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handwriting encodes deeper
01 / 07Neuroscientists at NTNU (2024) found handwriting fires far richer brain connectivity than typing. You remember what you write by hand.
NTNU study · 20247 reasons your brain keeps what your hand writes
Writing by hand lights up far more of the brain's memory circuits than typing. The note you type is the one you forget.
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typing is autopilot
02 / 07Keys are fast and thoughtless, so the brain encodes little. The phone note reads like a stranger's a week later.
type it, lose it
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the slowness is the point
03 / 07You can't write as fast as you think, so you decide what matters and compress it. That decision is the memory.
write it, keep it
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a whiteboard in your wallet
04 / 07A 6-inch reusable whiteboard folds out of a slim aluminium case. Jot, sketch, list — then wipe it clean. A notepad that's always on you.
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pen and eraser, always attached
05 / 07The 0.8mm fine-point pen clicks magnetically into the board, eraser built in. Always there when the thought strikes.
0.8mm pen · built-in eraser
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it's a real wallet too
06 / 07Holds up to 6 cards with built-in RFID blocking — your notes and your cards together in one pocket-sized aluminium shell.
6 cards · RFID
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award-winning, built to last
07 / 07Winner of the iF Design Award 2024, machined from aluminium 6063. A premium everyday-carry you'll keep for years.
iF Design 2024 · designed in NL
The bottom line
memo puts handwriting back in your pocket
People who switched their quick notes from thumbs to pen stopped forgetting the things they wrote down.
How many notes have you typed and forgotten this week alone?
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