It’s been awhile since I’ve been here with anything new, so it’s a good day to revisit John’s The Sound of One Hand Typing and his weekly writing prompts. There’s always some good conversation-starters in there! One of his suggestions this week was to do a post in just ten sentences. So let’s give that a go with something I was pleased to find out last week.
I’m rather “old school.” But, according to various studies published in GE Editing, that’s good because “old’s cool!”. Or at least it is if you write out grocery shopping lists on paper, which I do pretty much every time I head towards the supermarket. I much prefer doing that to looking at a list on my phone.
Apparently that means, for starters, by being organized people like me tend to spend less when shopping because we stick to the list. Paper lists help us avoid digital distractions, which in turn helps our attention skills but lowers stress at the same time. They found “paper listers” fell asleep easier at night and have better memories, because actually handwriting things “sparks extra neural activity in areas tied to learning and recall.” We crave tactile experiences and have a streak of nostalgia which is good for “higher life satisfaction.” So yay me, yay all of you who don’t care how old-fashioned we look while putting the pasta and sauce into the cart.
Now I need to write myself a note to see what they say about people who read paper books instead of e-books!
Ten and out…
Everydave Life 