Both of you bring up very good points. I must admit, this blog post was actually NOT inspired by Mudita Pure, but more with my experience with technology. As a copywriter, it’s no surprise that I write…. A LOT. However, I write mainly on my laptop, very often using GoogleDocs or MS Word. GoogleDocs uses predictive texting technology, while MS Word does not (but there is still spellcheck & grammar check).
Over the last few years, I’ve noticed that when I had to write something without those tools (on a piece of paper or a board while teaching), I forgot how to spell simple words, especially when I needed to write something quickly. Most recently, while writing a birthday card to a friend, I misspelled the words ‘definitely’ & ‘against.’ Just last week, I had to take a moment & remind myself how to correctly spell February & Wednesday. As someone who routinely won spelling bees in school (7th grade champion 
!), I was suddenly found myself getting dumber. Therefore, I decided to look into this & check if there is something behind this phenomenon. Imagine my surprise to find out that there is, in fact, some research which proves what’s been happening to me. That’s why I decided to write about it.
That’s why, I was excited about the e Ink typewriter we discussed in previous post.
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