Deteriorating Handwriting

[darmstadt]

I've noticed this over the past few years, after a couple of lines it starts to become a bit sloppy and my wrist starts to ache. Pot noodling on the other hand can last for hours

[MPwannadecentincome]

I find writing frustrating now. I can type quicker than I write and was taking notes yesterday in a meeting and getting pissed off because i couldnt write quick enough. I also could not understand my handwriting

Employ someone who can do shorthand?

[Old Greg]

A man's degree requires no essay writing.

HTH

Did you have a sick note template as well?

[MarillionFan]

I find writing frustrating now. I can type quicker than I write and was taking notes yesterday in a meeting and getting pissed off because i couldnt write quick enough. I also could not understand my handwriting

[VectraMan]

I did a French evening class about 5 years ago, and apart from it being really strange being in a class room again for the first time in 15 years, I quickly discovered that I couldn't write. I was just so out of practice it really was painful just taking out notes and doing exercises or whatever. My handwriting has always been illegible, but that was more about making my hand physically move in that way.

I've never been one for writing notes at work, so I have very little reason to ever pick up a pen in this day and age.

[NotAllThere]

A man's degree requires no essay writing.

HTH

I've already got a man's degree (Maths and Computing). Just fancied doing a girly one. I was pleasantly surprised to find that I'm quite capable of writing essays, since when I was at school I hated doing it.

[suityou01]

I thought it might be the case, but I started doing a degree - involving exams requiring 4x1000 word essays in 3 hours. It seems my handwriting is still sufficiently legible.

A man's degree requires no essay writing.

HTH

[mudskipper]

I thought it might be the case, but I started doing a degree - involving exams requiring 4x1000 word essays in 3 hours. It seems my handwriting is still sufficiently legible.

My exams nearly crippled my hand - had no idea how out of practice I was for writing solidly for 3 hours.

[MPwannadecentincome]

Mine was wrecked by A level and University note taking and exams - was getting back to acceptable but is now going again due to never writing (as OP observed) and age. On the upside maybe I can a job writing prescriptions.....oh no, they're all printed now...

WHS!

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Mine was wrecked by A level and University note taking and exams - was getting back to acceptable but is now going again due to never writing (as OP observed) and age. On the upside maybe I can a job writing prescriptions.....oh no, they're all printed now...

[BrilloPad]

You are probably pot noodling too much. Give your wrist a break.

[scooterscot]

With keyboards, and phone texting, etc, do you find your handwriting is rapidly going downhill?
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Actually no. If anything I now just take my time when writing by hand.

[NotAllThere]

I thought it might be the case, but I started doing a degree - involving exams requiring 4x1000 word essays in 3 hours. It seems my handwriting is still sufficiently legible.

[evilagent]

With keyboards, and phone texting, etc, do you find your handwriting is rapidly going downhill?

I used to enjoy writing, but I have noticed, of late, how appalling my handwriting has become.