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I don't use anything like a "writer deck" but for me pen and paper is a non-starter due to hand fatigue. I can type for much, much longer periods than I could e

I don't use anything like a "writer deck" but for me pen and paper is a non-starter due to hand fatigue. I can type for much, much longer periods than I could ever hope to write by hand.

voidhorse 11mo ago
It also introduces significantly more lag, at least for me, between the thinking and actual writing down of the words. Sometimes slowing down the process like this is helpful, in other cases it's better to make the emission of the words onto the page as immediate as possible, depends on the piece.
basscomm 11mo ago
> but for me pen and paper is a non-starter due to hand fatigue You may want to look into writing with your arm instead of your hand
- kstrauser 11mo ago
  Not the person you were replying to, but “oh, gee, I wish I’d thought of that! /s”. I spent my first few decades trying to train myself not to write in a way that causes physical pain. The closest I got was when I discover Lamy Safari pens, which won’t let me hold them the “wrong” way. That only makes it a little less horrid.
- lproven 11mo ago
  Or just using a different type of pen, rather than trying to re-learn to write.
lproven 11mo ago
> hand fatigue Try a fountain pen. Seriously. Many people press far too hard with ballpoints; with a fountain pen, you can't -- you'll bend the nib and smudge. Some adults won't have written with one since school; younger ones, never. But they exist for goods solid ergonomic reasons. After you get used to them you write better, too. There are good disposable fountain pens now, and I've been using them for a decade and a half. I like the Pilot V-Pen. https://macchiatoman.com/blog/2020/1/22/pen-review-pilot-v-pen https://macchiatoman.com/blog/2020/1/22/pen-review-pilot-v-p... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pilot-Pen-Disposable-Fountain-Black/dp/B000SHUPPU?th=1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pilot-Pen-Disposable-Fountain-Black... Costs about £5, lasts many months of heavy use -- much more than any cartridge pen as the whole barrel is full of ink -- and I have never ever had one leak in my bag or pocket. Highly recommended.

I don't use anything like a "writer deck" but for me pen and paper is a non-starter due to hand fatigue. I can type for much, much longer periods than I could ever hope to write by hand.

voidhorse 11mo ago

It also introduces significantly more lag, at least for me, between the thinking and actual writing down of the words. Sometimes slowing down the process like this is helpful, in other cases it's better to make the emission of the words onto the page as immediate as possible, depends on the piece.

basscomm 11mo ago

> but for me pen and paper is a non-starter due to hand fatigue You may want to look into writing with your arm instead of your hand

kstrauser 11mo ago
Not the person you were replying to, but “oh, gee, I wish I’d thought of that! /s”. I spent my first few decades trying to train myself not to write in a way that causes physical pain. The closest I got was when I discover Lamy Safari pens, which won’t let me hold them the “wrong” way. That only makes it a little less horrid.
lproven 11mo ago
Or just using a different type of pen, rather than trying to re-learn to write.

lproven 11mo ago

> hand fatigue Try a fountain pen. Seriously. Many people press far too hard with ballpoints; with a fountain pen, you can't -- you'll bend the nib and smudge. Some adults won't have written with one since school; younger ones, never. But they exist for goods solid ergonomic reasons. After you get used to them you write better, too. There are good disposable fountain pens now, and I've been using them for a decade and a half. I like the Pilot V-Pen. https://macchiatoman.com/blog/2020/1/22/pen-review-pilot-v-pen https://macchiatoman.com/blog/2020/1/22/pen-review-pilot-v-p... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pilot-Pen-Disposable-Fountain-Black/dp/B000SHUPPU?th=1 https://www.amazon.co.uk/Pilot-Pen-Disposable-Fountain-Black... Costs about £5, lasts many months of heavy use -- much more than any cartridge pen as the whole barrel is full of ink -- and I have never ever had one leak in my bag or pocket. Highly recommended.