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Re:How I'm able to take notes in mathematics lectures using ... by crunchbang-excl on Monday February 05, 2024 @10:06AM (#39261944)
The issue I find with the first linked article is that the people tested were not allowed to type normally. They were required to type with their dominant hand only, which reduces most people to hunt and peck typing.

Typing this way is a very different experience from typing with two hands, especially for people who can otherwise touch type.

I'd like to see a similar study with people allowed to touch type.

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Re:How I'm able to take notes in mathematics lectures using ... by logifail on Monday February 05, 2024 @11:43AM (#39263223)
> I'd like to see a similar study with people allowed to touch type

This one compared 'a paper datebook and pen, a calendar app on a digital tablet and a stylus, or a calendar app on a large smartphone and a touch-screen keyboard':

"Study shows stronger brain activity after writing on paper than on tablet or smartphone" https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00168.html

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