> I don't think people write stuff down b/c it's super obvious to them... Sure they do, if it's a thought in a chain of thoughts leading to something. People

> I don't think people write stuff down b/c it's super obvious to them... Sure they do, if it's a thought in a chain of thoughts leading to something. People make mind maps all the time full of obvious ideas because it helps the find the non obvious ones. Hell people write down obvious stuff just to organize their thoughts. Also, I do recall him stating that he hadn't considered publishing some stuff because he didn't realize it was original until someone else got credit for publishing it. I wish I had a reference, but I don't, I've read a ton of his stuff and couldn't pinpoint where I read it if I had to.