Writing by hand is good for your brain

vivzkestrel wrote: post #3

- coding without an LLM is also good for your brain - whose gonna tell it to em? - dont worry, the long term studies are going to pick this up big time 5 years from now

And the long term studies will show that it’s indeed not good, people will discuss it, and nothing will really change, except that there will be a counter movement, and writing code by hand will become a real craft again.

Re: Writing by hand is good for your brain

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Post by erickhill » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 3:23 PM UTC

This is why I use a reMarkable tablet for my notes. I noticed a few years ago that when I wrote down my notes I actually remembered them more easily. Something about the hand/brain connection helped etch my thoughts more deeply.

I still use Apple Notes, but more as a place to store copy/paste info I want to save or checklists. But for meeting or game design notes? Writing those down 100%.

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Post by malomalsky » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC

I like handwriting, but it struggles when you need to copy it in your obsidian

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Post by tiahura » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 3:26 PM UTC

Remember when serious debugging meant at least an inch of greenbar?

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Post by voidnullvalue » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC

kstenerud wrote: post #4

> I’m not an expert on how the brain works, but I can say that, Aaaaaand time to tune out.

Appeal to Authority is a logical fallacy. Perverse incentives exist in every domain, and you cannot discount the human factor. The experts can be wrong.

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Post by world2vec » Thu, Jul 23, 2026, 3:27 PM UTC

Always boggles my mind that some people can't write cursive. So you write each letter one by one?