This is one reason I like examples so much. Often when I start producing pure verbal bullshit I can 'drop down' to an example and reconnect with what I actually mean again.
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Still thinking about this (weirdly underappreciated) LW post by @whaaales on ways writing comes untethered from internal sense.
I like the checklist on how to spot when you've completely lost track of meaning ('I feel clever' is the big one for me)
https://www.lesswrong.com/posts/3MjXPtimkhQf7kcWD/thinking-on-the-page …pic.twitter.com/42LfzdbvXy
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I don't think 'thinking on the page' is always bad though, and I should maybe do it more (same as how I should probably 'shut up and calculate' more often in physics)
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One thing I've started to appreciate about both of these is how they create 'connective tissue' between arguments/calculations. Stuff you don't really understand in any deep sense. But once you have the bridge you can work on that.
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