In the digital age, writing by hand is important

Just found this interesting:
How writing by hand makes kids smarter is an interesting article about why it is important children learn to write.  Here are some reasons listed:

*important for brain development and cognition — helping kids hone fine motor skills and learn to express and generate ideas.
*Writing by hand can get ideas out faster
*Writing increases neural activity
*Good handwriting makes you seem smarter

Interestingly someone points out in the comments that children with dsylexia do NOT write faster by hand though, and it appears to be different for different people as well.  At least for me, it depends on the type of writing, different things work better in different formats.