By Leadership Keynote Speaker, Jamie Mason Cohen
It’s a myth that handwriting is no longer a useful skill in the fast-paced world we live in.
What’s TRUE:
- Take notes by hand. You’ll absorb more information, better grasp conceptual ides and leave a much better impression in a business meeting than if you have your phone out on the table.
- Write personalized, handwritten thank-you letters. You’ll stand out, get noticed and people will remember you.
- Handwriting will help you get things done by single-tasking. It may take longer to write a sentence than type it on a keyboard but you might be less distracted and more focused.
- Writing down what you’re grateful for by hand may decrease anxiety and make you feel more at peace. It’s self-therapy.
Stanford University did a gratitude integration class in which first-year students wrote down what they were grateful for daily during a semester. They then took a survey on how it impacted them. The results were: 27% reduction in anxiety + depression in areas of their life outside of class from doing gratitude exercises within the class. - When you’re preparing to give a sales presentation, write it out by hand. It helps absorb the information as opposed to just trying to memorize it and will give you the confidence of being more prepared.
