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But the vast majority of people use their hands. It's not the writing, the assertion it's that it's the movement associated with/occurring at the same time as t
by thwarted 3y ago
But the vast majority of people use their hands. It's not the writing, the assertion it's that it's the movement associated with/occurring at the same time as thinking that reenforces learning. That writing of words using hands (interaction with the environment) can help with learning abstract (non-physical) concepts is an extension of that.
- ryanklee 3y agoPeople continue to use their hands.
- ryanklee 3y agoApologies, I failed to understand your point properly in my sibling reply. Yes, it's possible what you say is true (I somewhat doubt it, though; open to evidence, of course). But the point I was making in my original reply to GGP is that it's no loss from an evolutionary perspective because the timeline is too short. I also doubt it's true from a civilization perspective, because again, the timeline is both too short and most people have never picked up a pencil. Handwriting is likely a fetish. It's so easy to see benefits where there's actually only preference and bias.