Some scientific research concluded that writing in cursive better encodes information into your brain. This is due to the number of neurons that are fired with pen-strokes, as a wide variety of hand movements are required. Cursory writing accomplishes this goal more effectively than other forms of writing. Printing by hand is the next most optimal means to encoding thoughts. Typing fires the least neurons, so this is the least effective for memory. It is, however, the fastest, and also rather unavoidable in today’s world. After spending so much time in front of a screen, we get caught in a rut of typing and information cascades.<\/p>\n
In the age of information overload, reductionism is a coping mechanism. Lists are a means of reductionism. So to combat the bulk of information you are overloaded with on daily basis, I’m going to present a list. This list will be a compilation of different writing mediums you could explore–both on and off the screen. Experimenting with new mediums may change the way we remember and relate information. And that’s important. We could generate new thoughts, just be placing them on a different surface.<\/p>\n
So here are 35 new mediums to try:<\/p>\n
1. Plastic milk jugs<\/p>\n
2. Dried leaves<\/p>\n
3. Whiteboards<\/p>\n
4. Blackboards<\/p>\n
5. Corkboards<\/p>\n
6. Rocks of varying shapes and sizes<\/p>\n
7. Wax paper<\/p>\n
8. Your body<\/p>\n
9. Somebody else’s body, with verbal consent<\/p>\n
10. Napkins<\/p>\n
11. Money, but you didn’t get the idea from me<\/p>\n
12. Apples<\/p>\n
13. Cardboard<\/p>\n
14. Glass panels<\/p>\n
15. Rubber erasers, for the irony<\/p>\n
16. Paper plates<\/p>\n
17. Tin foil<\/p>\n
18. Candy wrappers<\/p>\n
19. Bricks<\/p>\n
20. Brick walls<\/p>\n
21. Drywall<\/p>\n
22. Tabletops<\/p>\n
23. Table bottoms; watch out for gum<\/p>\n
24. Table legs<\/p>\n
25. Seashells<\/p>\n
26. Turtle shells<\/p>\n
27. On computer screens<\/p>\n
28. On the sides of pencils<\/p>\n
29. Watermelons<\/p>\n
30. 2×4 boards<\/p>\n
31. Dead skin<\/p>\n
32. Chicken bones<\/p>\n
33. Jeans<\/p>\n
34. Toilet paper<\/p>\n
35. Your bed sheets<\/p>\n
This list is not conclusive. Feel free to add more for yourself. The process of writing on different mediums, even if the words\/ideas do not change,\u00c2\u00a0may make you think about the writing in a different way. This divergent thinking may help you overcome mental road blocks. It is a worthwhile activity, I think. So explore. Let your pen roam wild. Bleed ink on inappropriate places. You’ll never know what you may find.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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