In other words, avoid writing for the sake of writing more stuff.
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Related:
- 1-1c4b You always have to solve problems, including the problem of what problems to solve
- 3-1a The reality doesn’t have categories, there are only problems to be solved. Be problem-project-oriented. ‘Academic subjects’ are mere social constructs.
- 5-2c2b1a If you want your writing to still be readable on a computer from the 2060s or 2160s, it’s important that your notes can be read on a computer from the 1960s, for your future self
- On writing down:
- 1-1c5a Write down what surprises you
- 4-1a4b3 If you write down ideas, you can have a conversation with each one of them individually, or with any configurations from them
- 4-1a4b4 If you write down a set of ideas (including its internal relations and value hierarchy), you can have a conversation with that (which is almost yourself from the past)
- 4-1a4b5 When you write down anything, you are literally saving yourself (although never entirely) at that moment
- 4-1a4b6 You write to forget. And when your mind forget something, it’ll have a space for another configuration of ideas
- 4-1a4b6a When you write down, you are helping yourself both now and in the future
- RUL3 - Write down what surprise you
- RUL3 - Write out your goals. It’s amazing how few people do.
- To avoid writing of the sake of writing:
Contradictory?