Similarly, if I’m writing something original, then if I’m typing I can type relatively close to the speed of my thought—it feels like my words are only somewhat trailing behind the shape of what I’m about to say. But if I’m writing by hand, there’s more “lag”, with it feeling like it takes much longer for my writing to catch up to the thought.
On the other hand, this feels like it has positive consequences; the words taking longer to write out, means that I also spend more time processing their content, and maybe the writing is a little better as a result. But having to wait for so long also feels frustrating, which is why I mostly don’t do it.
Yeah, that echoes my experience too. Also, I notice that writing on my phone is partway between the two: a bit more thoughtful than typing on a keyboard, a good bit faster than pen and paper. Screen size is a big downside, though.
Similarly, if I’m writing something original, then if I’m typing I can type relatively close to the speed of my thought—it feels like my words are only somewhat trailing behind the shape of what I’m about to say. But if I’m writing by hand, there’s more “lag”, with it feeling like it takes much longer for my writing to catch up to the thought.
On the other hand, this feels like it has positive consequences; the words taking longer to write out, means that I also spend more time processing their content, and maybe the writing is a little better as a result. But having to wait for so long also feels frustrating, which is why I mostly don’t do it.
Yeah, that echoes my experience too. Also, I notice that writing on my phone is partway between the two: a bit more thoughtful than typing on a keyboard, a good bit faster than pen and paper. Screen size is a big downside, though.