An early longform lesson you learn is the necessity of serialization. You can’t write a graph or mind map. You have to pick or impose a total ordering of ideas even if there’s no natural one.
Realizing I‘ve been resisting a related lesson: the necessity of paralleliztion.
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You have to separate strands even if it seems like they’re necessarily tightly braided, with rich cross-couplings like DNA double-helix. And then serialize the strands as sections or chapters. Or chop into segments and interleave, making it more explicit/legible.
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I've been struggling with a similar thing: some ideas are better grasped be as a single gestalt, but you need to read components serially. Each component can be a stumbling block, preventing you from ever reaching the big picture.
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