Writing as a Thinking Tool

The author shares their personal experience of using note-taking as a tool for processing and making sense of information, and cites a quote from Manuel Blum that suggests writing is as powerful as Turing machines in solving problems. The author also reflects on the relationship between language, writing, and intelligence, and suggests that language has enabled humans to externalize their thinking and become smarter. The author also draws an analogy between writing and out-of-core execution in algorithms.