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Writing by Hand is Good for your Brain - Here's how to do it

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Because I am known to write using a fountain pen on paper, a number of people have pointed me to this post and its underlying research. I won’t rehash what is said in those sources, but the gist of it is that when you write things down by hand you’re recruiting more of your brain, which is a good thing.

Writing by Hand is Good for your Brain - Here's how to do it Neal Stephenson Jul 21, 2026 416 5 71 Share Because I am known to write using a fountain pen on paper, a number of people have pointed me to this post and its underlying research . I won’t rehash what is said in those sources, but the gist of it is that when you write things down by hand you’re recruiting more of your brain, which is a good thing. I’m not an expert on how the brain works, but I can say that, when writing by hand, one is continually solving a series of small problems having to do with the spacing of words, how letters

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