I tried to improve my handwriting...

Today I tried to improve my handwriting style and make it neater... using WikiHow???
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[@amandarachlee]

how would you rate your handwriting neatness on a scale of 1-10??

[@isabellei.6692]

7.5 but it’s been degrading over quarantine/summer break. I’m practicing again tho!

[@juliana8374]

a solid 5..?

[@yoursmallybrain8418]

1

[@Hannah-rv3lb]

-0.5

[@diyacherian8994]

8??

[@thelife8414]

My first page - from an artist My last page - from a doctor

[@sumedhabhate5534]

Best comment ever :)

[@viiisworried]

me as an artist : looks like a doctors handwriting

[@jennyzhang3411]

i'm an artist but i have like the shittiest handwriting

[@esymoo]

Almost every artist i know (including myself) has horrible handwriting 💀💀

[@wondering.why.]

JennyTheOtome OwO Same

[@ohnonina]

we,,, have similar tall slanted handwriting i lov that

[@amandarachlee]

🥺 soulmate culture

[@pleuvxir_]

omg vmin who? 👏🏻😔

[@szaboiza9510]

bangtan d00d 🥺🥺🥺

[@gowrisekar3037]

Hey nina yay

[@mistyseas]

Same!

[@juliamartinez3879]

omg YES the writing hand bump ! ✍️ that’s actually how I learned to distinguish left and right when I was younger lol

[@mingmaming7803]

now im not panicked on whats left or right bcoz of this comment

[@mistyseas]

Julia Martinez same!

[@keyleenargueta5375]

I have never seen anyone with that bump except me! I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE!!! :D

[@taehyungselephantmole1513]

I still put up my ls to figure out which is left or right

[@bellemulyadi]

same i thought i was the only one

[@asmi3424]

"when our penmanship is poor we appear to be lazy or incompetent" Doctors: .....

[@ls8988]

Asmi my dads a doctor and 2 years ago he saw my handwriting and he was like wow you handwritings messy. that inspired me to improve

[@onishojo9430]

Fun fact! Doctors use something called shorthand to make writing multiple perscriptions and receipts more efficiently, nurses and pharmacists are trained to read it

[@Silvermouse27]

Penmanship has less to do with laziness or competence and more to do with time pressure. I’m a doctor, would you rather me spend time perfecting my handwriting (which is actually neat) or look after my patients?

[@Silvermouse27]

@Evelyn Rivera Garcia Definitely! For example ‘SH2 # P1 L) LF’ means ‘Salter Harris 2 fracture of the proximal phalanx of the left little finger’. So much more efficient! Makes sense to our hand therapists but complete gobbledygook to anyone else!

[@mimirose2833]

ikr!?!?!?

[@shaya6429]

If AMANDA feels the need to fix her handwriting, then it’s too late for us

[@xx_udontknowme_xx]

She isn’t perfect she’s relatable... SAME THO

[@c_wanderluster]

Don't include me in that us!! My handwritjng is decent and I am happy with my handwriting

[@sumedhabhate5534]

I know. But my handwriting is kinda good though! I'm confident 😄

[@thehighpriestess8431]

LOL right ?

[@stayin_alivi]

does anyone else have like a "fancy" handwriting alter ego or is that just me

[@amandarachlee]

ME

[@zoha.444]

OMG I thought I was the only one.

[@kaleidiscope]

Meh

[@jellyfsh814]

MEEE

[@dannyarrz]

Same

[@spoonhands]

omg I rest my pen on my ring finger too D: A lot of people say my handwriting is neat, but the truth is that I adjust my handwriting based on the speed I need to be writing and it gets worse when I have to write very fast LOL My journal looks neat only because I make it neat haha

[@nikoletacude8721]

I hold pen with three fingers and I rest pen on my thumb 😂 my hand is always hurting, I tried resting it on middle finger and it doesn't hurt 🤨😖🤯😊

[@shrutivsrinivasan3028]

ME TOOOO...... only reason is because everyone in my house is write handed...and didnt know the left handed grip for a pen so i had figure it out by myself and here i am.... with the neatest handwriting in the house :))

[@arielchay9660]

"i feel like people decide from like an early age what style they want their handwriting to be " me: i change my handwriting daily based on my mOOD :D

[@c_wanderluster]

You can't choose it, it's something you can't decide

[@minishaw2383]

Me too ! I change my handwriting every month

[@bronchialaktivbalsam3830]

Carmen You can. There are dozens of people copying certain fonts or handwritings and after a while they write exactly like that because they trained themselves to.

[@speedyspin]

I read this comment every day in every single video related with this subject .... so don't think you are special or unique .

