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Is the death of handwriting a real loss? In the keyboard age, is not being able to write by hand just a lost skill, or a change in how we think?
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Set the timer (5-30 min), take 20 seconds of prep if you like, start talking. Jot your thoughts onto the sticky-note board.
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