How to improve your handwriting
Beautiful print letter practice example
It is almost always inspiring to find notes of one-self written long in the past.
In my recent trip 7/2023 to my home country, I was able to check out the notebook from pre-school that my dad had carefully saved for all these years for me to have the pleasure to see.
Handwriting at five years old
This is my writing when I was a kid, in science notebook:
From when I was young, my father wisely trained me to be curious about by younger self.
Handwriting in my late teens
I also discovered much older handwritten notes like this other one from my late teens:
This time, more than writing about the substance, I want to talk about the form.
Handwriting decades later - obvious decline
This is a note that I posted today on Instagram:
My hand writing as of today 2024-01-19. There has been an obvious decline over time.
It is not hard to notice the obvious decline. I figure it is because nowadays I hardly handwrite and mostly type or tap.
What I am planning to do now
I have been thinking for a long, long while (years, actually) to do writing exercises.
My father used to have formats to practice that I could match after some quick google searches.
After googling things like ways to stroke letters in print easy clear fast or is printing faster than scripting, or improve handwriting in YouTube where I found this video How to improve your handwriting without hurting your soul where a beautiful and flirty girl - apparently named Leah Eckardt - explains very clearly how your handwriting shows your inner self and proposes way on how to improve it.
In contrast to Leah, graph paper is more convenient than rule paper. Avoid white paper for initial practice.
Resources on How to Improve Your Handwriting
After some YouTube-watching, I decided to find some resources.
In the description box of this other video, called “How to Improve Your PRINT Handwriting! 🖊️” from Jetpens YouTube channel , I found a very useful resource: Print Handwriting Practice Sheets
This URL has all of the information.
Found a great website with a ton of resources to improve your handwriting.
Here’s is one example of the lower-case practice images I downloaded from the website; notice it has the order and shape of strokes:
Example format so learn to write more legibly. Notice it shows the order and shape of the strokes.
Practice, practice, practice; if you want to improve you handwriting
A common topic all-around is that if you want to get better at something, anything, you have to practice.
Practice makes perfect, they say. Although I think perfection is only something to strive for. Good enough is good enough.
In the same website you can find other resources to help you practice your handwriting at the same time it helps you better organize your life (by common standards of organization):
Monthly calendars, where you can write and plan you activities
Weekly to-do lists, again to better plan your time ahead
Coloring books (because practicing strokes it’s not just about writing, it’s about hand control, muscle relaxation, rhythm, and more)
Other useful gear to help you writing
Over time, humans have mastered the use and design of tooling to better achieve their desires.
In the case of handwriting, this translates to paper, pens, pencils, and so much more.
Just take a look at this index of the posts they have:
Definitely worth checking the website out and do some hunting-gathering stuff.
I’ll keep on handwriting, with an improved, guided, more purposeful practice; on graph paper, with a ballpoint or gel pen.
What about you?