#482: The Power of Penmanship

The Art of Manliness

Society & Culture, Education, Philosophy

4.7 • 14.5K Ratings

🗓️ 13 February 2019

⏱️ 52 minutes

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Summary

In the 21st century, most of our written communication is done through typing on a computer or tapping digital buttons on a smartphone screen. But my guest today argues that we can increase our sense of humanity and our connection to the physical world and to other people by rediscovering the lost art of putting a real pen to real paper. His name is Michael Sull. He’s a master penman, penmanship instructor, and the author of several penmanship books. Today on the podcast, I talk to Michael about what it takes to become a master penman and what exactly a master penman does for a living. Michael then takes us on a tour of the history of cursive handwriting, including insights into how culture has influenced handwriting styles throughout the ages and why penmanship has declined in the modern day. Michael then makes a case for why people should start writing in cursive again, how to get started with improving your handwriting, and why there’s nothing like getting a handwritten note in the mail. Get the show notes at aom.is/penmanship.

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0:00.0	[♪ INTRO MUSIC PLAYING [♪
0:15.0	Brett McKay here and welcome to another edition of the Art of Manliness Podcast.
0:18.8	In the 21st century, most of our written communication is done through typing on a computer
0:22.5	or tapping digital buttons on a smartphone screen.
0:25.0	My guest day argues that we can increase our sins of humanity in our connection to the
0:28.2	physical world and to other people by rediscovering the lost art of putting a real pen to a real
0:33.0	paper.
0:34.0	His name is Michael Sol, he's a master pinment, pinment ship instructor, and the author's
0:36.9	several pinment ship books.
0:38.2	Today on the podcast, I talk to Michael about what it takes to become a master pinment,
0:41.7	what exactly a master pinment does for a living.
0:44.0	Michael then takes us on a tour of the history of cursive handwriting, including insights
0:47.4	to how culture has influenced handwriting styles throughout the ages, and why pinment ship
0:51.0	has declined in the modern day.
0:52.8	Michael then makes a case for why people start writing in cursive again, how to get started
0:56.0	with improving your handwriting and why there's nothing like getting me handwritten note
0:59.1	in the mail.
1:00.1	Out of the shows over, check out our show notes at aam.ias-pinnminship.
1:07.1	Okay, Michael Sol, welcome to the show.
1:19.0	Well, thank you.
1:20.6	So you are a master pinment, and up until a few years ago, I did not know the title of
1:27.3	master pinment existed.
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