My handwriting sucks, and i think it is to late tovchange it.
By deodavid
@deodavid (4150)
Philippines
March 16, 2012 8:38am CST
Hi there guys,
I just found another flaw that i think i need to work on.
My handwriting.
My handwriting is so terrible that my grade3 niece said it was ugly, and her hand writings sucks too, but it was a wake up call since, in reality my writing sucks and i should correct it while im still young.
Have you ever heard of anyone changing the way they write because it was budd ugly?
What did they do?
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16 responses
@syoti20 (5292)
• Philippines
22 Mar 12
My hand writing sucks to actually. Since I started copying and taking a peek on my big brother's hand writing my hand writing evolve bit by bit.
Until I came up with a satisfied kind of hand writing. Now I liked my hand writing now than before.
So If I were you, Try to look for others hand writing and try to imitate them or make a good touch of your own style using their own. Its like your in MS Word. You mix 2-3 fonts in order to arrive in a cool fonts.
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Hey syoti,
I do fancy a handwriting and it is in cursive though i do also have a different set of non cursive kind of hanbd writing that i like, I am trying to work on it and will keep on continuing to work on it till the day that i get better.
I wil fight my lazy ways so that i can reach my goal and so that i can trust myself to have the strength to write legibly.
Tosha for sharing and giving tips my friend.
@bing28 (3795)
• Philippines
19 Mar 12
you try writing letters vertically or slanting then repeatedly write words, then sentences, compare which is better. Do writing always until you'll see there's improvement. Constant practice makes perfect you know.
@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Thank you for the reminder on practice makes perfect, sometimes I am just to lazy or in a huryy to write stuff that i don't recognize how bad I've written till it is already to late and the ugly hand writing has been dealt, but I'll improve on this with hard work and dedication I will be able to write better than i am right now
Thanks.
@maharlikah (1045)
• Philippines
17 Mar 12
Try writing a letter. Slowly. Try to maintain the same stroke for uniformity of stroke from beginning to end also adds beauty in a handwriting. Write and write until you are already satisfied and happy of the result.
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Hello maharlikah,
I guess I just have to slow down on my jotting down right there partner, hehe pretty corny right, anyway y the thing is that even though sometimes when not in a hurry i still get the same results and the worst part of it is that i do try to write better the thing is i only try every once in a while and i tend to write the same way after a while, so i guess I'll just have to practice more and slow down, that would be the best way!
@karthi4052 (54)
• India
17 Mar 12
it is all due to you trying to hurrying things up.. try to take yourr time and do ur writing slowly and sure you will get it right... till school for assignement me handwriting was horrible but i donno how it improved, now people find it very good good... 1 line... slow things down
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Hi there karthi,
Will do, you know what that is really the problem of mine since i was in elementary school and just took it with me till now, and i am in my mid twenties, anyway yep i think that is the bottom line of all the tips that i have gotten is to type very very slowly and practice more on a better way of typing.
Thanks for commenting, take care karthi.
@catamari (127)
• Romania
17 Mar 12
Hello deodavid.
I really mis to write by hand. From today I'll start again to write by hand. I believe is important to do it because there in ourselvs character, personality, so on. My handwriting is so ugly but if I write slowly I can write something in very nice ways. I'll try to improve it again.
Writing from a keyboard is so impersonal. Just take a look at all the websites in the world. All people have same letters, maybe some fonts are different. Is from the machines, not from the humans.
So, for everyone who answer at this topic, I strongly believe is important to have a nice handwriting and try to write again,never mind how old are you. Maybe we can reborn habits like writte old snowmails writen by hand. I am sure that will be lovely to read again some kind of letters. We'll feel again more humans.
What do you think? Thank you, Cata.
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Hey there Cata,
Wow thanks for the things that you've said it makes me wanna try already, and yes i do agree it is impersonal when you write through a keyboard but i guess that is just how the way things are nowadays.
Until we can find a way to send letter faster than it is now i guess we are going to stick to keyboards anyway i like keyboards.
Thanks for the comment, Take care now.
@sherrybelle (707)
• United States
17 Mar 12
I don't think it's ever too late to change something like that if you truly want to improve.
I had really awful handwriting and there came a time when I wrote more often than I typed. My handwriting improved through practice.
You know what they say...
Practice makes perfect. Maybe you can practice until you feel good about it and then it doesn't matter what other people think.
@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Really goes to show that practice makes perfect and that hard work cannot be replaced by just plain trying it on the spot, anyway im not that talented enough to just in a blink of an eye get good in my handwriting right,
Hi there sherrybelle,
Well i'll put that into work and i'll just have to practice as much as i can.
Take care now sherry and thanks for the comment.
@choybel (5042)
• Philippines
16 Mar 12
My penmanship is nowhere near nice. I have had this problem since elementary and I have known it to be a problem for a long time. I always thought that it would develop in time but I think it has just remained the same or gotten worse. I believe that practice makes perfect but I have been too lazy about it. I have a friend whose penmanship greatly improved, or maybe it was always that good, but the point is, he got that by making it an effort.
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Hi there choybel,
Yes practice makes perfect and i have the same problem as you, when I was in elementary most of me and our gang of kids try to race who is the fastest to copy the things on the board.
Mind you I used to have legible handwriting but after most of my elementary days spent on race writing my strokes became crooked and ill shaped I hope that in time if i practice i can change it and make it better, ask your friend how he did it maybe he can share some tips.
Thanks for the comment. Happy Lotting.
@laken02 (3065)
• United States
17 Mar 12
the best advice i can give is to take your time when you write and write slow i know there is a big difference in my writing if im in a hurry and write it down fast it always bites me in the butt becasue if i do it in a hurry i cant read it later and i wish i had wrote it better.. just take your time and focus on writing good..
