How handwriting tells a lot about your personality

Initially we were asked to write as fast as we could PicSneha KharabeIts been a while since we took our handwriting seriously Apart from a quick shopping list scribble writing a couple of lines on a birthday card or completing a form at the bank theres little else we get to practise our handwriting on So when this writer came across a pamphlet by Shyam Motwani founder of Radio Bhuvan the Career Supermarket RBCS claiming he could guarantee elegant penmanship in just 15 minutes the prospect seemed intriguingAt the RBCS Centre housed on the second floor of an antiquated building at Apollo Bunder at 6 pm Motwani dressed in a steel grey safari suit welcomes us to his study with its pale yellow walls and sturdy teakwood chairsI might be 82 but Ive never had a problem bonding with you youngsters because you see its all in the mind he says The octogenarian has been taking handwriting workshops for the last 40 years I learnt ways to devise better handwriting entirely through trial and error and mind training I am also trained in graphology he tells usShyam MotwaniWe are then handed a sheet of paper that reads Handwriting reflects your personality So this is your first bold step in changing for the better The sheet has a list of five questions that we are expected to handwrite as it is and as fast as we can The questions are generic ranging from educational background to how often we write by hand We write with speed to complete it in the stipulated timeBeforeAnalysing our handwriting he says Your handwriting is certainly not bad There needs to be a slight slope to the letters and you have a straight vertical form which means you keep your emotions in check Youre very practicalHe points to places where our Ks and Os are larger than the rest For a neat legible script the size of the letters needs to be uniform He instructs us to write each letter on a single line ensuring the letters are uniform The baseline alignment he notices is off with a certain words Although you do write on the line one or two letters have slipped slightly I want you to consciously make an effort to stay on the line His analysis that this writer is welladjusted adaptable and liked by people but tends to overthink at timesAlways remember the four aspects Slope size space and alignment he states Next we are asked to write a paragraph 34 times till we begin to get conscious of how we write If its a scrawled mess start by slowing down Your handwriting is a reflection of your mind Change your handwriting and notice the difference in your attitude he saysAfterWe answer the same questions again on a blank sheet of paper This time however we are more conscious of our letters and writing As we write the difference is visible and the letters have more clarityThe expert says You dont need me to tell you that theres a difference Earlier your writing had an underlying sense of stress You were writing under pressure Theres more neatness clarity and uniformity in your writing now he saysBut the difference he says is because our mind right now is less cluttered and not invaded by distractions However Motwani adds good handwriting involves a lot of work Start training your mind to write in a certain way and youll do it even when you write fastVerdictAs we leave we ponder over how much truth lies in graphology Do we really believe that by reducing the size of a K or getting in my O in line with the rest can make us less stressed in life But what we certainly do believe is that neat legible writing gives one a feeling of a task well done