Sam Altman: “Clarity of thinking, speed, and quality of execution are all linked”
Sam explains that he uses writing as a tool to think clearly:
“I think of writing as externalized thinking. If I have a very hard problem or if I feel a little bit confused about something, I have https://t.co/FNVzp9EGsN
Sam Altman: “Clarity of thinking, speed, and quality of execution are all linked” Sam explains that he uses writing as a tool to think clearly: “I think of writing as externalized thinking. If I have a very hard problem or if I feel a little bit confused about something, I have https://t.co/FNVzp9EGsN
The reason I've spent so long establishing this rather obvious point [that writing helps you refine your thinking] is that it leads to another that many people will find shocking. If writing down your ideas always makes them more precise and more complete, then no one who hasn't written about a topic has fully formed ideas about it. And someone wh... See more
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James Clear
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The simplest way to clarify your thinking is to write a full page about whatever you are dealing with and then delete everything except the 1-2 sentences that explain it best.
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The simplest way to clarify your thinking is to write a full page about whatever you are dealing with and then delete everything except the 1-2 sentences that explain it best.
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It is difficult to overstate the advantage of intensely thinking about things in a world coated with a film of unthinking inertia. But it is also difficult to convey.
To discover what I think . It’s easy to fool yourself in a journal by writing open-ended, rambling thoughts without any conclusion or action. But writing for an unknown audience requires more thought and rigor. I have to open my mind to the variety of perspectives others might bring to the subject, which helps me avoid tunnel vision and insular th
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