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What do you think - "Writing as a tool for though is overrated"?

Rethink Writing: Think Visually, Your Brain is Not Linear

Do you use such visuals in your ZK or other system?
Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you can't properly express your idea using text without visuals?
What do you think overall about message in the video?

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  • Do you use such visuals in your ZK or other system?

    Yes, frequently. I treat visualisation as another language or medium that I can use to map an idea.

    Many of my ideas are mapped by complementing text and visuals.

    Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you can't properly express your idea using text without visuals?

    I wouldn't say that I couldn't express an idea, but the visual representation lead to yet another layer of depth of processing. This is a slide for the ZK101 that should be telling a lot:

    What do you think overall about message in the video?

    Too strong stated, I think. However, it might be because he submitted a bit too much to the medium (YouTube) which nudges towards overly strong positions. So, it might be just an issue of presentation.

    However, I wouldn't put one above the other, because each have their benefit for different phases and different materials.

    But I highly agree that the visual approach is underutilised or at least underrepresented.

    I am a Zettler

  • Apologies if this is off topic. Visual understanding is interesting stuff.

    I struggle with math, for example, and my best understanding comes from math as geometry.

    For instance, the algebra to show that (a+b)^2-4ab=(a-b)^2 is easy enough, but it gets falling-off-a-log simple if you draw that as Pythagorean twisted squares.

  • @Sascha
    Are they in your ZK notes as attached images or how do you implement those?

  • They are embedded like his:

    I am a Zettler

  • Just today Paul Graham posted this, somewhat related to the title (and Zettelkasten for that matter).

    Wrties and Write-Nots.

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