Shorthand

[Sage]

Out of idle curiosity, does anybody here know shorthand? (I'm well aware of the Pitman and Gregg styles.) I'm thinking of learning it, just because I hate writing more than anything in the world (as in, the physical act of writing by hand, not the "journalist" aspect of it), although Speedwriting is infinitely less involved/complicated… I don't need to be writing 100+ wpm.

On an unrelated note, our raccoons got into the generator shed and used their hands to turn off the circuit breakers. Who would've thunk…

 

[CDailey]

I can write shorthand. You really have no need of learning it unless you plan on being a secretary. Then again, if you can type good, you won't need to learn it anyway.

 

[Sage]

Well, I imagine it'd be helpful for taking notes in college, right?

 

[Klostrophobic]

Taking notes?!

****, I knew I've been forgetting to do something.

 

[CDailey]

 

[Pupik]

Of course, writing notes in college is only helpful if you follow 2 simple rules:

1. You can read them (hence shorthand might not necessarily be a good idea).
2. You actually study from them afterwards.

 

[ShobThaBob]

Actually, some people remember things much more vividly if they write it down....regardless of whether they look at it again.

 

[ND4SPD]

My mom, does, she even has a few books dedicated to this. I wanna learn this some time though.

 

[xcsti]

I take notes in classes even though the professors post them online. It helps to capture the importance of different things.