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BigmanPigman

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9. I'm an artist so I think it's a visual thing in my case.

Sun May 31, 2026, 02:51 AM

May 31

In art school I knew that Leonardo wrote backwards so no one could rip off his ideas and I tried it myself. It's really not that hard. When I ended up becoming a teacher (artists DO starve) I did it for my students and it was a great way to get them interested in penmanship. They loved it!

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Walking backwards aids with neuralplasticity. [View all] Prairie_Seagull May 30 OP

It's supposed to be good for your knees, too. CrispyQ May 30 #1

Yes but I have notoriously bad knees Prairie_Seagull May 31 #6

Another good one! Aussie105 May 30 #2

I can write in cursive BigmanPigman May 30 #4

Hurts my head just thinking Prairie_Seagull May 31 #8

I'm an artist so I think it's a visual thing in my case. BigmanPigman May 31 #9

a friend of mine, as a kid, cd draw 2 completely different drawings at once. mopinko May 30 #5

Yup, brushing your hair or teeth TexasBushwhacker May 31 #10

Good advice, P_S! Thanks! highplainsdem May 30 #3

You are most certainly welcome hpd. Prairie_Seagull May 31 #7

There must be something to that. LudwigPastorius Jun 1 #11

8,000 plus miles on one journey. Prairie_Seagull Jun 1 #12

Aids with me falling on my ass, too. Iggo Jun 1 #13

Injury avoidance is certainly on my bingo card. Prairie_Seagull Jun 1 #14

Maybe a piece of wearable tech, Prairie_Seagull Jun 1 #15