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Ask HN: My hand writing sucks, what can I do about it?

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When I was about 13 or 14, I abandoned pen and paper for a keyboard. As a result my handwriting is beyond awful - frequently I can barely read my own writing a few weeks later. I often get issues with the bank as my signatures don’t match, and frankly it’s just a bit embarrassing. I’m fairly certain that simply practicing the art regularly would improve things, but does anyone know of any guided drills, programs (digital or otherwise) or any iPad apps that would assist in this?

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Flat out, you need to write. If you want, printing, not script, can work pretty well.

Mine was excellent. It can be when I want that, but mostly I want it legible.

If I write notes, other things, it really helps.

You might try creative writing. Just annotate corrections and keep moving.

The art is the exercize.

Write, just write. Don't stop doing it. Find a reason to do it everyday, for notes, for reminders, write letters to people -- which seems to be a lost custom in Western countries. If you do not like your handwriting, copy someone else's. Change it to make it comfortable for you to write.

> I’m fairly certain that simply practicing the art regularly would improve things...

This.

> ...any guided drills, programs (digital or otherwise) or any iPad apps that would assist in this?

Not this.

My friend used to go thru exercise books that made her copy sentences. She finished many of them. Yes, over time her writing improved. Bottom line you need to practice. But you need to focus on what you are doing and decide what you want to improve. Your goal is quality over quantity.

You can search for the worksheets online. Commit to doing it every day for a few months and see how you improve.

Any idea what search terms to use to find exercises like this? I know practice is key here, I just want to make it as structured and targeted as I can!

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