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Why We Keep Coming Back to Paper Notebooks
Every few years a new app promises to replace the notebook, and every few years the notebook quietly wins. Here is what paper still does better than any screen.
Maya Lindqvist
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The Quiet Power of White Space
The most considered rooms, pages and objects share one thing: they know what to leave out. On restraint, breathing room and the confidence to stop.
Maya Lindqvist
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Travel
The Case for Taking the Train
Rail travel is slower than flying, and that is exactly the point. Why the journey itself might be the best part of your next trip.
Daniel Cho
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Food
Cooking From the Market, One Week at a Time
Shopping without a fixed list sounds chaotic, but it is the simplest way to eat better and waste less. A practical method for cooking with the seasons.
Hana Mori
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Design
A Home Office That Works With You
You do not need a spare room or expensive furniture to work well at home. Light, posture and a clear boundary between work and the rest of life matter far more.
Maya Lindqvist
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In Praise of the Long Walk
There is a kind of thinking that only happens after the first hour on foot. A short defence of walking with no destination and no podcast.
Daniel Cho
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Travel
Packing Light, Without Missing a Thing
A simple carry-on system for trips of any length, built on a small colour palette, a few versatile layers and the courage to leave the just-in-case items at home.
Daniel Cho
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The writers
Written by people who take their time.
Longhand is a small team of editors, cooks and travellers. We write about what we know firsthand, and we only publish what we would want to read ourselves.
About the journalMaya Lindqvist
Editor
Maya started Longhand after a decade editing design magazines in Stockholm and London. She writes about interiors, attention and the pleasure of doing one thing at a time.
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Daniel Cho
Travel writer
Daniel has spent fifteen years crossing Europe and Asia by rail. He collects timetables, bakery recommendations and stories from the people he meets along the way.
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Hana Mori
Food writer
Hana is a former pastry chef who believes good cooking starts at the market. She writes about bread, seasonal produce and the small rituals that make a kitchen feel like home.
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