Mine would be creating pen and paper ciphers for my made up secret communication needs.

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    In my 60’s. According to Internet sources, shorthand was taught in schools until the 1990’s. It’s likely that shorthand use declined as PCs became common in offices.

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      I think it was still taught to business students up until the mid-90’s in my country. That’s also how I got my hands on an old Gregg shorthand textbook. That, and typing (via a typewriter) which was the one I learned when I was in high school.

      Had I had a choice, I would have chosen to learn shorthand instead.

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      My mom grew up in the 80s and I remember her telling me I needed to learn it too in the 90’s so I could be a waitress someday if needed.

      I took a typing class instead! Worked great for me lol