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Re:Write to Escape Your Default Setting by agentultra on Friday February 28, 2025 @04:57PM (#43212003)
It doesn't have to be. I don't think there are sufficient empirical studies to suggest writing by hand is better in some dimensions than typing.

I prefer it myself for several reasons. First, it forces me to filter the present jumble of ideas in my head into a linear progression on the page. Second, it helps me resist the temptation to edit myself before I have finished. I tend to be more mindful and focused when writing long-form.

Writing digitally, which I often do, comes with the temptation to edit and succumb to distraction before I've finished a thought. It allows me to explore many branches quickly... but quantity is often not what I'm after.

I think what you consider sufficient has more to do with your personal process and what you hope to achieve with your writing, if that makes sense.

Re:Write to Escape Your Default Setting by viciousvoxel on Saturday March 01, 2025 @05:59AM (#43218091)
I'm not sure what you deem as "sufficient", but there certainly are studies suggesting that handwriting has some benefit over typing w.r.t. learning and memory [1].

1. https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/why-writing-by-ha...