[raincole]

> Back then, people spent so much time making sure there were no typos, they'd lose focus on the actual story they were trying to write.

Were you a published author in the 80s?

Because I highly doubt this was how writers in 80s thought of their job.

[pyman]

No, but I've studied the history of computers and keyboards. There's plenty of evidence that writing with typewriters was much slower than using a computer. Writers were also more limited creatively, since they couldn't easily edit or move things around once the page was written.

[ofjcihen]

Slow doesn’t necessarily mean less creative. In fact it’s been argued that being slow and deliberate actually pulls you out of automated patterns of thinking and gives you time to mull over what you want to say.

This is even enhanced when you create a superficial barrier such as writing in all caps.

[pyman]

I'm not saying fast is better than slow, or slow is better than fast. I'm just saying time changes the shape of creativity.

Shakespeare wrote under pressure because he had deadlines. His creativity was shaped by the need to deliver.

Einstein, on the other hand, had no real deadlines. His creativity was shaped by the need to understand. He had time to sit with ideas, rethink assumptions, and see patterns no one else saw.

Shakespeare would say: "Creativity is all about time. And writing by hand takes time."

And Einstein would reply: "Time does not exist my friend. So take your time and write it again."