{
    "objectID": "/weblog/2026/06/01/right-tool-for-thinking-and-writing/",
    "type": "weblog",
    "title": "The right tool for thinking and writing",
    "file": "weblog/2026/right-tool-for-thinking-and-writing.md",
    "url": "/weblog/2026/06/01/right-tool-for-thinking-and-writing/",
    "date": 1780331100,
    "date_year": 2026,
    "tags": [
        "thinking","tooling","writing"
    ],
    "content": "You\u0026rsquo;ve probably already come across the idea that some people think better when using pen and paper. For me that\u0026rsquo;s absolutely the case. I cannot think properly about problems beyond a certain size without also having a way to write parts of that problem somewhere down with a pen (either on paper or using the pencil of my tablet).\nYes, using a keyboards and putting all that into file also works but not as well, interrupting a lot of side-thoughts and possible connections. I noticed something similar when it comes to writing especially when it comes to chats/text messages: Here I need a physical keyboard.\nJust today, I needed to write an important email. Technical, my phone had all the necessary access and accounts set up. The result would have been the same but for some reason I simply couldn\u0026rsquo;t write it there. The virtual keyboard there felt like the wrong tool for the job.\nThese two things, thinking on paper and writing with a proper keyboard, might just be the same. …"
}