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<\/a>\n\nI\u2019m old school\u2026I like paper. I know, I know it\u2019s bad for the environment, but I can\u2019t get on-board with laptop notetaking. There\u2019s something organic about writing on paper. The feel of a quality pen gliding across a ruled sheet, the ability to draw arrows at the drop of a hat, the speed of whipping out a clipboard and laying down some words before the laptop beside me have even came out of hibernation.\n\nI can type. I remember my first initiation to the qwerty key board in grade three: quiet aunt Zelda, willy\u2019s six exams, every dog cares, and of course I remember Oh Lloyd stop, please, please. I understand the convenience of having all your notes with you all the time, of not having your binder explode at the end of the term. I get it. I just can\u2019t get with it.\n\nI\u2019ve tried. I really have. It didn\u2019t go well. I felt completely disconnected to the lecture. I couldn't look up because I was so engrossed with formatting and spelling. I know that if I had stuck with it, it would have become easier with time, but the warm fuzzy feeling I got when I returned to my paper and pen was enough to convince me that I am just not a laptop kind of student.\n\nMy decision to stick with paper and pen was also influenced by the fact that I retain nothing of what I type. I can usually close my eyes and remember something I\u2019ve wrote, but I can\u2019t do the same with typing.\n\nLast year, I learned that the the harder it is for your brain to decode lettering the more you remember it. This is great news for all the note takers with chicken scratch, like me. I always print, but I used cursive last term when I was making study notes. My brain doesn\u2019t recognize cursive as well as it used to: you know, back when people actually used it on a regular basis, or in grade three when you were just learning how to write. This article explains more about