Writing is so damn inefficient
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To people asking inefficient how: in terms of yield of output that’s satisfying to median reader (5%), the writer (5%), or both (1%)
Also in terms of correlation between the effort and yield output
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Historically, a lot of writers wrote using dictation. Much faster and more accurate.
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Writing to be read is awful. Writing for further processing (design spec, decks, screenplays etc) thankfully is a lot higher leverage.
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This is why I’m interested in . The goal is to eventually convey _ideas_ rather than words, and do it instantly to another person’s brain at speeds way faster than possible with lungs, larynx, ear drums, and auditory lobe. As a happy side note, language barriers go away
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Right? Reading the replies and I am plain shocked at how many people aren’t recalling.... the thing you posted yesterday???
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in contrast to the fluidity of thought, writing seems harder.
but complex thought is impossible without writing. i.e. mathematics without writing is basic arithmetic.
need an external buffer to go deep.
writing is crystallization: thoughts get clearer, more accurate.
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