MR8 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Anyone else notice when they sit down to hand write a few notes, that they can type for hours without a problem, but 5 minutes into a note and your hand feels like it's about to fall off? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, MR8 said: Anyone else notice when they sit down to hand write a few notes, that they can type for hours without a problem, but 5 minutes into a note and your hand feels like it's about to fall off? You must be a youngster We wrote with pen and pencil uphill both ways 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 4 minutes ago, ShadyBillsFan said: You must be a youngster We wrote with pen and pencil uphill both ways Too bad more of you didn't trip and fall. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 It’s only a matter of time before hand writing is completely “obsolete.” Not even joking. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 And if you didn't write clearly the nuns would rap your knuckles with a ruler Just now, Johnny Hammersticks said: It’s only a matter of time before hand writing is completely “obsolete.” Not even joking. Amen to that. Its almost a think of the past Signatures will = X again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 minute ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: It’s only a matter of time before hand writing is completely “obsolete.” Not even joking. I found this out when I went back to college. Students would type out papers on their lap tops during class, hit print and hand it in! No rough draft required! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) I have ADHD. Handwriting frustrates me because I already have the next three sentences thought out, but my hand writes too slow. I type a lot faster. Edited August 13, 2019 by The Real Buffalo Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledInIllinois Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: I have ADHD. Handwriting frustrates me because I already have the next three sentences thought out, but my hand writes too slow. I type a lot faster. Well sloooow down. And here we have it. The day when this is actually something to be proud of. Just busting your chops... But really? 1 hour ago, MR8 said: Anyone else notice when they sit down to hand write a few notes, that they can type for hours without a problem, but 5 minutes into a note and your hand feels like it's about to fall off? My son prints (which is okay)... But starts from bottom up. WTF is that! Drives me wild every time I see it in action! He's 21. /smh I use a hybrid font. Print/cursive. Drafting in school... So developed my own font. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
coloradobillsfan Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 49 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: It’s only a matter of time before hand writing is completely “obsolete.” Not even joking. I don't have time to look up sources, but there is considerable evidence that shows that hand writing notes commits the information to memory a lot better than typing 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, coloradobillsfan said: I don't have time to look up sources, but there is considerable evidence that shows that hand writing notes commits the information to memory a lot better than typing I always studied by paraphrasing my notes in writing the night before. Worked like a charm. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR8 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: It’s only a matter of time before hand writing is completely “obsolete.” Not even joking. They no longer teach penmenship or anything like that in schools... 1 hour ago, ShadyBillsFan said: You must be a youngster We wrote with pen and pencil uphill both ways 33 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 it's gotten to the point where my hand writing can't even be read. my wife calls it serial killer hand writing. on top of that, i'm a lefty, and that ***** smears. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, teef said: it's gotten to the point where my hand writing can't even be read. HEARD. I'm not a lefty, but my work notebook is horrific and I'm the only one who knows what that crap says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, MR8 said: They no longer teach penmenship or anything like that in schools... 33 Which us old codgers think is wrong 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MR8 Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 minute ago, ShadyBillsFan said: Which us old codgers think is wrong I think your dentures slipped.... You mean young? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: I have ADHD. Handwriting frustrates me because I already have the next three sentences thought out, but my hand writes too slow. I type a lot faster. Try w/o the benefit of technology electronic typewriters were in vogue though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: I always studied by paraphrasing my notes in writing the night before. Worked like a charm. i would do that too. i loved writing in the margins of books too. in graduate school, they decided to put every text we needed on a dvd, and it was the absolute worst. i just couldn't study off a screen. 6 minutes ago, Seasons1992 said: HEARD. I'm not a lefty, but my work notebook is horrific and I'm the only one who knows what that crap says. have you ever gone back to read your notes, and you have no idea what you wrote? that was happening to me far too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: It’s only a matter of time before hand writing is completely “obsolete.” Not even joking. I actually take great pride in my penmanship. Always have. I can always appreciate beautiful cursive. Watching cursive die is truly sad to me. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teef Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: I have ADHD. Handwriting frustrates me because I already have the next three sentences thought out, but my hand writes too slow. I type a lot faster. i missed this. i don't have adhd, but i have the exact same thing going on. my hand just can't move fast enough to get the ideas out, so it's shockingly sloppy. i'm also a fast talker for that same reason. i have a few thoughts in my head that i'm always trying to get to. it drives old people nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 6 minutes ago, Gugny said: I actually take great pride in my penmanship. Always have. I can always appreciate beautiful cursive. Watching cursive die is truly sad to me. Penmanship and cursive used to be important when I was in elementary school. My regular hand writing has evolved into a blend between print and cursive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 2 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Penmanship and cursive used to be important when I was in elementary school. My regular hand writing has evolved into a blend between print and cursive. My penmanship changes based on situation. If I'm quickly writing notes, it's cursive, straight up and down. On the messy side, but legible. If I'm taking my time (i.e. - writing in a card), it's cursive with a proper slant and it's nice handwriting. Sometimes when I print, it's all caps. Sometimes it's a mix between print and cursive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seasons1992 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 16 minutes ago, teef said: have you ever gone back to read your notes, and you have no idea what you wrote? that was happening to me far too often. Yeah, it's called today, yesterday, Friday, etc.....it's brutal. If I had a prescription pad, I could easily write anyone anything they want! