Computer vs. typewriter vs. long hand

Posted by Dr Andus
Jun 4, 2014 at 11:26 PM

Franz Grieser wrote:
>Instead of formulating the entire sentence in my head, I would simply
>start to dictate half a sentence or so. (...) So: “patchwork writing” is something you can do
>with dictation software, too.

Yes, I also tried that. But even with that scenario I found that words come to me more easily at the tip of my fingers than the tip of my tongue. It might be just what one gets used to over a lifetime or the particular gifts one has (sadly I do not have the gift of the gab).

Obviously, it’s nice to have the choice, and it’s clear that people who don’t have that choice (like Steven Hawking) can still go on and produce great works, even by just blinking with one eye!