[@safala]

It’s certainly not impossible, especially if you are trained from an early age to write a specific kind of handwriting, but for a lot of us, especially of we just take our own handwriting and improve it with age (my case), the ‘design’ of letters we use changes with words or with our mood.

[@JimRaphaelLabastida]

omggg! we hold pens in the same way and people be tellin' me i hold pens in a weird way. but now i finally have an excuse haha!

[@kiyumi.]

raphnicorn lol I'm so glad that people relate me. I thought I was the only one who writes like that!

[@JimRaphaelLabastida]

@@kiyumi. yaaaas 💙

[@onerva.]

I seriously thought that was the normal way of holding a pen lmao I can't do it any other way

[@thatismadi]

same!!!

[@kykat1771]

Same. I write with my pencil wresting that way and everybody I meet looks at me like I’m crazy. I also always thought that bump I have was from the amount of pressure I apply when I write.

[@hey_its_abs]

If Ferris Wheel Press literally just sold their packaging and bottles without even having any ink in them I would still buy from them

[@fleurelia10]

As soon as I was reading your comment, the part where it said Ferris Wheel Press, Amanda literally just mentioned it in the video! ✨

[@amalasim6738]

“My hand is tired of writing” -Amanda 2020 Also Amanda: writes millions and millions of things in one bullet journal session!

[@CHGOPI81]

Tru

[@kosraiy]

how am i just realizing now that resting my pencil or pen on my ring finger is not normal.................. i thought thats what EVERYONE DID IM SO CONFUSED

[@pinkchips5976]

Yea same! I have a nice pen bump on my finger 😂

[@mariaysuflor]

@@pinkchips5976 Yes! I have a bump too! 😅

[@Katie934]

THIS WAS ME I CANNOT

[@niaroberts2193]

i thought i was using my middle finger until 2 seconds ago so...

[@justagrass]

Me too😅

[@ailleyra]

“I rest my pen on my ring finger” Welp, thats my excuse for people judging me :D

[@aksharaa5376]

sameee

[@Leny-ru5my]

Same but I can also use my middle finger

[@wispofthevalley]

Same, thats the only way I can write.

[@aziziazizi2522]

Sameee Not to brag But I write excellent that way

[@Emmuki091]

I tried this during quaranteen, I chose a font that was similar to my og handwiting. I actually improved a little, changing the look of some of my letters and am overall happy with the result. Small steps is the key!!!!🖋🤏😻

[@rachellakin6729]

Quarantine*

[@Emmuki091]

@@rachellakin6729 thanks, words no good :(

[@boopchii4405]

You know those times when youre like “Im gonna improve my writing” and you do- for 5 mins then ur hand gets tired so you write like a 5 year old:3 yeahhH!

[@Ebr7262]

Actually no Lol

[@cxffaye]

I can’t even finish a sentence on those handwriting practice sheets lol

[@mafieemafiee_104]

When Amanda said she is impatient when it comes to writing I can relate. It is the reason for my almost cursive writing hahahahahaha

[@sarahboey5817]

I love how she trusts Wiki HOW XD the one time it actually pulled through...

[@livia8126]

My teacher always told my class that good handwritings come through practice ✍🏻 A tip for beginners is to practice writing on the lined notebooks while noticing the capital line, middle line, and base line. Next, practice your neat handwriting as often as possible! When the muscle memory develops, you will write neat handwritings effortlessly ✨ Practice makes perfect. Hope this helps!

[@anad.7428]

3:30 OMG SAME!!!!! I always thought I was the only person who writes that way cause literally no one I know writes like that lol

[@bangtanpopcorn3976]

I love how Amanda reads anything,it makes anyone sleepy, and I definitely want a teacher like Amanda 💖!

[@katie4623]

This is so interesting to see that someone with nice handlettering doesn’t mean that person has nice handwriting.

[@ta2mscribbles]

same thought too!! hhehehehehhehe

[@sumedhabhate5534]

I had the same thought 💭 Amanda's handwriting is cool :)

[@speedyspin]

you know why?...cuz lettering is a bad calligraphy with fancy colors and cliches .... if you want a nice handwriting you must stay away from lettering.

[@bailey7301]

I feel so much better knowing THE amandarachlee holds her pen the same way I do

[@anoushkasaraswati5866]

Who thinks Amanda is so down to earth, kind, cute, silly in an Aeshthetic way and just awsome

[@katoliviea]

your handwriting is so neat!! I love your background aesthetic too, the green palm leafs are so nice! 💕

[@DarkMoonDroid]

Fiddle-Leaf Fig.

