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Not only that, but a bicycle is something that feels like part of your own body when you're using it. If you think too hard about the positions of everything yo
by mrob 8y ago
Not only that, but a bicycle is something that feels like part of your own body when you're using it. If you think too hard about the positions of everything you'll probably ride worse. A computer on the other hand is something that requires careful thought to get the most out of it.
The real bicycle for the mind is pencil and paper.
- adamc 8y agoThat's a good analogy. Pencil (or pen) and paper go at human speed, like a bicycle, and have no artificial constraints (glyphs available for writing, for example). I still use notebooks for some things. You can draw in a notebook (and yes, I know you can draw on a computer, but in many ways it is more involved). The link between thought and recording is much tighter than on a computer. It would be interesting to look at how our tools shape and limit our thinking.