Comment by cyberax

Comment by cyberax 3 days ago

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> You cannot learn everything. Is good penmanship worth spending time on?

There are some really good arguments that penmanship (actually, any fine motor skill) ultimately improves intellectual capacity.

bluGill 3 days ago

Maybe, though when I read those critically I suspect that it is more just time spent on something. Hunting rabbits with a sling requires fine motor skills as well, is that good enough (This is the most primitive, 'uneducated' task I can think of at the moment - there are plenty of others). How does learning violin compare? There are plenty of other possibilities that those arguments don't adequately address.

  • cyberax 3 days ago

    No, hunting rabbits doesn't require fine motor skills (coordination between fingers and eyes).

    > How does learning violin compare?

    I don't think it is, although music seems to offer its own advantages. Apparently, playing console games on a controller might also qualify.