Of course, I type quite well (+100 words/minute) by virtue of tons of practice, on a daily basis. But I was writing Christmas cards (not "non-denominational holiday season cards") the other day and was trying to figure out just why my handwriting had gotten so poor. I finally figured out that I was just very impatient - I could no longer write at a speed that could keep up with my internal narrative. Nor do I really wish to, frankly. I almost equate typing quickly with thinking quickly. So what does this mean for the future? I guess my memoirs will have to be typed - but then I risk losing everything in some sort of catastrophic accident. What I need is some sort of non-volatile storage medium - like paper! Guess I'll just have to be resigned to my handwriting getting worse and worse until my thinking slows to match.
Posted by artandscience at December 21, 2003 04:12 PM