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They didn't mention losing stamina to be able to write with a pen for more than 15 minutes either.
by rb808 8y ago
They didn't mention losing stamina to be able to write with a pen for more than 15 minutes either.
- RandallBrown 8y agoEvery time I write something longer than my signature I realize how weird it is that my hands are out of shape. And it's not even really my hands, but the muscles for writing. My typing muscles are fine and can go almost all day.
- PhasmaFelis 8y agoI think how you were (or weren't) taught to write has a lot to do with that. I wasn't really taught the proper way for a left-hander to write, and my handwriting has always been slow, cramped, and painful.
- RandallBrown 8y agoThat's possible, but when I was in elementary school and high school (and even into college) I could take pages of notes without my hand getting tired. I can't even remember the last time I wrote more than a few words down at once.
- rootusrootus 8y agoYou can mitigate that somewhat with a really good pen. A lot of the fatigue comes from pushing down the pen to make it write. Something like a fountain pen that just glides across the paper with very little pressure is much easier to write with for an extended time.
- toomanybeersies 8y agoYou don't even need a fountain pen, which even as a fountain pen user I will admit can be fiddly sometimes (doesn't write on certain paper, can be messy, requires constant refilling). A half decent gel pen will work almost as well, combining the best parts of a fountain pen with the best parts of a ballpoint. I can write for hours with a fountain pen or a gel pen, but I really struggle with those $1 Biro pens.
- RandallBrown 8y agoUnfortunately, as a left-hander, fountain pens just don't really work for me.