I've recently bought the Professional Teeline textbook to brush up on my Teeline and finally learn all the affixes, special outlines, etc.

I'm happy to see a book that tries to apply Teeline to modern language, and that is independent of NCTJ (which "owns" Teeline), and that they are planning to publish a modern Teeline dictionary.

Buuut, the first edition is a mess so far. There are errors in both long- and shorthand, the exercises sometimes use bits of theory that hasn't been introduced yet, and sometimes not, even though they would make the shorthand a lot more efficient, and they sometimes don't even explain those bits (like the SH symbol in 'she'). Plus there are some divergences from the NCTJ "standard" that don't seem necessary.

I'll see if it gets better later. But if you'd like to learn Teeline, definitely go with NCTJ's "Teeline Gold Standard for Journalists"

#Teeline #TeelineShorthand #shorthand #stenography

So, keeping a #journal in #teeline has had some unexpected benefits for my #ADHD brain beyond my handwriting just being more able to keep up with the rate of my thoughts.

I might blog about this later, but the TL;DR is that the process of transcribing my entries requires me to think deliberately about the meaning of every word I've written.

#ActuallyADHD #FountainPens

Tomorrow (Wednesday) on our blog we'll be looking at friendship and letter writing. In the meantime here's a look at my adventures with Teeline shorthand and other writing systems.

https://www.gumonmyshoe.com/2022/06/from-thought-to-page-adventures-with.html

#Teeline #teelineshorthand #letterwriting #shorthand #Tolkien #Tengwar #Elvish

#Introduction

I'm a mental health author and blogger living in the UK.

My best friend Fran and I live 3000 miles apart. We wrote HIGH TIDE LOW TIDE for friends who support friends living with mental illness. No one is too far away to be cared for or to care.

Interests include creative journaling, Teeline shorthand and spending as much time as possible in coffee shops.

#mentalhealth #mentalillness #blogger #journaling #travelersnotebook #Teeline #shorthand #coffee #Introductions #NewHere