[iliketosleep]

> Your notion of cognitive resources is most likely very different from your brain's.

In this context, I disagree. If the act of writing is using most of my attention, I will miss large amounts of what is being said.

> As I recall, all the evidence shows that handwriting rather than typing - even when using similar strategies - has better recall.

I believe this is a highly nuanced issue and it's hard to make blanket statements. For example, I can't see how it would apply to people with various degrees of dyslexia - which could be up to 20% of the population. Having said that, I'd be interested to see evidence that proves otherwise.