Want to Improve Your Memory? Don't Type: Write!

A special notebook: a must-have for writers. No matter how obsessed I am w all things Apple— nothing triggers flow state like putting pen to paper.🤓

Apparently, I’m not the only advocate for old school tactics. According to 2014 Yale research, taking notes by hand is better than taking notes on a laptop for long-term comprehension.

For parents wondering if the school supplies aisle is a way of the past, take heed! The findings support use of those #2 pencils or old school Bics and lined paper.

Here’s the gist from Psychological Science: College students were divided into 2 groups: one group took notes w laptops and the other took notes w pen and paper.

What they found? Quality is better than quantity! 🤓

1— The laptop group produced more detailed notes. Duh: typing is faster than writing. But the laptop note-taking was more about mindless transcription. “Students spent less time thinking about the words and more time trying to type verbatim what they heard.”

📌Takeaway: More words didn’t translate to better retention.

2— The pen and paper group wrote less but had to think critically about what to write. Result: They absorbed and retained more— even when tested a week later.

📌Takeaway: “Thinking is a key part of the way information gets stored in our brain.”

Who should care? Students, professional brainstormers, conference addicts and ppl subjected to meetings.🤪

They say “work smarter, not harder.” But sometimes smarter and harder are the same.

pLoThoughts on… Technology might awaken our genius, but thinking makes it flourish.

To my fellow entrepreneurs and creatives, what’s your secret weapon for productivity?

Happy Get Wise Wednesday, mi gente!