Post: #1

Any of you guys take pride in your handwriting?

I've noticed a major decline in people's ability to write legible let alone attractive handwriting, including women. My handwriting is decent, but on closer study lacks quite a bit of symmetry. Still, at first glance even girls think it's good. I can't figure out if this is bad for game or good - good because of the style points, bad because if they might associate good handwriting with feminity - which is stupid, but alas it's the world we live in.

It's like having a sloppy style, dressing in a wrinkled shirt. Look at handwriting of men just a few generations ago. An educated man had excellent hand-writing skills.

If you can't write a neatly composed thank you note for a gift or written invitation to an event, you're losing style points, even if no one remembers to do that stuff anymore - that makes it all the more powerful and memorable when you do. It makes a huge impression if you send a hand-written response to a written invitation, for a gift or favor, or even a job interview (although I'd say an email would often do for the latter, unless it's a job you really want for which there's a lot of competition and the job itself involves a great deal of responsability, in which case go hand-written). Extra tip: upon receiving a written invitation, always make an effort to respond within 24 hours by the same media.

Of course, the hand-written note only makes sense if your hand writing doesn't look like 90 percent of other guys, which is to say terrible.

Post: #2

Has your handwriting always been decent? You mentioned symmetry,what are some other attributes that make ones handwriting appear stylish?

I'm fairly certain that years and years of teachers teaching at a rapid pace crippled my handwriting.

Post: #3

I have always taken pride in my penmanship. I have changed my styles up from time to time but I love the look of flowing cursive. I also use a very nice fountain pen which helps a lot.

Girls love my writing. Even if this generally does nothing during the meeting stage, at some point there comes an opportunity for them to see my writing and the reaction is extremely positive. Plus I also feel it keeps in line with my general style and personality, which is important to me.

Post: #4

I always got shit for poor print writing. It didn't matter to me as most writing was for taking notes, not passing gossip or love letters in class. Anything was jotted down was for me to review in the future. That thinking is similar to what you say about dressing carelessly. Imagine a girl running errands in pajamas and a baggy t-shirt rationalizing her style choices: "I'm doing this for me, not to impress anyone else." The hypocrisy isn't lost on me, so I did improve my handwriting.

Around 10 or 11 I came across some medieval illumination that blew my mind. I got a starter kit of fountain pens, inks and books. After 2 years of practice, freehanding the styles listed in the manuals was easy.

Every woman likes to think her handwriting is faaabulous. They are typically more legible than the average man's. On rare occasions a woman will tell me she's learning calligraphy. Their technique is jittery, letters end up vertical more than slanted, strokes aren't connected properly, and they don't have any flourishes. I haven't closed the calligraphic version of a Salsa Swoop Move yet, but it leaves a good impression when girls try to teach me and I turn the tables.

Cursive writing lessons are being phased out of primary schools, but poor penmanship is only one symptom of culture's degeneration. Crass language, bad behavior, no manners, sloppy dress, poor diet and lack of exercise are some other symptoms. These social mores only make it easier for guys like us to stand out.

Post: #5

My handwriting has always been downright terrible. I never made a focused effort to improve it, though, thinking that "if all those years of school couldn't do it, what's the point?" Since it's never presented me with any problems in life (and I get by just fine writing in capital letters for when my notes need to be readable by others), I just don't have the motivation.

I do write a lot on paper, but that's just for me so I don't care what it looks like.

Post: #6

I think there is about 937 things more important to work on than this for getting laid. I don't see the roi being very high in this situation.

Post: #7

I just write in all caps, with a little bit of flourish on my capital caps.

Post: #8

I've always gotten compliments on my handwriting. When I was younger, yes, I was told I write like a girl because it was always so neat. I always loved penmanship in school, and to this day I enjoy writing with fountain pens. I used to fool with calligraphy when I was a kid, and I actually still have the calligraphy set, though I haven't touched it in years. Your handwriting doesn't need to be beautiful, but anyone should be able to understand what you write. I don't know how much it helps with women, but it certainly won't hurt you.

Post: #9

I proudly admit to having chickenscratch for handwritting.

Post: #10

This is something I really want to improve in. Do you guys recommend any websites which teach this stuff through tutorials?

Post: #11

Is this more effective then squats and deadlifts?

Post: #12

Sorry double post.

Post: #13

(11-16-2012 04:24 AM)ElJefe Wrote:  Any of you guys take pride in your handwriting?

Luckily, since I'm in the medical world, people expect my handwriting to be awful. I don't have expectations to live up to.

The old joke: If they can read your application to medical school, you are automatically ruled out as a candidate.

Post: #14

What works the best for me, or what keeps my handwriting legible to others, is being able to properly "link" letters together as I go. This doesn't necessarily mean correctly linking the letters together as taught in grade school. But they should flow together nicely. Its about seeing how they will fit together before the pen has made it that far into the word. Start slow, and pick up the pace as you get better.

My personal favorite style of my writing is in my "entrepreneur/design" notebook. The writing is very contrasted, with large sweeping letters like J,Y,P and so on. The rest of the letters are barely more than a line. I can read it fine, and with all of the little sketches and blueprints looks very Davinci.

Post: #15

Are most Doctors bad at spelling? Maybe that's why they have bad handwriting. With every word written so sloppy, everything looks ambiguous.

Post: #16

(11-17-2012 02:12 PM)alphaspiraton Wrote:  This is something I really want to improve in. Do you guys recommend any websites which teach this stuff through tutorials?

Try this
http://www.iampeth.com/lessons.php

There's a lot of information to sift through. If you want something more to the point, try a nearby bookstore for introductory manuals (and day gaming).

Mastery = inspiration