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FakeNoose

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

Reply to Ocelot II (Original post)

Wed May 20, 2026, 12:13 PM

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... as opposed to typing something on a keyboard, which is less-engaging and easily forgotten.
Also I've found that saying something out loud is memorable in a way that reading or silently thinking it is not.
These are things that I've learned in my 75 years, while I still have a functioning brain ... most of the time.

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That's a great idea LearnedHand Wednesday #5

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