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Is Air-Writing Characters on the Bus Worth It?
Tracing characters in the air or on your palm during a commute feels productive. Here is what mental and ghost writing actually do, and their limits.
Lawrence Arya··5 min
Posts tagged Commute from the Hanzi Write Practice team.

Tracing characters in the air or on your palm during a commute feels productive. Here is what mental and ghost writing actually do, and their limits.

Writing practice is one of the few study activities that works perfectly offline. Here is why it suits planes, commutes, and expat life, and what to look for in an offline app.