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Moostache

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4. I do something a bit odd when reading long novels...

Reply to LearnedHand (Reply #1)

Wed May 20, 2026, 11:21 AM

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I started creating my own character maps long hand (and color coded with different inks for different groupings). I have done this because in some of the fiction I read the cast of characters gets obscene, and trying to make the experience more meaningful to me than an exercise in scanning my eyes across the text has had a positive impact overall.

Now, there is also a lot of evidence that annotating books while reading them can have the same or at least similar impact as well. I just don't like scribbling all over my books! LOL!

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"Handwriting but not typewriting leads to widespread brain connectivity." [View all] Ocelot II Wednesday OP

This is super interesting, and I also wonder about some of the findings LearnedHand Wednesday #1

If you are creating your own material and writing it down using a keyboard, Ocelot II Wednesday #2

I do something a bit odd when reading long novels... Moostache Wednesday #4

That's a great idea LearnedHand Wednesday #5

I have done it for a couple of fantasy / sci-fi series just to keep them separate in my mind! Moostache Wednesday #6

I should do that Bettie Wednesday #8

I find that if I hand write something I am Bettie Wednesday #7

Almost 40 year old anecdotal evidence... Moostache Wednesday #3

There has been compelling preliminary evidence on this for decades, yet schools still ended cursive hlthe2b Wednesday #9

In my own experience, I've found that hand-writing something makes it easier to recall FakeNoose Wednesday #10

I think journaling in script makes such a difference to mental well being 58Sunliner Wednesday #11

Is there a penalty for printing as opposed to cursive? infullview Wednesday #12

That's why I make lists. 😊 Figarosmom Wednesday #13

I have almost stopped hand writing notes. I wonder if computer stylus writing would help. erronis Wednesday #14