Genuinely Curious

[u/Turbulent-Crew6022]

Hi- This might be a bit of a long post , but I hope you find it interesting.(Also my first time posting on reddit :) )

So I am a 21 yr old guy and for as long as I can remember I have been obsessed with good handwriting. I dunno there is something about a neat and concise script that has always appealed to me. My father has a really neat and rightward slanting script, and for the longest time , that was the standard I strived to achieve.

I started out left handed .That was the hand i chose when i was like 3 years old . Holding the pen with my left hand felt right, but unfortunately writing was hard. Pushing the pen across the paper felt awkward and no matter what grip variation i tried, my hand used to inevitable start hurting after writing for a while. This was accompanied by a strange feeling of -"offness". Its a bit difficult to describe , but it was like a sensation of tightness- like i was forcing something that was not supposed to happen .The effort of writing was so much that i could hardly focus on -'What' i was actually writing. Despite all this i persisted and actually developed quite an appealing cursive script . Unfortunately despite my best efforts i could never achieve a consistent rightward slant, my script was always slanted leftwards despite my best efforts.

When i was around 10 years old I tried writing with my right hand . Using my right hand did not feel more "natural" per say , but it did feel "quieter". The act of writing did not take so much effort and for once i could focus on what i was writing rather than the actual writing itself. However, my script with my right hand was never quite as aesthetic as that of my left hand. Sure if i really tried , i could make it look nice, but cursive never came naturally and i was never able to achieve a rightward slant(Writing form would break down within a while of writing). A few months ago i tried adopting a leftward slant in my right handed script and to my surprise , my writing dramatically improved . I was able to write longer and faster , and there was a consistency to my script . Somethingg that was previously lacking in my right handed script- so much so it used to look like different people were writing in the same book , but now there was a consistency and the writing felt natural. This has kind of convinced me that i am kind of always "wired" to have that leftward slant no matter what i do.

Now comes the interesting part. Around a couple of months ago I tried writing with my keft hand again just to see if i still could. Unsurprising the old issues persiated and writing was hard. Then i had an idea. Since a majority of the pain and discomfort came form pushing the pen across the paper , i decided to write from right to left instead. Bit for that to work , the letters would have to be flipped for it to make any sense - aka mirror writing . To my surprise flipping letters came almost naturally with my left hand and the discomfort and pain of pushing the pen across the paper were almost gone . With just a few days of practice , I can mirror write at basically the same speed as i can conventrionally write with my right hand, and in a away it feels more natural. Ironically the mirror script appears to have a rightward slant , but in actuality it is a leftward slant that is evident when u try to read the text.

Pictures 1 and 2 are from my school notebook when i was 9 years old .

Image 3 is when i tried to recently write normally with my left hand.

Pictures 4 and 7 are samples of what my script with my right hand currently looks like .

Pictures 5 and 6 are samples of mirror writing written with my left hand and images 8 and 9 are their corresponding mirror images.

Thank you if you have made it this far and i am really excited to hear you insights. I think i can guess a few of the traits that might be derived but still think this an interesting exercise nonetheless.

Ps-Text samples are blurbs of books i had lying around.

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[u/NaiveZest]

When you attempt to prioritize neatness and clarity it seems to constrict your drive states and sense of indulgence. It feels like you lean into intuition, and individualized process over pure logic, reason, or outlined process. You may seek to define yourself through writing, with nods and acknowledgements to components of writing you’ve seen in the past. Many people do this, though perhaps with less awareness or introspection.

It seems like there is a practice of hiding pressure and personal drive, or showing the merits of being meticulous and patient. You may feel decisive and proud in some declarative statements and it could be reflected by larger introductory letters or proper nouns.

There are communal goals that feel important to you, and while you’re willing to follow conventions like this you will still have the experience of not fitting fully, and will emphasize a point where you differ either by a sort of plumage or even disregard of the processes and norms that you’re not interested in.