> I assumed people raised on typing would memorize better that way. But the experiments seem to contradict my worldview As another article[0] puts it, "going o

> I assumed people raised on typing would memorize better that way. But the experiments seem to contradict my worldview As another article[0] puts it, "going old school works because your brain is old school". 'Handwriting likely facilitates learning and memorization because of the numerous one-of-a-kind physical cues it provides: the shapes of your letters, the tactile feel of the paper and pen, the location of your words on the page, and details like folded corners, ink color, and other marks on the page. Your brain absorbs all of these pieces of information, which can later serve as triggers so that you more precisely pull the information from your memory. By comparison, when you enter information into a phone or tablet, your words have no fixed position and then disappear when you close the app, leaving substantially less tactile and spatial information for your mind to absorb' [0] https://www.fastcompany.com/90618464/ditch-the-digital-notes-handwriting-is- https://www.fastcompany.com/90618464/ditch-the-digital-notes... way-better-for-memorization-and-speed