Last year I started to handwrite notes, in cursive when possible, after 25 years of typing notes. My memory is quite poor. Handwriting notes has improved memory

Last year I started to handwrite notes, in cursive when possible, after 25 years of typing notes. My memory is quite poor. Handwriting notes has improved memory/recall/remembering by multiple orders of magnitude. At least it feels this way. I am currently learning Spanish. - Use Babbel to bootstrap conversational Spanish [learning enough to express myself, but also those quick wins that keep it fun] - I handwrite the conjugations to learn verb tenses and moods [diving into the specific details] - I use anki (spaced rep) for learning verbs and nouns [expanding knowledge] - And I talk to native speakers, who have been more than happy to chat. [feedback loop] I am not the brightest bulb in the shed and doing this with deliberate practice has gotten me pretty far in 6 weeks.