
i-wonder-why2026-01-28
I Wonder Why Handwriting Changes How We Think
Handwriting slows thought just enough to force attention, turning thinking into a physical act instead of a purely mental one.

Handwriting slows thought just enough to force attention, turning thinking into a physical act instead of a purely mental one.

The moment I start speaking, the thought collapses a little. What felt clear in my head suddenly sounds incomplete, or oddly wrong... makes me wonder whether the thought was ever a sentence to begin with

Writing words with silent letters could be annoying. But why do silent letters exist in the first place?