1 00:00:03,440 --> 00:00:06,720 Speaker 1: Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of I Heart Radio. 2 00:00:09,080 --> 00:00:14,400 Speaker 1: Good Morning, This is Laura, Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. 3 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,920 Speaker 1: Today's tip is for when you're planning to handwrite a note, 4 00:00:19,880 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 1: begin by typing a first draft. That way, you can 5 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: process your thoughts like you normally do, but create a 6 00:00:28,000 --> 00:00:33,840 Speaker 1: clean note that can be treasured. Emails and texts are great, 7 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,120 Speaker 1: but they can't compare to the warmth that comes through 8 00:00:37,200 --> 00:00:42,800 Speaker 1: in a handwritten note of congratulations, condolence, birthday wishes, friendship, 9 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:47,880 Speaker 1: or love plus an email maybe archived or deleted, while 10 00:00:47,880 --> 00:00:51,080 Speaker 1: a handwritten note may be treasured for years. I am 11 00:00:51,080 --> 00:00:55,720 Speaker 1: a big fan of sending handwritten notes. However, if you 12 00:00:55,760 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 1: are used to typing everything and being able to edit 13 00:00:58,840 --> 00:01:02,360 Speaker 1: for clarity, link and style, it can be difficult to 14 00:01:02,360 --> 00:01:06,160 Speaker 1: get a handwritten note right on the first try. Because 15 00:01:06,240 --> 00:01:10,039 Speaker 1: handwritten notes are special, we want them to be just right, 16 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:14,560 Speaker 1: and sometimes when we immediately put pen to paper, our 17 00:01:14,640 --> 00:01:17,880 Speaker 1: notes may end up off the mark. If you don't 18 00:01:17,880 --> 00:01:20,280 Speaker 1: get it right in the first draft, you've wasted the 19 00:01:20,319 --> 00:01:23,120 Speaker 1: card or stationary and the time it took to write. 20 00:01:24,120 --> 00:01:27,240 Speaker 1: And if you have messy handwriting, you may find that 21 00:01:27,319 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: as your hand gets tired, each attempt is even messier 22 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:36,720 Speaker 1: than the one before. For momentous occasions, the advantages of 23 00:01:36,840 --> 00:01:40,600 Speaker 1: paper correspondence outweigh the drawbacks. You just need to work 24 00:01:40,640 --> 00:01:46,760 Speaker 1: around them. Here's how draft your message on your computer. First, 25 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:52,840 Speaker 1: edit to get your words right. Then once you're pleased 26 00:01:52,880 --> 00:01:56,000 Speaker 1: with your message, you can copy it by hand onto 27 00:01:56,000 --> 00:02:00,920 Speaker 1: your stationary or a card. No wasted time or ationary, 28 00:02:01,160 --> 00:02:03,800 Speaker 1: no risk of your handwriting getting messier by the draft. 29 00:02:04,640 --> 00:02:06,640 Speaker 1: With a type draft, you can get it right the 30 00:02:06,680 --> 00:02:11,040 Speaker 1: first time on paper. If you struggle to find words 31 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:14,360 Speaker 1: in your personal correspondence, you might try keeping templates on 32 00:02:14,360 --> 00:02:16,840 Speaker 1: your computer for common occasions. When you write a note 33 00:02:17,320 --> 00:02:23,360 Speaker 1: like death's, birthdays, marriages, babies, and new jobs, just use 34 00:02:23,440 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 1: brackets to indicate the spots where you'll add text customized 35 00:02:27,080 --> 00:02:30,919 Speaker 1: to the person. Then copy and paste the template and 36 00:02:31,000 --> 00:02:34,480 Speaker 1: choose the right message for this occasion. Once you are 37 00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:38,799 Speaker 1: happy with the wording, write it onto your card. If 38 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: you like to know what you've written in your notes, 39 00:02:40,800 --> 00:02:43,959 Speaker 1: you could keep all these typed drafts in a single document. 40 00:02:44,600 --> 00:02:46,959 Speaker 1: For most of us, though there is no real reason 41 00:02:47,040 --> 00:02:50,360 Speaker 1: to save these drafts. The value is in being able 42 00:02:50,400 --> 00:02:53,240 Speaker 1: to type and edit the drafts so we can pen 43 00:02:53,400 --> 00:02:56,160 Speaker 1: notes that we are proud of without lots of paper 44 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,799 Speaker 1: piling up in the trash can in the process. So 45 00:03:00,400 --> 00:03:04,520 Speaker 1: today consider doing the opposite of what we probably did 46 00:03:04,600 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: as kids writing reports. In this case, you want to 47 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:13,000 Speaker 1: type the first draft then handwrite the final copy. You 48 00:03:13,040 --> 00:03:17,480 Speaker 1: will get the benefits of both worlds. In the meantime. 49 00:03:18,240 --> 00:03:21,919 Speaker 1: This is Laura. Thanks for listening, and here's to making 50 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:31,120 Speaker 1: the most of our time. Hey everybody, I'd love to 51 00:03:31,160 --> 00:03:34,120 Speaker 1: hear from you. 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