so many thinkers/writers mistake writing prose for thinking. including Paul Graham. this is ABSOLUTELY not true.

You can write for yourself, through thinking, and it can be sloppy, bc you're doing it for yourself.

A homecooked meal does NOT look like a Thanksgiving meal.

Most of these writers think that all writing looks like Thanksgiving meals- they aren't. Homecooked meals can be simple, delicious, and not meant to cater for 20+ guests, from family to friends. Each with their own weird peculiarities and food allergies.

writing for thinking should be more like home cooked meals- really disorganized, really sloppy, with none of the presentation, but with all the nutrition and comfort that comes with home cooked meals.

writing is thinking for me, but writing looks like this post; something shot from the hip, and unpolished, to be consumed for myself. it'll probably be downvoted, and that's absolutely ok