – The Revenge of Paper<\/p>\n

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• All about paper notebooks and the rise of Moleskine.<\/li>\n
• Writing things down is a better memory tool than typing it due to how it engages more of your brain in the process.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Chapter 4 – The Revenge of Board Games<\/p>\n

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  • Board gaming struggled during the early 2000s as most games were copycats of others or were just reissues with pop culture branding. Think Star Wars Monopoly and Harry Potter Trivial Pursuit.<\/li>\n
  • There is a huge renaissance in board gaming. Board game shops featuring game nights, knowledgeable staff and community focused events have helped tremendously.<\/li>\n
  • Games like Ticket to Ride (our family favorite) and Settlers of Catan have led the way.<\/li>\n
  • Board games on Kickstarter have been very successful<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Chapter 6 – The Revenge of Retail<\/p>\n

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    • Customers are realizing that shopping in a store for certain items is a better overall experience. The ability to interact with expert staff leads to better choices being made. This is largely why my wife refuses to shop online for groceries and other household items. She enjoys the personal interactions with both store employees and other shoppers and she truly values the tactile experience of seeing, touching and sometimes even smelling the things she is buying.<\/li>\n
    • We are not paralyzed by infinite choices as we have what is in front of us to choose from. More likely to buy something on a whim and possibly discover your new favorite thing.<\/li>\n
    • Online retailers still losing money, despite all the innovation and supposedly low overhead.<\/li>\n
    • The Internet will never have a \u2018nice\u2019 location.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Chapter 8 – The Revenge of School<\/p>\n

      \n
      • Digital technologies in the classroom were supposed to improve education but it has not.<\/li>\n
      • Adding iPads and laptops has actually introduced more distractions, hurting children\u2019s ability to process and retain knowledge.<\/li>\n
      • Taking notes by keyboard is far less effective for retention than handwritten notes.<\/li>\n
      • Schools are now circling back to more tactile, analog tools for educating like Legos and hand-on learning experiences.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Chapter 9 – The Revenge of Analog in Digital<\/p>\n

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        • Adobe, the software giant behind Photoshop, offers mediatation time for employees<\/li>\n
        • Facebook now has an internal Analog Research Division, creating print materials, posters, etc.<\/li>\n
        • Jeff Bezos, founder and CEO of Amazon, requires meeting attendees to read the material being covered silently before discussion begins. No PowerPoint presentations allowed either.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          There was much, much more in the book than what I have detailed here, but these were my thoughts while reading. I encourage you to check it out for yourself. I think it will give you a better appreciation of the analog things around you and the businesses behind them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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