Definitely aligns to my experience for studying. I started using handwritten notes again with my Surface after years of only typing notes and my retention has

Definitely aligns to my experience for studying. I started using handwritten notes again with my Surface after years of only typing notes and my retention has been far better and certification exam results, especially for self paced Web /video training. The difference in business meetings using a pen vs using typing on the display or laptop was huge because I find that people can't help but think that the other person is working on something else or otherwise distracted. Handwriting recognition works surprisingly well in OneNote and my experience with EverNotes handwriting recognition was positive too, I used to scan my paper notes into it. The benefit of being able to find a specific note months or even years later is invaluable to me.