The ‘Handwriting Is Better’ Study Was a Lie. You Can Stop Feeling Guilty Now.
The famous 2014 study claiming longhand note-taking beats laptops failed to replicate in 2021 — and almost nobody noticed. The finding we all believed because it ‘felt right’ was likely a statistical artifact. This isn’t just about note-taking. It’s about how we cling to intuitive conclusions and ignore the evidence that contradicts them.