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In Defense of Thinking
- jschveibinz 6y agoI would add from my experience that writing and thinking are not mutually exclusive. I am constantly sketching out thoughts and ideas, which I later come back to and reuse or rewrite. Writing can be used an extension of your working memory.
- nivertech 6y agoIn Hemingway's case [1] "writing" is equivalent to "coding"/"building", when in your case "writing" is more like "sketching out thoughts and ideas" with pen and paper. -- [1] “My working habits are simple: long periods of thinking, short periods of writing.” -- Hemingway
- gabrielsroka 6y agoI really enjoyed listening to Cal on the Lex Fridman podcast a few weeks ago. https://youtu.be/y3Umo_jd5AA https://youtu.be/y3Umo_jd5AA
- nso95 6y agoWriting is a fantastic way to think