This hits hard!!! I recently edited a latex file offline using emacs, and it was so much swifter and less cumbersome than Overleaf. It’s unfortunate that many students know only write using online tools.

I hear the same concerns from undergraduates.

You can access the article for free here:

www.nature.com/articles/s41...

(Sorry for the previous link which is broken!)

I love me mine! 🌌☂️

I haven't seen research though I'd guess it exists, but handwriting letters *extensively* - as in 18th & 19th centuries- seems to produce a critical mass of great writers & thinkers. Jefferson's correspondence with Adams, for example. Maybe it's quill pens, which slow down writing to thinking speed.

Same reason why I tell students to consider writing notes instead of typing them in class: numerous studies show that actively synthesizing information (a necessity from slower writing) is superior to more extensive but passive notetaking when it comes time to recall and interpret content.

I thought loopnet was only a place to find office and warehouse space!

Excellent morning read. Thanks for sharing!

I love this photo!!! 😍 It’s amazing. Thank you for sharing!

Wilbur, this morning!

Wilbur hopes you get well soon!