Why You Should Write
The thinking mind is like the eye.
The mind likes to wander. It'll constantly skip around and change focus unless it has something to tie it down.
Think of meditation, and how the mind hops between the surface of various ideas like a stone skipping across… Show more
Why You Should Write The thinking mind is like the eye. The mind likes to wander. It'll constantly skip around and change focus unless it has something to tie it down. Think of meditation, and how the mind hops between the surface of various ideas like a stone skipping across… Show more
Writing creates new knowledge that wasn’t there before. Each word you write triggers mental cascades and internal associations, leading to further ideas, all of which can come tumbling out onto the page or screen.V
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
Writing is crucial for clear thinking — as computer scientist Leslie Lamport states: "If you're thinking without writing, you only think you're thinking".
When I sit down to write, the meadow is still sunk in darkness, and above it, satellites pass by, one after the other. My thoughts are flighty and shapeless; they morph as I approach them. But when I type, it is as if I pin my thoughts to the table. I can examine them. They feel porous to the touch and crumble. But among the fragments, I discover t... See more
Henrik Karlsson • How to Think in Writing
Thinking doesn’t just produce writing; writing also enriches thinking. There is even significant evidence that expressing our thoughts in writing can lead to benefits for our health and well-being.
Tiago Forte • Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your Digital Life and Unlock Your Creative Potential
The reason it would matter is that writing is not just a way to convey ideas, but also a way to have them.
A good writer doesn't just think, and then write down what he thought, as a sort of transcript. A good writer will almost always discover new things in the process of writing. And there is, as far as I know, no substitute for this kind of disco... See more
A good writer doesn't just think, and then write down what he thought, as a sort of transcript. A good writer will almost always discover new things in the process of writing. And there is, as far as I know, no substitute for this kind of disco... See more