My Handwriting: The Messy Side of Me 雑な私の字

plum_mei

Sept. 2, 2025

My Handwriting: The Messy Side of Me 雑な私の字

I used to attend calligraphy lessons as a kid. Thanks to that, my handwriting was pretty neat. But around the age of eleven, I suddenly felt that both going to the lessons every week and writing carefully were a hassle. I quit the lessons altogether and abandoned the habit of writing neatly. Looking back, it wasn’t exactly a rebellious phase, but perhaps an early sign of independence.

Later, when I realized that teachers graded lesson notes, I managed to write my notes neatly enough for class. Still, my personal memos have always been quite messy.

As an adult, I often take notes at work. Sadly, they are sometimes hard to decipher, not just because of my poor handwriting but also because I tend to ignore the ruled lines, write at an angle, and scatter words into any available space. In hindsight, I don’t think writing neatly actually takes much more time than writing sloppily. I’d like to experiment and see how neatly I can write my memos if I put in the effort.

子どものころは習字教室に通っていた。そのせいもあって丁寧な字を書いていたが、あるとき教室に通うこともきれいな字を書くことも面倒くさくなってしまった。習字教室は辞め、殴り書きのような字を書くようになった。小学校5年生のころだ。反抗期というほどでもないが、自我の目覚めだったかもしれない。その後、授業のノートを書くときは、提出して成績をつけられることを考えてそこそこ丁寧に書くことができるようになったが、今でもメモは雑だ。仕事のときにメモを取るのだが、字自体が読みづらいだけでなく、罫線も無視して斜めに書いているし、適当な余白に書くためどこに何を書いたのか自分でもわかりづらい。改めて思うと、丁寧に書くのと雑に書くので、それほど時間の差はないはずだ。どれくらいメモが丁寧に書けるのか、自分に対して実験してみたい。

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Paolo12

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My Handwriting: The Messy Side of Me 雑な私の字

I used to attend calligraphy lessons as a kid.

Thanks to that, my handwriting was pretty neat.

But around the age of eleven, I suddenly felt that both going to the lessons (or "attending lessons") every week and writing carefully were a hassle.

I quit the lessons altogether and abandoned the habit of writing neatly.

Looking back, it wasn’t exactly a rebellious phase, but perhaps an early sign of independence.

Later, when I realized that teachers graded lesson notes, I managed to write my notes neatly enough for class.

Still, my personal memos have always been quite messy.

As an adult, I often take notes at work.

Sadly, they are sometimes hard to decipher, not just because of my poor handwriting but also because I tend to ignore the ruled lines, write at an angle, and scatter (or "cram") words into any available space.

In hindsight, I don’t think writing neatly actually takes much more time than writing sloppily.

I’d like to experiment and see how neatly I can write my memos if I put in the effort.

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Well done!

plum_mei

Sept. 4, 2025

Thank you!

alibel25

~~But a~~Around the age of eleven, I suddenly felt that ~~both~~ going to the lessons every week and writing carefully were a hassle.

In English, we don't usually begin a sentence with a subjective (aka: "but"). You can use the word "both," but its not necessary and can make the sentence sound too chunky.

I quit the lessons altogether and abandoned the habit of writing neatly.

I would add a transition word like "So, I quit the lessons altogether and abandoned the habit of writing neatly." You don't have to, but I think it would help the paragraph flow more.

~~Later, w~~When I realized that teachers graded lesson notes, I managed to write my notes neatly enough for class.

Using "Later" is not wrong, but I think it sounds better without. Its an extra detail that the sentence doesn't need in order to achieve the point you're trying to make.

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Sounds really good as someone who's native language is English!

plum_mei

Sept. 2, 2025

Thank you. All the points you made seem important. I'll try to keep them in mind.

riddlememiss

My Handwriting: The Messy Side of Me 雑な私の字

I used to attend calligraphy lessons as a kid.

Thanks to that, my handwriting was pretty neat.

But around the age of eleven, I suddenly felt that both going to the lessons every week and writing carefully were a hassle.

I quit the lessons altogether and abandoned the habit of writing neatly.

Looking back, it wasn’t exactly a rebellious phase, but perhaps an early sign of independence.

Later, when I realized that teachers graded lesson notes, I managed to write my notes neatly enough for class.

Still, my personal memos have always been quite messy.

As an adult, I often take notes at work.

Sadly, they are sometimes hard to decipher, not just because of my poor handwriting but also because I tend to ignore the ruled lines, write at an angle, and scatter words into any available space.

In hindsight, I don’t think writing neatly actually takes much more time than writing sloppily.

I’d like to experiment and see how neatly I can write my memos if I put in the effort.

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Perfect! Are your personal memos at work too difficult for your later self to decipher, or is it just that others can't read them?

plum_mei

Sept. 2, 2025

Thank you! Well, my memos are just for me to check later, just for the sake of it, and I’d be freaked out if I had to show them to anyone. :P

My Handwriting: The Messy Side of Me 雑な私の字