I've been learning Chinese and this maps startlingly onto my experience w 漢字. My hypothesis has been that it's related to the same neurological phenomenon that makes the memory palace effective, aka memory is spatial and moving the hand is enough to trigger it

"Our results reveal that whenever handwriting movements are included as a learning strategy, more of the brain gets stimulated, resulting in the formation of more complex neural network connectivity...typewriting do[es] not activate...networks the same way that handwriting does." https://t.co/euuHp4KlSU

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I've been learning Chinese and this maps startlingly onto my experience w 漢字. My hypothesis has been that it's related to the same neurological phenomenon that makes the memory palace effective, aka memory is spatial and moving the hand is enough to trigger it

https://x.com/prmshra/status/1862532036394983596?t=-2S2nmKPANzHcrDrdF3JKA&s=19

@jaguat made this cool web app to practice handwritten characters. it can be useful for general purpose learning, but particularity handy if you're practicing for proficiency tests later in your journey, check it out!

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@jaguat made this cool web app to practice handwritten characters. it can be useful for general purpose learning, but particularity handy if you're practicing for proficiency tests later in your journey, check it out!
https://www.bihua.app/en

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