Let's pretend I tell you something and I want you to write it down.

What do you do?

Do you reach for a pen and paper?

Do you type it into your computer, your phone?

Do you maybe use your phone to make an audio recording that your phone can then automatically

transcribe into text?

What are we talking about anymore?

When we talk about writing something down, is that outdated as saying that you're going

to dial a phone number, which a lot of people still say, even though phones haven't

had dials for a long time?

Is handwriting a technology that served its purpose until something better came along?

Or is it an essential part of who we are, how we process information, how we think?

That is our question of the day here at Frekenomics Radio.

When we asked you, our listeners, to tell us what you think about handwriting, it was

immediately clear that there is no consensus.

Writing by hand is expressive and personal and connects the part of my brain that is creative

and is seeking the answer.

I still take notes all day long, but therefore the screenshots, because the software is very

visual these days, so welcome to the future.

I don't miss the pen and the paper.

I still prefer cursive, since it helps me to remember things and is a distraction free

form of note-taking.

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