The Psychological Benefits of Writing: Why Richard Branson and Warren Buffett Write Regularly

Entrepreneur

June 18, 2014

Gregory Ciotti, contributor for the Entrepreneur and a person who regularly writes about the benefits of handwriting, highlights the benefits of personal writing in this article. Some key benefits are that writing makes you happier, it improves thinking skills and communication, can be an expressive outlet during difficult times, and leads to better learning. Likely not a coincidence, many successful people like Warren Buffett, Richard Branson, and Bill Gates take time to write expressively. Richard Branson calls his notebook one of his essential possessions!

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