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Every keystroke isn’t the same if that’s how deep you’re going to get into it. You never use the exact amount of force, or fall from exactly the same angle when
by heyoni 6y ago
Every keystroke isn’t the same if that’s how deep you’re going to get into it. You never use the exact amount of force, or fall from exactly the same angle when typing either.
It has nothing to do with that. There’s nothing inherently creative about writing. But it adds value in that it forces you to spend more time on a single thought while writing, which is not the case while typing. On a computer, you write your notes so much quicker that by the time you’re done, you barely put any thought into it.
I have so notes I don’t even remember creating, but that never happens with handwritten ones.
- rabidrat 6y ago> You never use the exact amount of force, or fall from exactly the same angle when typing either. None of that metadata is recorded, or could ever be revisited. But when I write with a pen, I can see the differences and sometimes it clearly relates back to the emotional experience.
- smrq 6y agoHack idea: a keyboard that records this data (speed of typing? force of key presses, maybe approximated by keyboard vibrations?) paired with an app that tweaks font settings accordingly. Definitely way more effort than it's worth, but it might be a cool dumb thing to build.
- gverrilla 6y agothat's why I said "more or less". force and angle ain't really comparable to the freedom that exists in handwriting. this is why there is calligraphy as an art-form, and no equivalent for keyboards. about time to type, there's nothing stopping you from typing slower at all. also, if you choose to do it, it won't stop the forgetting-effect you mentioned. not to mention how much harder it is to learn how to draw letters and words vs typing in a keyboard..