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Today with the ever-increasing use of technology such as tablets, smartphones, and laptops people are writing a lot less than ever before. But is it better to handwrite notes or type them on a laptop?
An increasing number of school’s colleges and universities are allowing students to have a laptop in the classroom or during lectures to take notes with.
Which is the best pen for fast handwriting is a question that is often asked? Improving your handwriting speed has many advantages and using the right type of pen is certainly one of the most important factors in helping you to write faster.
However, if you want to become a faster writer several other things also need to be taken into consideration. Such as your handwriting technique, posture, and the type of paper that you are writing on.
In this guide, we will help you to become a faster writer and explain what makes a pen faster or slower to write with, and give our top recommendations for the best pens for fast writing.
As someone who spends their spare time writing with and blogging about pens, pencils, and other stationery you may be wondering why I have decided to learn to touch type?
The answer is quite simple productivity or the lack of it. Here is my journey of how I learned to touch type for free in only 14 days, yes that’s right I did not pay a dime for the typing programmes and used two that are freely available online.
I did buy new keyboard but you will have to read on to find out why.
At a lot of junior schools especially in the UK when children first learn to write they have to use a pencil until they can form the letters properly and then they are awarded a pen license and can start using a pen for the first time.
A good pen for children needs to be comfortable for their small hands, be designed to encourage proper finger placement and hold and be fun to look at and use. If they are left-handed the pen needs to have quick-drying ink to prevent smudging.
We all have our favorite pens for writing with but sometimes you need a pen for writing outdoors, and these will have different requirements from your everyday writer. We have put together the 10 best pens for use when you are outdoors.
