I started using fountain pens again last year when I started journalling. As a side effect my hand writing is so much better. Later I shifted to a dip pen since

I started using fountain pens again last year when I started journalling. As a side effect my hand writing is so much better. Later I shifted to a dip pen since I wanted to write slower and think more before I wrote. I had shifted to a ballpoint in school for exactly the opposite reason.