Tools for thought

Tools for Thought: The History and Future of Mind-Expanding Technology

How can we develop transformative tools for thought?

https://www.bytesized.xyz/tools-for-thought/

https://www.inkandswitch.com/

Personal knowledge management

Collective knowledge management

Reading and writing are learned. Speaking and drawing are natural. see https://www.linguisticsociety.org/resource/whats-difference-between-speech-and-writing

Writing is one of our the most powerful thinking aid! Similar but different than drawing. See http://www.covingtoninnovations.com/mc/WriteThinkLearn.pdf

Extended mind thesis, see Paul2021

Types of writing:

• journaling
• Note taking

spaced repetition

Computing augments human thought

mental models

avoiding cognitive biases, The Elephant in the Brain: Hidden Motives in Everyday Life

https://www.rationality.org/resources/handbook

https://www.betaworks.com/event/render-tools-for-thinking

Jerry’s Brain

• visualization of links: up, down, left

Mindhacker: 60 Tips, Tricks, and Games to Take Your Mind to the Next Level

Mindware: Tools for Smart Thinking