> At Anthropic writing promotes discipline of thought. The work of translating nebulous ideas into concrete words forces intellectual discipline and rigor, especially in research context.
100%. Writing our thoughts down forces them into a coherent, logical narrative. Condensing our writing gives us a deeper understanding. This process improves our thinking.
Great links, excited to read the Stripe and Bill Gates articles. Thanks!
Cultures of writing.
Indeed, writing forces clear thinking. Interestingly, the most prominent example of Amazon was left out. I touched on it in my related piece on clear augmented writing communication: https://scalingknowledge.substack.com/p/communication-augmentation
> At Anthropic writing promotes discipline of thought. The work of translating nebulous ideas into concrete words forces intellectual discipline and rigor, especially in research context.
100%. Writing our thoughts down forces them into a coherent, logical narrative. Condensing our writing gives us a deeper understanding. This process improves our thinking.
Great links, excited to read the Stripe and Bill Gates articles. Thanks!