Re:Writing as a Thinking Tool
by DenisM on Sunday November 08, 2026 @02:28PM
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You’re welcome to my party, both of you.
A big part of understanding something is getting used to it, and analogies help with getting over a mental hang up. They may also help with deciding which areas of the new space to explore first.
But we should be examining the limits of applicability, as we do for most cognitive tools, so we know when to switch from one tool to another. It also helps to combine such tools in a complementary manner.
A big part of understanding something is getting used to it, and analogies help with getting over a mental hang up. They may also help with deciding which areas of the new space to explore first.
But we should be examining the limits of applicability, as we do for most cognitive tools, so we know when to switch from one tool to another. It also helps to combine such tools in a complementary manner.