Is Cursive Handwriting Dead? Yes, But Productivity and Scribble are Thriving

Lifehacker asks if Cursive Handwriting is Dead? Yes. But thanks to the reasons why, it’s not a sad death, but one of celebration.

You see, I was taught that cursive was important because it would help me take notes in class when I got to college, or to write things down quickly – like in my journal, or when I’m out and about. But that thinking is from an older, paper paradigm. I can just as easily use a voice recorder and software to transcribe a full lecture into text. Or more realistically, just type my notes – and far more cleanly (and searchable) than ever could be done on paper. Cursive 0. Technology 1.

But scribble is up, for when I do write quickly it’s definitely not cursive anymore!  (:

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