I apologize for writing to the group lately on philosophical topics, but a note-taking software isn’t worth much if the notes in it aren’t effective enough. I try to understand the process of thinking and adapt the workflow to it as needed, either by writing new plugins or by making more useful use of existing options.
With Zettelkasten, I understood why it is important to create a second brain, and the book Sonke Ahrens: How to Take Smart Notes highlighted that it is not only important but essential because we are thinking through writing. He talked a lot about how the brain works, how we can regulate ourselves, why rules and consistency are important. Bret Victor’s almost every performance, but most of all Inventing on Principle <https://vimeo.com/36579366>, made me understand that in order to create something radically new, you have to completely forget what you currently know about the world (it is a must-see for any philosophical person, even if the basic topic is software development). Dare to think freely, as this was done by all those who ultimately changed the world (e.g., Einstein kicked Newton in the ass). These encouraged me to think about the process of thinking itself. Is there a science of thoughts? Would that be the philosophy? Can similar rules be drawn on thoughts as well, e.g. mathematical formulas, or program design patterns. Is it possible to standardize the way of thinking even with formulas? Is it possible to refactor thoughts? Can they be grouped (as integers, irrational numbers, etc.)? Can thoughts be measurable, can they be quantified? Do thoughts have properties (such as time, importance of tasks)? If so, mathematical formulas can be used on them, they can be represented with a UML diagram, they can be arranged in a row, set theory can be applied on them. I don’t think I’m the first to come up with these thoughts, so I’m asking you scientists what the name of this science is? -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/0d4c8f53-39c1-4bd1-8231-1f086441fe2an%40googlegroups.com.
