[HN Gopher] You need to write in order to think well
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You need to write in order to think well
Author : DantesKite
Score : 16 points
Date : 2021-11-16 18:13 UTC (4 hours ago)
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| bengale wrote:
| My best productivity trick is when I sit down to build something
| I write a note. I define the problem I want to solve, then I
| define the solution I have in mind. This tends to give me time to
| think through the different paths, and I finish the note up with
| a rough list of todos so that I have a way to get started
| immediately.
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| I find writing all these things out as if Im explaining it to
| someone else allows me to get all my thoughts in a line. Also
| gives a good foundation for the PR when im done.
| Qem wrote:
| More like, being able to serialize your thought process well
| fosters interoperability with fellow human beings. Written word
| lasts longer and goes further.
| dTal wrote:
| It's more than that. Reifying your mental symbols affords
| better and more complex symbol manipulation. It's the same
| principle behind writing down equations instead of doing them
| in your head.
| rednerrus wrote:
| And writing/editing helps to serialize your thought process.
| rytill wrote:
| I would be interested to hear examples of important conclusions
| that PG was able to come to only though writing.
| rhn_mk1 wrote:
| > Curiously enough, this essay is an example. It started out as
| an essay about writing ability.
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| http://paulgraham.com/smart.html
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