• “Manual Thinking” Zones

    • writing by hand
    • unassisted thinking
  • Intentional Friction

    • No Googling
    • No AI
    • Struggle period before seeking help
  • Writing to discover what you think, not to communicate what you already know

    • Use Outlining to Build Anything Quickly
    • Example:
      • Draft Idea in bullet points
        • Expand bullet points by deliberate thinking
      • Draft Second layer of bullet points
        • Expand again
      • Sort and cluster thoughts
      • Refine
  • https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44008843