Handwriting engages more areas of the brain than typing, which leads to deeper learning, better memory and stronger cognitive processing.

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If you're like many digitally savvy Americans, it has likely been a while since you've spent much time writing by hand. The laborious process of tracing out our thoughts, letter by letter, on the page ...