Yeah looks Arabic or something. Each shape corresponds not to a letter , but to a sound. Loops are vowels , lines and curves are consonants. The dierection, length and curvature tell you which consonants , and the size of the loop tells you which vowel.

If you practice it daily, you can write at over 200 words per minute.

It think it's better than doing a crossword each day , because you have a skill at the end of it, and 15 mins a day is enough to progress, maybe a bit more if you learn a new shape.