This "a" that we have trouble distinguishing from the "o", this circle above the "i", inherited from childhood, and this "r" which once made this French teacher say "This is the R of kings!
It is a sign of pride ”.
Unique, personal, your handwriting refers to others, almost in spite of you, the traits of a personality.
A new OpinionWay survey (study carried out on 20 and 21 November 2019 and on 1 and 2 July 2020 among 2,064 people aged 18 and over), on behalf of the Union de la Filière Papetière (Ufipa), does not say besides nothing else.
Carried out as part of the week of handwriting, organized until Sunday, the study shows in particular that a beautiful handwriting is, for 82% of the French, the sign of "an applied temperament".
It is even perceived as a tool allowing access to a higher social status.
"Well mastered, it confers material success and advantageous image features," says the document.
This is to say if a beautiful handwriting, legible and without spelling errors, is, in the collective unconscious, synonymous with success.
More precisely, it seems essential to integrate better into society in general (84% of French people), to succeed in studies (82%) and to help advance in one's career (83%).
What are the reasons all this is associated?
“People who have studied have, in fact, written a lot in this academic setting where handwriting still has a large place.
They ended up acquiring fast and efficient writing.
In short, standardized writing, making it possible to convey what they want to convey.
Let's not forget that we write first to be understood by the other ”, specifies Maryse Canovas, psycho graphologist.
This is the path that is taken: diplomas = mastery of handwriting = professional success.
An act more complex than it seems
Being at ease in this exercise is therefore adorned with all the virtues.
“Our writing is a projection of oneself.
The movement, the rhythm of a writing reflects our personality and our character.
I remember having received a young woman in her twenties who lived very badly having childish writing.
The image that this sent of her was a real problem, ”says the expert, who is also a graphotherapist.
In fact, your shopping list and the letter requesting a job interview will not be written in the same way.
We will not dress in the same way for these two dates.
Again for a question of image that we refer to the other ... who will judge you.
"An official letter requires a real effort from me, it's much less spontaneous," says Daniel, 42, administrative agent.
I want to be sure not to make mistakes, first of all, but above all I want to convey in my way of writing my seriousness, my investment… In short, my skills.
I do think that writing says a lot about us.
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“We don't realize everything that's going on in the brain when we write.
It's a very complex act that requires a lot of work, insists Maryse Canovas.
When the child learns it but the gesture does not follow, the disorder persists and someone throws at him
what is this writing!
, he knows he's cataloged.
His self-image is impacted because he feels that he is not in the so-called academic standard.
A widespread feeling since today, no less than 54% of French people believe that they do not have a beautiful handwriting.
