<p>I’ve been thinking a lot lately about things that simply take time to do well and shouldn’t be rushed. I do a lot of knitting, and I’ve found that rushing always takes more time in the end, because I end up ripping stuff out and re-knitting it. Or writing an email: it takes more time to send the clarification than it would have to take the time in the first place.</p>
<p>I think handwriting can be like that. If you rush the writing to keep up with your thoughts, the handwriting quality goes, because nice handwriting takes time. But if you don’t rush, you may lose the thoughts… which is why typing works so well for some of us.</p>
<p>But I have found lately that when I take the time to plan and organize before I handwrite a letter that the quality of both my writing and my handwriting improves. </p>
<p>Some things should take more time, not less.</p>