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Brain activity, as measured here, does not imply good writing. I'm quite certain that if you were to type with one hand while juggling a few golf balls with the other your "brain engagement" would be much higher than simple handwriting.

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> if you were to type with one hand while juggling a few golf balls with the other your "brain engagement"

Do you think you’d be able to write anything complex WHILE juggling a few golf balls at the same time?

I’d love to see that!

If you juggle while you write or process some data maybe. I don’t have that ability and personally can’t tell but you may be onto something. Writing on a keyboard is phisically easier and engaging fewer circuits in the brain. It has some advantages and some disadvantages, one of them being worse retention. It’s also the amount of information that we process these days that contributes to that as well.

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