THE NO-SCREENS, NO-AI, NO-INTERNET KIND WAY TOThink and write
like a human again.

AI is making us dumber. It's time to fight back. Join our copywork club to receive some of humanity's best literature in the mail (yes, your physical mailbox) every month. And don't just read it. Copy it. By hand. And learn to think and write like a human again.

COME ON. YOU KNOW IT'D BE FUN TO GET SOMETHING OTHER THAN A BILL IN THE MAIL.

A cream envelope, fountain pen and handwritten letter on a wooden desk

Tell me if this sounds like you...

Hey there,

A few months (or maybe even a few years) ago, your mind was blown when you entered a prompt into an AI chat, and it spit out a result.

But now? You're sick of it. You're sick of reading the same, sycophantic language every single day. And you're tired, so tired, of reading social media posts and news stories that are  clearly copied and pasted from ChatGPT. AI-written slop is everywhere and it all sounds exactly the same.

But it's not just the slop. You can feel yourself falling into the trap of convenience that these AI robots dangle in front of you. You could use your brain and think about how to solve the problem. But it's too easy to type a prompt instead. And now that you've outsourced your ability to think a few times, it's hard not to do it again.

If this is you, it's time to do something about it. This is exactly why we've created HUMAN by HAND.

Stop outsourcing your thinking. Stop outsourcing your writing. Your mind is a gift, and it needs to be developed not infantilized. Our product is 100% analog. Zero screens. Zero AI. Zero internet. Zero technology. It's an invitation to slow down, use your mind, and re-learn what it feels like to read and write great prose.

We are facing a real but invisible crisis. Humans are getting dumber. We are losing the power to think, to read, and to write.

It's time to fight back. 

— Ryan (Founder, Human by Hand)

WHAT DO YOU GET EACH MONTH?

01

Three pieces of great writing

Hand-selected excerpts from the world's best writers. Highly legible font printed on quality paper. Delivered in the mail. 

02

Expert commentary

We share our take on what makes the writing great. We point to structural choices, vocabulary, rhetorical moves, and more.

03

Reflection questions

Three questions to answer after the copywork exercise — designed to help deepen your understanding of each piece.

What is copywork?

We learn how to play music by copying the notes and rhythms that someone else wrote. Turns out, we can learn how to write in the exact same way.

Copywork is an age-old practice to learn how to write. It's simple. You sit down with a great piece of writing and you copy it by hand. As you do, you learn for yourself what great writing looks like. You begin to feel how it ebbs and flows. You immerse yourself in metaphor and illusion. You see patterns and discover new words.

Great writers from Benjamin Franklin to Robert Louis Stevenson (Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde) to Jack London (Call of the Wild) all leaned on copywork to improve their writing.

Now it's your turn. As AI begins to dominate what we read, it's more important than ever to write like a human. Clear writing is a sign of clear thinking. Clear thinking is a sign of being human.

Pricing

Monthly
$15/mo

Billed monthly. Pause or cancel anytime.

Best ValueAnnual
$10/mo

$120 billed yearly. Save 33%.

6-Month
$12/mo

$72 billed every 6 months. Save 20%.

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FAQs

How often will I receive letters in the mail?

You'll be mailed an envelope with your copywork packet one time each month. Within that envelope will be three pieces of literature to study and copy.

When will I receive my mail?

We send mail during the first week of every month. The exact day varies based on weekends and holidays.

Where do you send mail?

We currently only serve customers who live in the United States.

Who is this service for?

It's for anyone who wants to think, read, and write better in the age of AI. Founder, marketer, student, salesperson, mom, dad, therapist, it doesn't matter what the job title is. What matters is you're someone who cares about using your brain and maximizing your human potential.

Do you use AI to generate any of the content?

Never.