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Moostache

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3. Almost 40 year old anecdotal evidence...

Wed May 20, 2026, 11:18 AM

19 hrs ago

When I was active in the Drama Club and plays in high school I found the single easiest way to memorize my lines (and queues) was by hand-writing them on note book paper. One page (two sides) per scene. Thankfully, I did not have a lot of long soliloquies! (But I carried that habit into my college studies as well - adding a twist that I still am addicted to today COLOR CODING!

Up until we experienced a basement flood in 2015, I had saved my college course notebooks and even referenced a couple of them to refresh on those long-hand notes and pages! Whether it was psychosomatic or legitimate, in my mind it worked! Good to see some research that would imply I have not been crazy since 1989!

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"Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread brain connectivity." [View all] Ocelot II 20 hrs ago OP

This is super interesting, and I also wonder about some of the findings LearnedHand 19 hrs ago #1

If you are creating your own material and writing it down using a keyboard, Ocelot II 19 hrs ago #2

I do something a bit odd when reading long novels... Moostache 19 hrs ago #4

That's a great idea LearnedHand 19 hrs ago #5

I have done it for a couple of fantasy / sci-fi series just to keep them separate in my mind! Moostache 19 hrs ago #6

I should do that Bettie 19 hrs ago #8

I find that if I hand write something I am Bettie 19 hrs ago #7

Almost 40 year old anecdotal evidence... Moostache 19 hrs ago #3

There has been compelling preliminary evidence on this for decades, yet schools still ended cursive hlthe2b 19 hrs ago #9

In my own experience, I've found that hand-writing something makes it easier to recall FakeNoose 18 hrs ago #10

I think journaling in script makes such a difference to mental well being 58Sunliner 17 hrs ago #11

Is there a penalty for printing as opposed to cursive? infullview 17 hrs ago #12

That's why I make lists. 😊 Figarosmom 17 hrs ago #13

I have almost stopped hand writing notes. I wonder if computer stylus writing would help. erronis 16 hrs ago #14