If your excuse is poor handwriting, flush that excuse. Or heave it out the window. Or cut it up into little pieces and mix them in with the dog’s food. Do something other than hang on to it!<\/p>\n
With e-mail, text messaging, and instant messaging, a handwritten note is getting rarer and therefore more special.<\/p>\n
[…]<\/p>\n
66 percent of U.S. Internet users said email was their preferred channel for written communications between friends.<\/p>\n
Every week, the average person receives 1.5 personal letters.<\/p>\n
[…]<\/p>\n
There is warmth in a handwritten note \u2014 it instantly makes the message more personal, creates a more intimate feeling, and makes the recipient feel more valued.<\/p>\n
With e-mail and instant messaging, a handwritten note is getting rarer and therefore more special.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The full article is, well, fuller: A Note of Gratitude<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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