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'Shorthand' tips for handwritten notes?
planetthoughtful | Nov 28 2005
Hi All, I'm wondering if anyone has any 'shorthand' tips they'd care to pass on for taking handwritten notes? I'm not looking to learn actual shorthand (I prefer to write with pens, and as I understand it to learn / use shorthand, you need to use pencils to indicate variable widths in line strokes), just curious about any abbreviations / symbols etc others might use to make the process of writing by hand a little easier. I ask because I have a permanent injury to my index finger, and while I like writing by hand, long writing sessions can become quite painful; so, any techniques that allow me to save the number of letters I'm writing would be helpful. Currently I use the following (some of which have been inspired by text messaging abbreviations), though I'd be happy to hear anyone else's suggestions for the same words / phrases): w/ = with Again, I'm also interested in any meaningful symbols you might use as well. Many thanks to anyone who replies! Much warmth, planetthoughtful 36 Comments
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 Some of my abbreviations have...Submitted by elisha_b on November 30, 2005 - 2:33am.
Some of my abbreviations have already been mentioned (w, b/c, triangle for change) Anything ending in "tion" or "ian" becomes a superscripted "n" with a small underline Of course, lots of profession specific ones like a capital E without the vertical line followed by a superscript m for "equilibrium", "s-r" for "short-run" And on a GTD theme, I didn't like writing "S/M" to indicate something I should put on my "Someday/Maybe" list, so I use the German translation "I/V" for "Irgendwann/Vielleicht". Then again, I also use "F'Up" for "follow up", which is open to misinterpretation. » POSTED IN:
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