I think I am a prime example of one that has a serious bottleneck in terms of getting things out of my head and on paper when I try. As you say, developing that ability requires some type of “muscles”, just as being able to lift weights or do physically demanding activities. There is also the habit forming aspect. Like noted in one of the comments we forget to do things (often the new things we’re trying to do) because they just don’t fall into our normal behavior patterns[1].
I would also pose a question about slop concerns. Sure, not bad to avoid if one has a specific target they are aiming for I think but then if we look back as history, I wonder how many of the serendipitous discoveries or starting points wouldn’t fall into a slop bucket when views from what the discover was actually trying to do.
Which in the Thinkhaven vein of at least one new thought a day, seem to lead towards “What don’t I know?” What are the gaps in areas one does have some, even a lot, of knowledge about. Seems like a very positive behavioral pattern to cultivate.
I think I am a prime example of one that has a serious bottleneck in terms of getting things out of my head and on paper when I try. As you say, developing that ability requires some type of “muscles”, just as being able to lift weights or do physically demanding activities. There is also the habit forming aspect. Like noted in one of the comments we forget to do things (often the new things we’re trying to do) because they just don’t fall into our normal behavior patterns[1].
I would also pose a question about slop concerns. Sure, not bad to avoid if one has a specific target they are aiming for I think but then if we look back as history, I wonder how many of the serendipitous discoveries or starting points wouldn’t fall into a slop bucket when views from what the discover was actually trying to do.
Which in the Thinkhaven vein of at least one new thought a day, seem to lead towards “What don’t I know?” What are the gaps in areas one does have some, even a lot, of knowledge about. Seems like a very positive behavioral pattern to cultivate.