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'Shorthand' tips for handwritten notes?
planetthoughtful | Nov 28 2005
Hi All, I'm wondering if anyone has any 'shorthand' tips they'd care to pass on for taking handwritten notes? I'm not looking to learn actual shorthand (I prefer to write with pens, and as I understand it to learn / use shorthand, you need to use pencils to indicate variable widths in line strokes), just curious about any abbreviations / symbols etc others might use to make the process of writing by hand a little easier. I ask because I have a permanent injury to my index finger, and while I like writing by hand, long writing sessions can become quite painful; so, any techniques that allow me to save the number of letters I'm writing would be helpful. Currently I use the following (some of which have been inspired by text messaging abbreviations), though I'd be happy to hear anyone else's suggestions for the same words / phrases): w/ = with Again, I'm also interested in any meaningful symbols you might use as well. Many thanks to anyone who replies! Much warmth, planetthoughtful 36 Comments
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 The ones I tend to...Submitted by shadowspar on January 13, 2006 - 11:30am.
The ones I tend to come up with reflect a lot of my personality (computer geek) and previous jobs (military). I also find that when you know there's an abbreviation out there that's used in a specialty field, it's worth it to take a second and track it down if you can. That way you not only learn a new abbreviation for your own writing but one that'll help you with reading other's things as well. := 'is assigned' qd 'each day' (once per day) It's not likely that you'll want to dump time into learning a new language for just this purpose, but if you know Chinese or Japanese the simpler kanji make great 'shorthand': 人 'person' » POSTED IN:
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