Are You a Digital or Analog Productivity Person?

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I've always been a lover of making things more efficient. I can never get enough of searching for the best way to make my life easier, whether it's for work, school, or for my personal passions. For a while I thought I would go completely digital with all of my productivity work, but then I noticed myself slowly gravitating back to analog: journals, post-its, whiteboards... you name it, I probably have it! But now I'm doing an interesting mix of both: I do digital for certain things, such as calendars for keeping track of appointments and deadlines, keeping notes and archiving important information such as contacts, and generally use apps like OmniFocus as a catch-all basin for all the things on my mind. But then I use the physical stuff like my whiteboard to remind me of my main goal for each day, a physical calendar so I can really feel the days as they progress (and not feel stuck in a state of limbo), and a corkboard for quick notes I jot down that I'll eventually digitize later. Sadly, keeping a journal hasn't really been working for me (I keep forgetting to fill it up!), nor does keeping a physical planner really seem to be for me. But I still want to try using both again, as they might help motivate me to keep myself organized. I tried making a cheap Bullet Journal a while back when they weren't all the rage just yet, and I'm thinking about doing it again this year to see if it will help me at all. How about you? Are you more of a digital productivity person? Do you stick to more traditional analog methods? Or are you a fan of mixing both worlds at once? I'd love to know! I'm always on the lookout for new apps or methods. (And probably excuses to buy new stationery products. :P)