But taking notes and writing ideas out requires that we think them through...which we usually don't do otherwise. This has been a commonplace of the intellectual life for centuries.

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mallowdram 3 days ago | parent | next [-]

Words and thoughts are wholly separate. Notes aren't the direct results of perception, they are more like sportscasters reading the mind of pitchers. Notes point to thoughts or observations, they aren't the thoughts themselves.

“We refute (based on empirical evidence) claims that humans use linguistic representations to think.” Ev Fedorenko Language Lab MIT 2024

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wduquette 3 days ago | parent [-]

I did not say that my brain uses linguistic representations internally when I think; I said that the process of turning my ideas into words helps me think.

	▲	mallowdram 3 days ago \| parent [-]
		Actually you said "writing ideas out requires that we think them through" and this isn't what's happening in brains. In actuality, words interfere with our ability to think.

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barrenko 3 days ago | parent | prev [-]

Or alternate "pen is mightier that the sword."