You Can Improve Your Memory If You Write Things Down with a Pen

Good news: We've got a new trick you can use to really help improve your memory. Bad news: You'll have to use paper and a pen, like a CAVEMAN.

A new study at the University of Tokyo figured out that people remember stuff way better if they HANDWRITE it with a pen and paper. When we do that, we commit it to memory way better than if we type it.

The researchers think it's because using a paper and pen is more tactile and so we form stronger memories because it's using more parts of our brain. 

(Atlanta Journal Constitution)

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