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I have never been a person who gave much thought to utility items- pens, pencils, paper, and other single use, inexpensive commodity items. The combination of low cost and fungibility made me a little lazy, I suppose: why invest thought into cheap, easily replaceable gear when I can direct that attention elsewhere?
I’ve evolved a bit over the course of the reset, directing more thought to my office space and the tools that I leverage in my craft. And yes, there is a craftiness to my work. Or at least I like to pretend.
When writing, I’m a pencil guy. Not just a pencil guy, but a mechanical pencil guy. A man like me has to be able to erase mistakes and I always have to have a pencil ready when it’s time to write: who has pencil sharpeners hand with all the associated nonsense?
But most of the mechanical pencils I have owned were plasticky and cheap feeling, even when they had supercool features like Proper Shortcode Usage is:
Not the rOtring Rapid PRO Mechanical Pencil. This bad boy has a metal body which gives it a heft I’ve never gotten from any other writing device. It feels more like a tool than a pencil and that gives me a sense of professionalism as well.
Several models are available to suit your preferred lead size. .05 mm, 0.7mm and 2.0mm but I’ve always preferred super fine lines, grabbing the 0.5mm model.
If you like pencils, give the rOtring Rapid PRO a run.