[@candidcrafts4732]

I soooo agree with Amanda's intro-line about the school notebook!!!!!!!!

[@tanofreestyle8879]

When I saw this I thought that you wouldn’t need to improve your handwriting. It’s so beautiful already.

[@kat.margaret]

ily soo muchh amandaa and ur vids you inspire me to bullet journal hihi 💜✨

[@anahitashojaei1453]

i hold my pen the exact same way as you and all of my elementary school teachers gave me those weird pencil grips to correct it but i never did and now i just have a giant area of calloused skin on my ring finger but i mean oh well

[@gbksgbks1212]

Yep, same here

[@samanthadavis383]

The writing bump! I have that too! I've tried to consciously write "correctly" all the time but it's so uncomfortable. I even had those jelly pencil grips as a child to help it out. But it never worked long term

[@swan5061]

I am so inspired by you which make me start journaling and now it’s hand writing love it

[@indiragrisel]

Yay!!! I was sooo happy to see this! Those look like good quality inks! :)

[@meredithbetsey]

I love the aesthetic of her videos, so creative! She has been such an inspiration to me! I would love some support!!

[@emmakimtv7463]

Amanda, my classmate's handwriting is like a printer like wut

[@kateri7404]

Yeah I’ve also saw my classmate write chinese and it’s like a font??!!wut?!

[@swarajyalakshmi5911]

Mine is print too. It's not that hard.

[@dracomalfoy7215]

@@swarajyalakshmi5911 I'm an artist but I still struggle drawing these lines... and everytime I try to write neatly, my hand's getting tired too fast...

[@mai-km1tw]

@@dracomalfoy7215 try tracing over somebody else's handwriting you like !!

[@lucianeyra2832]

Honestly having neat handwriting i feel isn’t that hard?? Idk when i first wanted to improve my handwriting i pressed really hard on the paper trying to be really precise but i ended up with a sore hand and the same hand writing i started with -_-

[@adorabell4253]

Fun thing: the traditional pen hold (tripod on middle finger) was developed for the dip and fountain pen. The 45 or so degree angle that you get is great for letting the ink flow out smoothly with the minimum of pressure needed. Modern ballpoint, gel, fineliner, etc, pens will work better in an upright grip as it will put the pen tip in best contact with the paper. But, due to history, we are all taught a grip that fights modern pens. So, use whatever grip works best for you unless you want to write with a fountain pen, then practice the traditional grip for best results.

[@larawrightt]

Wow I learned something. Thanks!

[@riigi3786]

I appreciate your honesty and simplicity . It encourages some of us who are having challenges with decent handwriting. Thanks.

[@McMoldys]

Didn’t even know I needed this

[@katebrague7885]

Glad to know I’m not the only one trying to do this over the summer.

[@meganfackenthal3116]

Oh my gosh, I grip the pen the same way you do and had never been able to figure out what that bump was! Thank you!

[@cynthiabooth10]

Amanda, I LOVE this video and struggle with all the same things you do with speed and switching up letter styles...I also just started using fountain pens! You have inspired me to jump back in and work on my penmanship! Thank you!

[@akitajournals]

Wikihow literally has an article for everything!

[@thelife8414]

Yeah 😂

[@theinsaleycomfortablearmch4268]

random but ok

[@kaerenmi2143]

i remember seeing one on how to walk 😐

[@hakunamatata9425]

@@kaerenmi2143 I also remember seeing "one how to smile". 😶

[@kaerenmi2143]

@@hakunamatata9425 i scrolled past one teaching how to think 😭🤚

[@nityapuli2439]

Amanda: "I rest my pen on my ring finger and I've heard that resting the pen on your middle finger reduces cramps" Me: ●¤● Omg thanks for all the likes!!!!

[@swarajyalakshmi5911]

I rest it on my ring finger too but never knew it helps like that.

[@dracomalfoy7215]

I rest mt pen on my middle finger and i never knew there were such things as getting cramps while writing 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@lullucy4358]

oh wow, do it just like her. I had no idea it was different... 😂

[@marimcarden413]

When she said that, I was so happy because I also rest writing utensils with my ring finger.

[@Ninaaa961]

I'm so happy all of you use your ringfinger too!! my teachers and parents always told me off for it but i just can't do it differently.

[@itsneveeruth]

AMANDA, In one of your other videos, you said that it's never too late to start or end bullet journaling as long as it works for you. This motivated me to continue trying to bullet journal. You are so inspirational and I hope one day I can get as good as you. Thank you!!!

