Handwriting vs. Typing

[SteelCurtain]

Left-handed people problems;



I much prefer typing for this reason.

My handwriting is reasonably neat for a lefty, but I find my hand aches anyway after a long session of writing. Don't get that with typing.

Fuck yeah lefties unite!

[Minimalist]

While I agree, Rayaan, speaking on behalf of people who have to read what I write let's just say that my penmanship resembles a chicken stepping in ink and running across a sheet of paper.  I try as often as I can not to inflict that on any innocent person.

[Thumpalumpacus]

I print, I do not write in cursive and haven't in decades. But I like writing by hand. I write my books, lyrics, and poetry by hand -- lyrics into a spiral note book, poetry into a composition notebook set aside for it, and each book gets its own composition notebook(s). I prefer this because it's convenient anywhere, and in the case of book-chapters, I must then enter them into the word-cruncher, which imposes a layer of editing.

I like writing letters, too. My most recent ex- got handwritten letters ranging from six to twenty pages, both sides (long-distance relationship), all but one in our happy time. My last letter to her was January of this year, a letter of apology and remorse.

I love how personal that form of communication is, but alas, she never bothered to write back, despite her promises to do so ... it just wasn't in her.

[account_inactive]

Left-handed people problems;



I much prefer typing for this reason.

My handwriting is reasonably neat for a lefty, but I find my hand aches anyway after a long session of writing. Don't get that with typing.

Fuck yeah lefties unite!

Right-handed and proud.

[Gemini]

Here's a sample of my handwriting. The script is mine, though it's pretty derivative of tengwar.

You invented your own script, for secrecy? That's really cool tbh

I feel like I'd come up with a really wacky alien-y one if I tried haha

It comes in handy for D&D too

[Edwardo Piet]

Surely it's just people who do a a lot of creative writing are people who tend to often handwrite and that is why handwriting correlates with creative thinking skills?

I mean, basically, if I started writing with a pen I'm not going to suddenly magically become more creative.

I see no benefits to handwriting... besides personal letters and notes. They're nice in handwriting.

[ReptilianPeon]

Left-handed people problems;



I much prefer typing for this reason.

My handwriting is reasonably neat for a lefty, but I find my hand aches anyway after a long session of writing. Don't get that with typing.

Unless your write in Arabic or Hebrew. Then it's right hand problems.

[Alex K]

Left-handed people problems;



I much prefer typing for this reason.

My handwriting is reasonably neat for a lefty, but I find my hand aches anyway after a long session of writing. Don't get that with typing.

Fuck yeah lefties unite!

Yeah!!!

Always the blue hands... sigh

[SteelCurtain]

I guess we're all smart enough to not become those people that hated blue hands so much they developed the left hand writing claw.

[account_inactive]

Damn lefties.