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I've always noticed when writing by hand I could get into the zone more easily but always thought it was because of the lack of speed compared to typing. I had
by pier25 3y ago
I've always noticed when writing by hand I could get into the zone more easily but always thought it was because of the lack of speed compared to typing. I had never considered maybe the huge effort required to edit was another factor that kept my mind focused in the present.
- zogrodea 3y agoIt might also partially be that the activity and movements of writing by hand put you in the zone better than using a keyboard. When you have a pen/pencil in hand, your body may feel "it's prose/whatever writing time" rather than when you have a keyboard in hand, when the multitude of activities (browsing HN for example or texting on IRC or whatever) dilutes a similar mental association between tool and activity.