Hey, guys. This question is for the longhand writers among us. I know a lot of you like to write first drafts longhand, but I was wondering if any of you use any kind of speedwriting or shorthand?
I read that the average person handwrites about 30 words per minute. Stenographers average between 100 and 250 (!) words per minute. Has anyone tried this? When I was in college, one of my classes was Speedwriting (sort of a journalist's version of shorthand), but I let that slide long ago.
One of the reasons I don't handwrite more is that I can't keep up with my thoughts. Even typing has a tough time with that. (I type around 60 wpm when I'm not pushing it.) I certainly don't see achieving over 200 wpm (nor would I want to read whatever that would produce!), but I think it would be useful to handwrite around 100 wpm.
Thoughts?
I read that the average person handwrites about 30 words per minute. Stenographers average between 100 and 250 (!) words per minute. Has anyone tried this? When I was in college, one of my classes was Speedwriting (sort of a journalist's version of shorthand), but I let that slide long ago.
One of the reasons I don't handwrite more is that I can't keep up with my thoughts. Even typing has a tough time with that. (I type around 60 wpm when I'm not pushing it.) I certainly don't see achieving over 200 wpm (nor would I want to read whatever that would produce!), but I think it would be useful to handwrite around 100 wpm.
Thoughts?