I often write my to-do list out on a piece of paper, once I've edited it on a laptop.

It makes it much more real, more likely to be completed.

I find this absolutely true in my personal life. If I truly want to retain something long term I need to write it in my own hand.

I discovered this years ago and became a fountain pen but. I love writing notes with 100 year old pens.

This to me has to be true depending on the generation you were born in because the Gen Z kids have effectively utilized the effect of typing whether it be on a keyboard, touch screen, or keypad.

There's a reason they tell you to take notes as a student.

Stamping letters into metal more than hand writing

I have definitely experienced this. I wonder why it is? Maybe like free weights versus machines. You can end up with the same general results, but there are small little connections made in the brain with all the subtleties of the more free style path, no guardrails.

I never try to draw on a computer (cause i spend most of my day on computer: more than 9 hours) so drawing had to be with a pencil or a pen or what ever it is .

The way you can do a curve, a line, an angle, an error.... i m not sur the computer will allow the same ( cause a computerlooks for the perfection, for another kind of quality draw, for another color...)

but may be i m wrong, who tried both ? and what is your opinion ?

Lol so my to-do lists are the last thing keeping my brain together, but I can totally see it, with writing today online, using spell checkers and AI, you can easily disconnect from the process

Completely agree with this. I write my to do list in a moleskine notebook for about 8 years now and cross things out using a pencil. The tangibility of writing your thoughts on pen and paper, especially when you’re stressed out somehow makes things a lot easier to deal with sometimes. Especially if you’re someone like me that lives in their heads way too much! haha.

I write on an iPad with an Apple Pencil— it certainly makes a difference.

I like to write some fiction from time to time. I always need to write by hand first as my creative flow is more organic and intimate. Later I like to work on a word processor as I can reorganize my ideas, but my hand writing is always the first step.