A slower kind of message might be exactly what your relationships are missing.

When Diana Chao was 13 she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder. Growing up just outside LA, as a first-generation Chinese-American, she says she encountered stigma around mental health within her ...

"What is healing, but a shift in perspective?” — Mark Doty, Heaven’s Coast Transactional writing — or letter writing — gets you beyond what you thought you could not get over. With all the other ways ...

Though writing by hand is increasingly being eclipsed by the ease of computers, a new study finds we shouldn't be so quick to throw away the pencils and paper: handwriting helps people learn certain ...

The act of writing letters may be written off as obsolete, but the power of the written word remains as potent as ever. Here’s why your mind benefits when your hand writes. In the age of instant ...

Faculty members often seem to lack insight into how to write strong letters on their students’ behalf, writes Manya Whitaker, who offers 10 guidelines for improvement. A few years ago, I wrote “A ...

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February, the month when we celebrate Valentine’s Day, is a good time to consider writing a love letter. While most people think such a letter pertains to romance, it can also be something you send to ...

Zoom calls and texts are emotionally draining, but exchanging handwritten notes can be sublime. By Jordan Salama Mr. Salama is a writer. See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra más ...