The True Importance Of Sending Greeting Cards
Everyone loves to receive a card, either through the post or by hand. In the fast/faster/fastest instant world that we all live in it's worth reflecting that the greeting card is still considered by many as the most effective way of letting someone know you care. What’s more, this has now been proven scientifically! Dr Lynda Shaw is the leading authority on research in this area. She says:
"Handwriting helps the brain to learn by improving fine motor skills and expression. It activates massive regions in the brain involved in thinking, language and working memory. It is intimate and reveals personality.
We express emotion when writing a greeting card, therefore this is quite an awesome mix.
Equally, time is the most precious thing we have to give, so if we spend time choosing, writing and sending a card we are helping people feel valuable and worthwhile.
Who would have thought a greeting card could do so much."
For more recent posts on this topic, follow the links to these blog posts:
Thinking Of You Week Part 1 | September 2020
Thinking Of You Week Part 2 | September 2020
The Psychology Of Greeting Cards | August 2020
The Importance Of Sending Cards | March 2020
You can also read The Greeting Card Association's interview with Dr Lynda Shaw from 2016 here.
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