[@avasuomi8947]

Omg Amanda I love your videos they are so well planned

[@josieguo3770]

amanda: trying to improve my handwriting. me: your handwriting is so nice that is so truwwww

[@SakshiSingh-zf5ls]

I have a writing bump on middle finger in right hand and its literally from my class 3 and now I'm in 11th😂

[@yazzyxx]

i've had a bump ever since I basically started school. My friends hold their pencils differently, and I tried to hold my pencil like them, but it was super uncomfortable. No teachers or anything told me my handwriting was weird though

[@lucasnotes550]

OMGGGGG I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE WHO HAD THE WRITING HAND BUMPPP, goalsss, love ur content btw amanda

[@mihirbapat]

Hey, Amanda. So happy that you are back. I was waiting for your video. Also,I thought that your handwriting is already neat and pretty. You don't need to improve it. And it is also perfect for bullet journalling!:)))

[@Cxrm3n]

I used to hold my pencils and pens the same way as you do and I had the "writing bump" on my ring finger. Somehow, I was able to change my hold on them

[@Sidekick-Sil]

Hey, we hold our pens the same way!!!! Everyone always tells me that it’s the wrong way, but I just automatically rest my pen on the fourth finger too 😂 :)

[@rebeccaelliott4261]

I really love the pilot Kakuno I pens. The smiley face on the nib makes my day 😊

[@jeannetteeberle6282]

That's exactly how I hold my pens, and I have a lot of cramps. So definitely going to try to change that!

[@aethericpages]

can we just take a minute to appreciate how amazing, sweet, beautiful, smart and talented Amanda is?! i love her videos so much, she’s such an inspiration for my own channel 🥺💗

[@maria-joseguerrero872]

My friends call my handwriting "doctor handwriting" :0

[@thelife8414]

Haha

[@ashleyk5756]

😂

[@kausumichakraborty003]

Same here

[@Liyana127]

At the beginning of the year I would take nice notes and randomly in the middle of the year , my handwriting CHANGES and suddenly my notebook had two completely different handwriting styles and it TRIGGERED me so much !!

[@ishikabajaj5898]

I don't know Amanda .but I always feel there is something magical in your videos.I mean they are just super relaxing:)

[@vipuljain2147]

I rest my pen on the middle finger but when I have to write a LOT,my writing bump gets so red that it's basically hurting at that point so I switch to resting the pen on my ring finger for a moment until my middle finger recovers and I keep writing and writing:)

[@saubonma.samantha8106]

i also hold my pen that way. i thought almost everbody rests their pen on their ring fingers? I guess I've been doing it wrong my entire life, that explains the hand cramps and my writing bump

[@98TMT]

I have fallen in love with the pen and inks you have used 😍 I definitely should start writing again with fountain pens!!

[@speedyspin]

es una pena usar una pluma para ese tipo de letra

[@limegreenlotus]

Omg i started to do this the other day! Pinterest notes are beautiful.

[@emma-xx7ok]

yeah nice, finally there's one other person besides me who's holding her pen with the ring finger! 😂😍 I thought I am the only one who didn't check it at school how to hold your pen properly 🤦🏻‍♀️😂

[@minachannie]

Amanda: uploads a video about improving handwriting Me: wait what?

[@l0871]

Your way on holding the pen is exactly how I hold mine and I have never seen anyone else doing it that way!

[@addyk5729]

I totally write like you amandarachlee!!! 😄 I never noticed it wasn't normal!

[@itsjohanna8954]

when you started writing "hello there" in your notebook my brain was immediately responding with 'General Kenobi'

[@TheIlwin]

That's exactly how I hold pen/pencil/whatever too when writing or drawing :))

[@parikanchan7868]

This is just soooooo relatableeeee . The t (s) , g , y , hight , spacing and etcccccc .

[@miamelsome2883]

Omg I am so glad you right with the forth finger because I do and I was like well I am probs the only person I am not going to improve my righting if I can only hold it like that!

[@naku_7738]

*FINALLY!!* I thought I'm the only one who holds a pen like she does... There no teacher left to scold me for my handwriting 🥺

[@coralbautista5372]

Nakshatra bgt7 Haha me too 😂😂

[@ci5320]

Omg me too!! When I was in 1. Grade all of the teachers told me to change

[@happyface422]

I think the way you hold your pen is the “proper” way to do it! When I went to school in japan they made us learn the proper way and get the triangle pencils so we would have to hold it the proper way!!! You’ve inspired me to ~perfect~ my handwriting now bc I can do cursive and calligraphy but mine natural hand writing is literally a mess LOL

[@abbymarieart1067]

I loved your video and would love to see more handwriting videos in the future!

