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The original was posted on /r/lifeprotips by /u/pedanpric on 2026-08-07 19:37:55+00:00.

I draw lines with a ruler a lot and I wanted to prevent smudges from globs that grow on a ballpoint pen tip, so I bought a Japanese auto roller pen. My handwriting has gotten markedly better right since I picked it up, maybe because the friction is slowing me down and making my movements more deliberate... There is other common advice to slow down, relax your grip, use your arm more, etc., but this was instant, effortless improvement to horribly sloppy writing that nobody could read.

I bought the described pen, but I'm sure other roller gel pens would work the same. I don't have any ruler globs, either.