Do You Think Better with a Pencil?

December 24, 2018

One thing I need to ask around is if people in general think better with a pen in hand.

For me, I feel like there’s a clear difference in writing something out with a pen when I’m thinking vs. just thinking about a topic vs. writing with a keyboard.

The pen seems to add clarify and reinforcement to my thoughts. I strongly prefer

Is there something fundamental about writing? Or have we been using it so much during our school days that it’s grown on us as trigger? As in the minute we grab it, our brains became so used to learning with it that we unconsciously kick off some process?

Anyhoo, a few things come to mind why writing is more potent in learning and organizing thoughts compared to typing:

That’s all I have so far. Maybe I’ll come back to this topic when I have more data or insight.