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Re:The joy of index cards (2009) by coreymaass on Sunday April 08, 2018 @11:55AM (#16786668)
I've found the slow writing exactly what makes them so useful. Whatever I write sticks in my head better.
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Re:The joy of index cards (2009) by lukewrites on Sunday April 08, 2018 @12:39PM (#16786903)
Research backs up your observation. See, eg, http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0956797614524581
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Re:The joy of index cards (2009) by bshepard on Sunday April 08, 2018 @11:58AM (#16786678)
Yes, that's really true. Not sure what you're writing with, but writing cards in ink and brush is really pleasurable and poses constant design challenges.
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