# Writing as a Tool for Better Thinking

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## Metadata
- Author: [[Jason]]
- Full Title: Writing as a Tool for Better Thinking
- Category: #articles
- URL: https://www.pillarsofimpact.com/post/writing-as-a-tool-for-better-thinking

## Highlights
- The best way to learn is to teach. The best way to teach is to write.
    - Tags: [[writing]] 
- So why is it that writing is such an effective way to improve our own understanding of a topic? In short, writing creates distance between ourselves and our thoughts. And this distance is crucial for our own ability to find and plug the holes in our own understanding and logic.
- Writing affords us a degree of objectivity that we simply cannot attain if the ideas exist only in our heads.
- When you recognize that the true value of writing as a practice does not lie in producing highly polished articles or blog posts, but rather in furthering your own understanding of a topic, the pressure goes away. You’re not trying to be a good writer; you’re trying to be a good thinker, and who wouldn’t want that? Only by recognizing that writing is not simply a byproduct of our thinking process, but rather a critical component of it, can we unlock the true power of the written word to improve our lives, our relationships, our communities, and our businesses.