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Mr SmokeTooMuch
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12 Nov 2017, 2:18 pm

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I wonder why typing poses less of a problem.


1. Subjectivity - typing is taught less systematically to nts, so how do we know that it's less problematic for us?
2. Simpler and more discrete movements?
3. Fewer simultaneous tasks - when I write I have to think about what I write, grammar, spelling, and about "drawing of letters". When I type, the last one is non existent and spelling is much easier due to autocorrection and other possibilities to make corrections.


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12 Nov 2017, 2:28 pm

I find it be it biro,pencil or pen. After quite a lot of writing my hand feels achy and stiff.



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12 Nov 2017, 2:32 pm

I do, but I think in my case it's because I have a tremor, and I have to hold the pencil/pen firmly enough to stop it from shaking so much my writing is illegible.


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12 Nov 2017, 4:48 pm

To clarify, pens feel fine, I can't write with pencils or markers on paper. I can write with really hard pencils and handling cardboard is like nails on a chalk board. I don't get cramps anymore(Used to in 8th grade or so.)