tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post4472288652179305885..comments2023-10-10T05:07:13.577-07:00Comments on En Tequila Es Verdad: Dojo Summer Sessions: The Pleasures of LonghandDana Hunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00890312745525306991noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-83384995613601793832011-08-10T13:00:52.466-07:002011-08-10T13:00:52.466-07:00What amazes me is people who can take notes on the...What amazes me is people who can take notes on their computer during a meeting or lecture. Not the people who <b>say</b> they're taking notes but who are really surfing the web; but those few who can concentrate, type, and participate all at the same time.<br /><br />Unfortunately, the number of people who <b>think</b> they can do this is much higher than the number of people who really can.<br /><br />For myself, I'm a longhand note-taker, and I find like many others that once I've written it down I've usually learned it.Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03079852628674185384noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-16734602598857992892011-08-09T18:47:59.819-07:002011-08-09T18:47:59.819-07:00I love writing out things longhand, but don't ...I love writing out things longhand, but don't do nearly as much of it as I did before I started blogging.<br /><br />And I've got lots of unsearchable notes, scribbles, stories, partly written articles, (except by date/time or meeting/year).Silver Foxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03131032620978696727noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-41695528116639154762011-08-09T17:10:42.653-07:002011-08-09T17:10:42.653-07:00As an undergrad, I found if I took notes, I rarely...As an undergrad, I found if I took notes, I rarely needed them. I remembered most everything. And if I didn't take notes, I could remember a lot, but no way to get at what I didn't. I'm afraid with all the tech available these days, S's who might benefit from taking notes by hand may never learn this.Lockwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05960762797349483760noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-10158341710291977862011-08-09T13:36:56.383-07:002011-08-09T13:36:56.383-07:00I've actually considered going back to some ol...I've actually considered going back to some old-fashioned handwritten brainstorming for my story blocks lately, how timely is this post? Then I saw tishontheroad's comment about the Livescribe pens and followed my curiosity... long story short, a friend of a friend sold me their used one for a song, and as soon as I get the package I'll have a new toy to play with and report back on! Those things look supercool, plus, well, new toy.Steamforgedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02641874806307655315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-32513846997506651692011-08-09T09:19:27.053-07:002011-08-09T09:19:27.053-07:00Sounds like you need a Livescribe pen. Write all t...Sounds like you need a Livescribe pen. Write all the cursive you want, dock the pen, and voilà, it's on your computer and searchable. I love mine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-38591452989186169072011-08-09T08:21:35.093-07:002011-08-09T08:21:35.093-07:00I take notes longhand for writing, as well. It get...I take notes longhand for writing, as well. It gets me to slow down, as you said, but the physical act of writing also helps me remember what I write. That's why I have a physical day planner despite Hubby's urging to use the calendar on my smartphone. It's also why I keep yellow legal pads handy for task lists and reminder lists and all kinds of other obsessive lists.Nicolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12268407996242055175noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6851578517872251953.post-87148598669027111182011-08-09T07:04:41.569-07:002011-08-09T07:04:41.569-07:00There's also a connection to your particular l...There's also a connection to your particular learning style.<br /><br />Some adults are auditory learners (hear it), but most adults are either mainly visual learners (see it) or kinesthetic learners (do it). Typing something on a keyboard tends to work (at least in my experience training people) for those who are visual learners. Yes, they're doing *something*, but mainly they are seeing it on the screen. Actually writing something down seems to work better for kinesthetic learners. Some don't even have to refer to their notes afterwards; the fact that they physically wrote it down helps them learn it.<br /><br />Standard disclaimers: very rarely does a person just have one style. They be strong in one style, and a little weaker in another. They may be equally adept at both visual and kinesthetic learning. There is no "right" way to be. It all depends on how you learn. If you know how you learn, then you can make adjustments when dealing with someone trying to teach you something. (For instance, I'm a terrible visual learner but a very strong kinesthetic, so I don't waste time watching someone doing something [since I'll forget it pretty much immediately], so I arrange it so I'm actually doing the task while someone walks me through it.)<br /><br />This is one big advantage to learning stuff as an adult. You can basically say to someone, "You are teaching me incorrectly. I need to learn it this other way." That's not something you can get away with in elementary school.H Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11659611583608105538noreply@blogger.com