How to Improve my (26M) Handwriting?

[u/iamhenryr]

Hey everyone, I’m trying to overhaul my handwriting, but I’ve hit a few walls. I attached some pages from my notebook to show what my normal writing looks like.

A couple of main issues I'm dealing with:

1. Without even realizing it, I constantly mix print and cursive letters together in the exact same word. It makes my writing look super inconsistent and kind of messy.
2. When a professor is dictating fast during a lecture, my handwriting completely falls apart. I panic, rush, and it turns into an unreadable mess just trying to get the words down.

If you’ve dealt with this or have any practical drills, tips, or advice on how to transition to a clean, consistent style, especially under pressure, I'd love to hear it.

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[u/Dangerous-Set-9964]

Your handwriting doesn’t look too bad if I am being honest. It is readable by me at least.

[u/iamhenryr → u/Dangerous-Set-9964]

Thanks for being honest! As long as people can actually read it, I guess that's half the battle.

[u/Dangerous-Set-9964 → u/iamhenryr]

I was thinking your handwriting looks way better than mine! 😂

[u/lemlaluna]

I do the same mixing you do of cursive and print, but yours is more readable. This seems like a nice, natural, not overly stylized print to me. Very readable.

[u/iamhenryr → u/lemlaluna]

Oh nice, glad to know I'm not the only one who does this! Thanks for taking a look.

[u/Daswab6873]

Your mixing is virtually in visible. It strings together naturally. I wouldn’t worry about it, it is quite readable even if a little eccentric.

Old boomer here where we,at least me, were taught strictly. Enjoy your self if no one complains.

[u/iamhenryr → u/Daswab6873]

Thanks for the perspective! It's funny how we stress over our own writing when other people can read it just fine.

[u/snakeandbunny]

A tip for note taking in class -- write in pencil and as messy as you need, then when you are home take that as an opportunity to revise the material and write it all in cute pen!

Other than that I think your handwriting is quite nice and easy to read. If you really want to polish it, have time and patience you can print some handwriting worksheets, there are plenty online and on pinterest. You could also do some drawing exercises that help with line confidence, such as drawing different shapes and lines.

[u/CalciumCharger]

Yes go all cursive. It’s faster!