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Hello there laken02,
That is a great advice, you know what most of the time that I am writing I am in a hurry and that starts it, the crooked and uneven sizes of my letters are really a sight for sore eyes, although I really do have i kind of Handwriting that i would love learn and i'll do my best to write that way thanks for taking the time to comment laken, take care as always.
@Cherish14 (2693)
• Philippines
16 Mar 12
hi there,
well, so far, no one has told me i have a bad handwriting hehehe. i actually like my handwriting and i can say i have a good one hahaha
just keep practicing and you can get better on it ![](/Content/images/emotes/happy.gif)
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Hi there cherish,
Thanks for the good luck and yeah I'll keep working on it I would like to have a good one maybe as good as yours but don't know what yours look like.
Yep, i'll keep on practicing till I make i would to have a better handwriting in the future it is a challenge and personality thing I guess.
Thanks for the comment and happy mylotting cherish
@wittynet (4421)
• Philippines
16 Mar 12
I think that's not a big problem for we seldom write nowadays. We are using computer. Unlike before, everything was handwritten, but now you can always have them typed and printed out.
If you would like to improve your handwriting, have a practice. Go back to writing each letter one by one, printing each of them, then do cursive writing. This is what children in preschool are doing. It needs a lot of patience and dedication. You can improve your handwriting, but it doesn't happen in one day. ![](/Content/images/emotes/happy.gif)
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Heloo wittynet,
I do agree with what you are saying correcting my awful handwriting will take time to correct and with patience and perseverance i think before this year ends I'll get that elusive handwriting beauty to a tee, anyway thanks for the tip that would be really helpful. Back to basics right.
Take care now and Happy My-lotting.
@rollylolly (2843)
• India
17 Mar 12
Hi deodavid ! I think it is never too late for anything . If you are serious and ardently want to improve it you can . You need confidence and the trust in yourself to develop your writing . Try practicing on ruled paper as kids do and then slowly write on blanks with proper indent and you can do it for sure . I myself have improved it and I am sure you can do it too .
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Hey there rolly lolly is that your real picture?
I think you look like a girl I've seen on an episode of an American cop show, anyway you look cute. Okay so thanks a lot for the vote of confidence i will do my very best like practice everyday and try to set up myself to really do the work to get to my goal.
Anyway thanks for the tip I guess it's back to basics for me but better late than settling for something you know you can better.
Take care now rollylolly.
@ellefable (48)
• Philippines
16 Mar 12
we all have different handwritings and i think that it is not really a big problem if you think your handwriting is bad. as long as you and other people can comprehend your handwriting, you are good to go! if you want, you can practice more often to improve it but im pretty sure you will be able to write slower for the first few times. LOL. also, everything's turning digital nowadays. are you like a designer or artist or something?
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Hi there ellfable,
No i am not a designer, I am a Nurse in a small hospital, My handwriting is readable although it just seems that i don't like how it looks, ism on the path of reinventing myself this year and changing the way i write is one of them.
Cant blame a man who wants to better himself right, anyway i do hope by the end of this year i can accomplish it, I've had tons of advices here and i would like to try what will soothe me.
Anyway thanks for the time in commenting, take care now.
@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Hey there shebacs,
Laken a fellow lotter said that to me and I will sure to do it, the reason that I do have this kind of handwriting is that back when I was in elementary me and my gang would race to copy the lessons on the board and by doing that I've learned to copy fast yet earned bad handwriting.
Now I'll try to focus more and learning a better and more thorough stroke until it becomes natural to me and write fast yet decent, in time.
Thanks for the comments shebacs, happy lotting.
@EwanScarlette (51)
• Singapore
17 Mar 12
Hey there deodavid, ahhh, i see you have a bad handwriting, the only solution ( or perhaps that's what i think it is ) is to keep writing, the only way to improve your writing skills and mastering the techniques of writing fast and neat! . Secondary option is to find a pen or a pencil that suits your hand grips, i believed so too, inky pens for me, turns my hand writing into a beast. So i end up finding something that comforts my hand, Also, before hand i tell you, Practice writing may results you to having aches at certain parts of your hand, so be sure to get them resting. . . Cheers !
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Hi there ewanscarlette,
Wow that was the first thing that ive heard that involves the pen, well that is one heck of an advice and yeah it kinda makes sense right, the equipment you use also contributes to how you write and it would really help if you can get a better tool to better your handwriting.
Thanks for that i could never have thought of that.
Happy lotting my friend.
@Hatley (163776)
• Garden Grove, California
16 Mar 12
hi deodavid My son says my handwriting is unreadable and wants me to p rint but I have never learned to print and I just am working on trying to make it more legible., I don't think its really improving
go its great we can type to mylot. lol My says mine is ugly too bu t
I am sure having a time trying to improver it. I don't know what others have down but I think my printing is much worse.![](/Content/images/emotes/glare.gif)
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Hi there Hatley,
Well I guess the only way to make things better is to just really try to find a way to right legibly and in print , I don't write in a cursive manner but my handwriting tends to have uneven sizes of letters and most of the lines are crooked my girlfriend says that my handwriting is more of a doctors hand writing. Hard to read!
Thanks for the comment Hatley lets try to work on our hand writing so our loved once don't scold us on it LOL.
@yanzalong (18988)
• Indonesia
16 Mar 12
I think you can train yourself to write better. The longer article you write the better your writing will be. All it takes is practice, doesn't it?
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@deodavid (4150)
• Philippines
24 Mar 12
Hi there bro,
Yes as the old saying goes, practice makes perfect, I think that with everyday handwriting and practicing on better strokes I think I will get it it you just working on it day in and day out making it better and applying it on the Job I think that will do the trick now my friend.
Anyway thanks for the comment bro, Tkae care of your self and the missis.
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