I do the same. But I've figured out it's a leftover habit from the olden days wh...

markfig on Nov 28, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Poll: Do you select text while reading?

I do the same. But I've figured out it's a leftover habit from the olden days when macs used to crash all the time. I kept my mouse moving to know there was still LIFE beneath that screen. Pointer used to freeze when the system did. God, I'm old.