As a developer, my most important tools are a pen and a notebook(hamatti.org)
380 points by ingve | 251 comments
Blog post by Juha-Matti Santala arguing that a pen and notebook are a developer's most important tools for thinking through problems.
#thinking on Hacker News
4 stories tagged thinking, newest first.
Thoughts on thinking(dcurt.is)
588 points by bradgessler | 367 comments
Dustin Curtis's blog essay reflecting on how AI and LLMs have made his own writing, coding, and creative thinking feel pointless.
Write to Escape Your Default Setting(kupajo.com)
370 points by kolyder | 85 comments
A personal blog essay on kupajo arguing that writing gives structure to thinking and helps escape distraction and default mental patterns.
How to think in writing(henrikkarlsson.xyz)
357 points by Luc | 110 comments
Essay by Henrik Karlsson on Escaping Flatland about using writing as a tool for thinking, Part 1: The thought behind the thought.