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How to think

Thinking is an activity that isn't always simple, our thoughts can converge into some links and memory paths that we haven't anticipated. To make the most of it and acquire all the generated ideas, the process of note taking can be helpful. Niklas Luhmann Zettelkasten system is a fantastic way of acquiring processing and resuming thoughts. It seems that latter this system evolved to evergreen notes.

Open tasks tend to take important space in the short-term memory, until they are executed this can make us distracted when we are executing other tasks. So by writing down this open tasks in a way that our brain interprets that this task will be solved later, we can effectively remove this from our memory[[202102100809-smartNotes]]. The nice thing about this is that we become more relaxed to focus our thoughts on what we are supposed to do, reducing everyday stress.

Also when we have the content written down, we can review it, edit it and criticize it. This helps us to develop better ideas and structure our thinking lines better. This ends up helping us make our points clearer and interestingly:

It is proven that readers regard an author and an audience a speaker as more intelligent the more clear and to the point their expressions are (Oppenheimer 2006). Page 84 -[[202102100809-smartNotes]]

Comunication​

As thinking is the form that we structure our thoughts, we can view language as our API it is the way that we expose our constructed information to others and also how we create structure in our identity and beliefs. I go deeper in relating forms os communication in the organization context[[202103110734-TiposDeComunicacao]].

Workflow​

As we want to keep writing and making it easy to us to learn new things, we need to make our workflow enjoyable and free the creative process, by using the Zettelkasten the process of linking ideas become part of the flux and is helped by it. Also it is important to review the ideas in different forms, to help the creative process we can:

  • Invert, always invert.
  • Find ideas that goes against our thoughts.
  • Apply Mental Models to see things in other angles.

Mental models​

To build worldly wisdom and think in many ways, analyzing the problem in different forms is recommended that one have many mental models.

Tools to think better

List of reflection or tools that I think can help one think:

  • Ai helps in human performance
  • Graphs are a system that puts numbers in a form like motion and help us cope with number manipulation. - Poor Charlie's Almanack
  • The PARA Method
  • Computers are a way to enhance human cognition see this Steve Jobs Interview - 2/18/1981 - Note: So the home users can use a computer, the interface must be easier and then it requires more processing power (A better macbook hehe).

Attention

As we have a limited time on earth, we need to focus on the information so we don't lose decision power. To do this we need to use our attention and decision making process. Also by using the mental models to switch mental views we stablish a nice framework to thinking.