I had a similar experience in university, and your post makes me feel nostalgic for the times of having nothing to do but work on an essay and think about my la

I had a similar experience in university, and your post makes me feel nostalgic for the times of having nothing to do but work on an essay and think about my language and the craft. :) > Thinking is thinking and writing is writing. We regret the confusion. You're right that the headline is oversimplified; and saying this might even obfuscate the point it's trying to make, which is that writing can be a tool to clarify thinking. This I sympathize with. Thoughts can be slippery and emotional and fallacious, but writing them down helps build compound thoughts and gives you leverage to organize them into a more coherent/rational narrative. So I think it's worth spreading the notion that writing is not just for communication, but can be a tool for thinking.