7 Benefits of Writing by Hand

How to prioritize writing that is slow, thoughtful, and deep

Tom Beck
Write, I Must
Published in
9 min readDec 5, 2020

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I write all my first drafts by hand. I also journal every morning — by hand. I attribute both of these approaches to my writing success: I consistently write 1.5–2k words per day.

This habit may seem charmingly old-fashioned in our digitized age. We have laptops, smartphones, desktop…

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Tom Beck
Write, I Must

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