>I have little knowledge about how the brain works when copying information but it seems that when someone is working hard to quickly copy something down they a

>I have little knowledge about how the brain works when copying information but it seems that when someone is working hard to quickly copy something down they are not analyzing the meaning of the content nearly as well as if they were sitting and listening. It seems like time could be better spent. Once you get fast and accurate enough - you've built into yourself the buffer space to be able to spend time on understanding. Plus its always a neat ability to have. Especially being accurate. Making spelling mistakes and having to press backspace is infuriating.