Another Score For Our Dying Breed

[shaylenwilliams]

Article about how pen+paper writing is better than digital.

[OMASmaniac]

I especially agree on the last argument, about how handwriting conveys more messages than typed texts... Two years ago, I did an internship and my supervisor used to leave some documents for me to read and summarize. He just used to write my name and surname, so that the secretary knew that she had to give them to me. However, by looking at how he had written the two words it was quite easy to understand if he was in a hurry, if he took care to write in a clear and precise way, or if he was upset (in that case he would press a lot on the paper). It was an easy way to forecast how the day was going to be! But I also have to say that this guy had a very telling handwriting, most of the people don't give so much information with their handwriting..

[Chevalier]

I guess we have conditioned our brains that way. We used our writing in most classes, building a neuronal system, with combined writing and learning abilities. I think it's almost impossible to get a similar combination, using only digital media (because the interaction is completely different, and less personal).

[antares1966]

It's funny, I've pretty much always sent emails to my family, but in about a month, my wife, my kids and I will be moving over 1000 miles away from family and now I'm really feeling that I want to send handwritten notes a couple times a month. Something about the distance that makes me want to use a more personal means of communication.

[shaylenwilliams]

I think that writing(for most people anyway), takes longer than typing. Therefore just as a simple matter of how much time you spend thinking about something, writing by hand is better.