Lovely post. I do something similar where I write blog posts for myself as I solve a problem. Something like a how-to guide before I actually know how to do it.

Lovely post. I do something similar where I write blog posts for myself as I solve a problem. Something like a how-to guide before I actually know how to do it. Then I cite sources as I find them. When I finally solve the issue or create "the thing", I revisit the doc and either publish it internally, or keep it in my archives. This really became a habit after reading Writing to Learn by William Zinsser. I recommend this book to everyone and their grandmother these days. "Writing enables us to find out what we know—and what we don’t know—about whatever we’re trying to learn."