Tools for Thought: the first few things that came to my mind were, Drawing, Writing and Conversations in this particular order.
The next thought was very quickly replaced by the concept this image below holds.
I bloated with pride thinking Evernote/Notion and all tech that helped me were my TFTs. But in no time the difference between these Tools for thought and Mediums for Thought became clear
My tools for thought are my thinking, writing and drawing practices.
The foundation of all these above is conversations. Ones that I have with myself, strangers over the internet through threads like these of with friends.
What are your Tools for thought? I'm still learning and exploring. All ideas and thoughts are welcomed :)
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Key Lesson: Not everything we capture needs to go into our second brain. Use a buffer space that holds captured content till we can decide if it's actually of value.
Our content consumption is largely shaped by our habits. Instead of trying to reset it all at once, make smaller visible shifts in terms of how we spend our time.
I can copy very well, but can't draw from imagination!
Does this sound like you?
I was exactly at this spot a few years back. I could copy very well from a drawing reference, but drawing from imagination or memory wasn't my cup of tea.
Today, most of my work is drawing from imagination and memory. That's how I make a living.
I slowly shifted from what I was comfortable and confident with to what was scary and intimidating.
Draw one thing from drawn references -> practice the same thing from image/ real life references -> practice it from memory.