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 8 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: Penmanship and cursive used to be important when I was in elementary school. My regular hand writing has evolved into a blend between print and cursive. Same here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocket94 Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) 41 minutes ago, coloradobillsfan said: I don't have time to look up sources, but there is considerable evidence that shows that hand writing notes commits the information to memory a lot better than typing I believe that. Hand writing requires more emphasis while doing it...it becomes more personal. Edited August 13, 2019 by Rocket94 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Beard Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I’m always surprised at how slow and tedious writing by hand is compared to typing. If I have to write more than a few sentences by hand, sooner or later I will find myself halfway through a sentence and I’ll realize that I just painted myself into a corner grammatically. I have produced some weird sentences in order to avoid going back and rewriting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 52 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said: I always studied by paraphrasing my notes in writing the night before. Worked like a charm. 36 minutes ago, teef said: i would do that too. i loved writing in the margins of books too. in graduate school, they decided to put every text we needed on a dvd, and it was the absolute worst. i just couldn't study off a screen. have you ever gone back to read your notes, and you have no idea what you wrote? that was happening to me far too often. 59 minutes ago, coloradobillsfan said: I don't have time to look up sources, but there is considerable evidence that shows that hand writing notes commits the information to memory a lot better than typing I always did this, too, and it definitely worked. My son handwrites all of his study material, then he types condensed versions of the notes - then he studies. He started that method last year and it worked out very well for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 42 minutes ago, Gugny said: I always did this, too, and it definitely worked. My son handwrites all of his study material, then he types condensed versions of the notes - then he studies. He started that method last year and it worked out very well for him. I never had to take notes, or even study. I could just pay attention in class and had a good memory to recall them come test day. It's a blessing and a curse. Worked great until I got into higher level math. That's stuff that you can't learn without practicing. So by that point I hadn't developed the habits I needed to learn it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buffalo_Gal Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 I like to write in cursive. It is amazing to me how sloppy my handwriting has gotten over the years. I write very quickly, so that probably has something to do with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Real Buffalo Joe Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 (edited) I barely remember cursive honestly. Other than signing my name, I've just never really had to use it. On the rare occasions I have to write in cursive, it takes me forever because I just have to recall it. I can read it just fine, but writing it isn't a skill I've really used in about 20 years. Edited August 13, 2019 by The Real Buffalo Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 2 hours ago, coloradobillsfan said: I don't have time to look up sources, but there is considerable evidence that shows that hand writing notes commits the information to memory a lot better than typing When I was teaching I'd tell students do the following things to help memorize: Read it Write it Say it Type it Each action uses a different path in brain. A number of them told me that this helped them memorize. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Augie Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 1 hour ago, Gugny said: My penmanship changes based on situation. If I'm quickly writing notes, it's cursive, straight up and down. On the messy side, but legible. If I'm taking my time (i.e. - writing in a card), it's cursive with a proper slant and it's nice handwriting. Sometimes when I print, it's all caps. Sometimes it's a mix between print and cursive. I walked around taking notes on a clipboard for 13 years. My handwriting became gibberish to anyone other than me. I also have developed a habit of wanting to write the letter AFTER the letter I’m supposed to be writing! ODD! My old brain gets ahead of itself. On the messy side, indeed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Punching Bag Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 40 minutes ago, The Real Buffalo Joe said: I never had to take notes, or even study. I could just pay attention in class and had a good memory to recall them come test day. It's a blessing and a curse. Worked great until I got into higher level math. That's stuff that you can't learn without practicing. So by that point I hadn't developed the habits I needed to learn it. Same issue with me. Started college with Honors Calculus III (first one to every do it) and to surprise of professor and department head did well. Differential Equations is what tripped me up needing to study and hit a wall with comparative anatomy where memorization of large amount of information is required and my three years of Latin was not enough. Should have taken Greek too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoBills808 Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 People weep at my penmanship it’s so ***** beautiful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greybeard Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 5 hours ago, ExiledInIllinois said: My son prints (which is okay)... But starts from bottom up. WTF is that! Drives me wild every time I see it in action! He's 21. Why don't you take a video of this and put it on one of the many places video's end up these days. I think I would find watching that interesting. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 13 hours ago, Buffalo_Gal said: I like to write in cursive. It is amazing to me how sloppy my handwriting has gotten over the years. I write very quickly, so that probably has something to do with it. LOL I do the same. When I write slowly I have to think about writing properly (or maybe its old age on my part) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve O Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 So here is some useless trivia about why the keyboard is designed the way it is. It is actually designed to slow down typing to prevent jamming of the keys. Common letter combinations come from different hands. 7 of the ten most commonly used letters must be reached for. If the keyboard was designed today it would be far different. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlimShady'sSpaceForce Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 4 minutes ago, Steve O said: So here is some useless trivia about why the keyboard is designed the way it is. It is actually designed to slow down typing to prevent jamming of the keys. Common letter combinations come from different hands. 7 of the ten most commonly used letters must be reached for. If the keyboard was designed today it would be far different. there are various layouts. There was a change to a common QWERTY keyboard in the US. In this example AZERTY is used in France https://www.forbes.com/sites/quora/2019/01/10/why-was-the-qwerty-keyboard-layout-invented/#6a043cfb57ae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpberr Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 Most public schools no longer teach cursive writing. At all. The secret code of the future will be cursive writing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlCowlingsTaxiService Posted August 14, 2019 Share Posted August 14, 2019 21 hours ago, MR8 said: Anyone else notice when they sit down to hand write a few notes, that they can type for hours without a problem, but 5 minutes into a note and your hand feels like it's about to fall off? #truth ... I have absolutely NO idea how I was able to handwrite papers in high school 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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