5. The Notenik Manifesto ↑

5.6 A Thinking Tool

I find that reading, writing and thinking all tend to be pretty tightly bound together for me. I often get new thoughts from reading, and often clarify and integrate my thoughts by writing.

The way I do this is by collecting scraps – quotations, ideas, short bits or original writing – and then gradually weaving them together into some kind of cohesive whole.

This is basically the process I used on Reason to Rock, and it’s worked pretty well for me since then.

And although Notenik is flexible enough to be used for many kinds of Notes, its most important use for me – its critical mission, if you will – is to help me think more clearly.