[@wendyswank9577]

I love the Raspberry color ink!

[@lukasmorrow8255]

yooooo that's how i hold my pen too! i've always felt like i had more control over it with a vulcan grip lol and i think now that my muscle memory is tuned to that grip i would have less control holding it "properly"; i think the more important thing in reducing hand cramps is to not death-grip the pen, but hold it loosely enough.

[@florayasmin]

wait I also tend to hold my pen on top of my ring finger :0

[@cme_epicness]

Me too

[@toni-gk4wr]

"the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" just gives me elementary school memories.

[@jazzy2344]

I’m practicing my handwriting as I’m watching and listening to this.. I love your work keep it up you’re my fave

[@blue_ink2000]

I hold my pens the exact same way,,, so I have an "artist bump" or a little callous right where the pen usually rests... XD

[@steph3479]

Omg i thought it was just me. I write with my pen on my ring finger and i get a bump. THANK U FOR MAKING ME FEEL NORMAL

[@psykiapa]

I was definitely watching you write those different letter styles through the alphabet and looking for ones that look more like my own writing lol

[@sundaisy]

Your writing is already amazing 😘😘😘😘

[@aprilroberts4747]

I would rate my neatness of my handwriting at a 6 but now that I’ve watched your video I’m going to change my handwriting style to my own and make it more neat to were it at a 8 or 9

[@clvsidy]

If ur handwriting is ugly No one else’s handwriting is nice Omg tf so many likes, sub to me pls :))

[@13din]

I was about to say lol 😂

[@starletd6819]

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[@JasmineRossetto]

Amanda, I am impressed. I enjoyed this video and I'm really glad that you recorded part of it in real time. My handwriting changes all the time, I'll try to be more consistent.

[@donutcatlps9398]

what you said about how a writing utensil can help you write neater is so true! I remember using only pencils for school because our teacher did not allow pens because "they bleed through the paper" or something like that (which is not true) and when our new teacher let us use pens, my handwriting changed dramatically from messy and big (and I also got a lot of hand cramps from the wooden pencils) to neat and small (no more hand cramps because of the grip on a gel pen 🙂). So if you're not happy with your handwriting, change your writing utensil! 🙂😉🖊

[@abbeyhankinson1625]

no wait you’re handwriting is already amazing it doesn’t need any improvement!! mine looks like a preschoolers...

[@SimplyEmma4]

Hahahahaha same!

[@kenz_shields]

Me: ooh that's a stunning pen I'd love one *checks price* uhhh nevermind

[@MrsHi1206]

And they’re actually in the smaller price range when it comes to fountain pens 😅 But once you commit and get one, they become addictive to use, and eternally reusable with whatever ink you want makes it a more envirofriendly option

[@earthyurbanite]

If you're looking to get in to fountain pens I would check out the Lamy Safari or the Kaweco Sport for cute and reliable pens that aren't gonna break the bank :)

[@encly3881]

ActuallySure can you use it daily in place of a ballpoint pen?

[@rovnaart]

Yep, I also saw those oddly satisfying videos of people writing in perfect cursive and this video made me happy as well! :)

[@anna_rawatt]

OMG Amanda I also hold my pen like that!I also have the bump and I do bujo and art too!!

[@kaitcowling3243]

Okay so I've just learnt I've been holding my pen wrong my whole life 😂 (the same way as Amanda)

[@unclebamboo6656]

when i saw this on my home page I was like "wait what? Amanda needs to iMpRoVe her handwriting?" If she needs to improve my handwriting, what about mine? LOL

[@fehnryrnovak7544]

Thats how i hold my pen!!!! Ive never met anyone else that does it that way!! Friend!

[@arelibaker7637]

I totally had to train myself to not rest the pencil on the ring finger, it took a while, but there was a huge difference once I made that change, not as tiring. So glad I did!

[@nedatasbulut1122]

i switch my letters unintentionally too :(

[@rxsh19]

finally ive found someone like me who rests their pen on the ring finger

[@vishumoral]

Amanda your handwriting ís fantabulous.I just loved it and take advantage of your videos to improve my handwriting.

[@nour1666]

You're so pretty Amanda !💕

[@ruchikarohra8810]

I rest my pen on ring finger too and I find it comfortable like I don’t wanna change the position of me holding my pen

[@simplyb1358]

found someone who writes like me 😂 I also switch from the straight "T" to the curvey "T" 😂 and I also have the writing bump in my middle finger 😭

[@sirimerugu4436]

They ALL look good when your writing it!

[@jadelauren2269]

Your handwriting is beautiful 💖