Why doctor's handwriting are so bad?
Have you ever wondered why doctors have such notoriously bad handwritings? It often seems as if the words in their prescriptions have to be guessed at rather than read.
One explanation is that doctors tend to write quickly - a tendency that is undoubtedly increased by years of note-taking at university.
When you consider how many years medical students have to devote to studies and exams, it is hardly surprising that they learn to write quickly and devise short cuts and abbreviations. In fact, one would almost expect them to develop a whole new language of hieroglyphics, let alone a few shortcuts.
Of course other students besides doctors make use of shortcuts and abbreviations in handwriting too. It is a general observation that the more you write, the more you tend to develop your own particular way of writing.
Not only does the quick writer abbreviate words but he also tends to take the shortest distance between two points. In other words, he customises the letters to suit his requirements.
For instance an f can lose its loops and become a straight line; while a word ending in “ing?tends to become a squiggle.
In handwriting analysis there are certain signs that point to intelligence - and yes, you have guessed it ?speed of writing and clever shortcuts are among them!
There are of course many exceptions. Einstein carefully and meticulously dotted every “i" and crossed every “t.? In his case, minute attention to detail may have been one of the secrets to his inventive mind.
In general, however, speed of writing and inventive shortcuts can be seen as indicators of intelligence. Hopefully your doctor has them!
Have you noticed any clever shortcuts in your own handwriting?
posted by Balqis @ 3:26 AM
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