I wonder if I should bring my love of longhand writing on paper to its logical conclusion and write my thesis on paper.

typewriters would work well for me, I always enjoyed typing on them and I still like them better than even the IBM Model M. the problem is that I do my best writing away from home, and while *I* wouldn't mind carrying a Hermes Lettera or similar to the café, it's Germany. I think I'd basically be lynched on a public square. People here *really* don't do noise. an electric typewriter is just boring, already basically a computer.

writing an entire PhD thesis on paper might be a bit too much even for me, but for first drafts and narrative sections it sounds like a great way around blocks and avoidance. not having screens around me is a godsend