Paper Passwords in 2025: Still Safe or Too Risky?
Table of Contents A Monday morning I won’t forget Why we still grab a pen What can go wrong Switching my password routine Smarter paper storage Final checklist for 2025 A Monday morning I won’t forget It started like any other day—until I realized my entire digital life was inaccessible. I had just brewed my coffee, opened my laptop, and typed in the usual password for my client portal. It didn’t work. I tried again. And again. That’s when I remembered—I had changed it last week. And written it down. On a sticky note. Which I threw away during a desk cleanup frenzy on Saturday. Panic kicked in fast. Email, banking, tax login—all used similar formats. I sat frozen for minutes, unsure what to do. It sounds dramatic, but that was the moment I realized how fragile my setup had been all along. Why we still grab a pen Despite password managers, many still default to pen and paper—and it’s not just older users. According to...