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Who would have thought writing by hand could help improve your memory? I recently watched an episode of the Dr. Oz Show where he discussed some simple things to help us live longer, healthier lives. In the segment titled “This or That? Longevity Boosters,” Dr. Oz asked what is better, “typing or writing by hand?”In the segment, he said, “Writing by hand gives your brain a workout and reduces incidents of cognitive impairment in Alzheimer’s.” He went on to say that “…there was a big study in the Journal of Cognitive Neuroscience that said writing is associated with improvements in memory compared to typing.”
I used to write everything by hand before computers became the big thing. Nowadays everything has to be typed. I used to write things down and then type it. However, it takes too much time to do that nowadays. It is like doing twice the work. However, when I’m trying to write creatively, I almost always write my stories or poems down on paper.
It seems kind of ironic that I’m telling you the benefits of writing by hand as I type this post. However, this study just goes to show that technology may not improve our lives as much as we think it does. It looks like the good old-fashion pen-and-paper are the way to go when it comes to improving memory.
What are your thoughts? Do you still write by hand or does most of your writing take place on a computer?
Here is the link to the short segment mentioned above from the Dr. Oz showed titled “This or That? Longevity Boosters” and here is link to his Longevity Boosters Quiz.
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