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apparent ◴[] No.45143208[source]
They say that you remember more when handwriting than when typing. I believe that. One thing I have wondered about is what if you write on a tablet and then it digitizes your handwriting. Do you still get the same benefit, from the process of having handwritten it?

I would think that part of the value would be in seeing the information written in your own handwriting, which makes me suspect that having a font like this that you could digitize into might be better than writing by hand (whic probably provides some of the memory boost) and then digitizing into a traditional font.

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gxs ◴[] No.45145199[source]
This is not a humble brag by any means, just sharing my experience

I type 121 wpm and I simply can’t concentrate when writing by hand

It’s too slow and instead of focusing on formulating my thoughts or capturing what’s being said I get super fidgety

Not to mention my handwriting stinks

For me it’s a lot easier to remember when I’m fully immersed and processing ideas vs tediously writing

I do think this is probably just lack of handwriting skill - I definitely learned all this in school and took handwritten notes most of my life, but I suspect I never did it right back then

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1. dsr_ ◴[] No.45148762[source]
My handwriting was terrible -- until I took a technical drafting course in school. The two things I got out of it that lasted were readable handwriting and better arrowheads on lines, when I remember to do them properly.

Good news: you don't actually have to take a technical drafting course. You just need to find an architectural lettering guide that you like, and practice for about fifteen minutes a day until it feels normal. (Architectural, not ASME. ASME is too rigorous to become anyone's daily handwriting.)