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‘I’m a modern-day luddite’: Meet the students who don’t use laptops (www.dazeddigital.com)
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The vast majority of students rely on laptops – and increasingly AI – to help with their university work. But a small number are going analogue and eschewing tech almost entirely in a bid to re-engage their brains

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[–] oatscoop@midwest.social 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I had a math teacher in highschool that allowed us make a "cheat sheet" during tests -- it had to be hand written on an index card. I discovered that if I actually made a "cheat sheet" I rarely needed to look at it. It's the same for hand-written lists when I'm shopping.

For a lot of people there's something about actually writing information down (by hand) the makes it "stick" better in memory.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

And there are studies about just that. However, when you review your notes, it matters a lot less what method you used to create the notes.

If you're unlikely to actually study your notes, handwriting is better. If you're likely to study them, use whatever is most convenient for studying.