Write, and edit later

Do not edit too early – resist your #adhd and let those typos be.

I've thought of my writing style as "incrementally editing paragraphs into existence", however this is not a harmless matter of preference. It may stifle potential, because Ahrens speaks of two writing modes: a creative mode, with floating attention, and a critical mode, with focused attention. Trying to please the critical reader all the time means you never have floating attention.

Vartanian 2009: Exceptional scientists are distinguished by a flexible focus, i.e. alternating between extraordinary focus and playful exploration of ideas.

Suggestion: as a training wheel, disable the backspace key while writing a new note. Or write on paper first, for later transcription into your computer.

Writing in a slipbox lets us leave the note and come back later without fear of losing our thread. This grants us the freedom to explore side threads, one at a time.

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