# write to understand This is related to the idea that you need to [[get to work]]. You do the writing or the drawing or the painting or whatever creative task you have in order to figure out what it is that you are thinking. You discover the answers as you are working not before. It is the process of doing the work that actually helps you to figure out the solutions. If you can [[get it on the page]] then you can see the structure and work from there. It also helps to [[leave a record]] of the ideas so you aren't trying to keep everything in your head at once. An important reminder to [[take time to reflect]]. **Dig deeper:** - [don’t think to write, write to think from herbert lui](https://herbertlui.net/dont-think-to-write-write-to-think/) - [writing as a thinking tool from ness labs](https://nesslabs.com/writing-thinking-tool) - [writing to find out what you don’t want to know from austin kleon](https://austinkleon.com/2019/08/02/writing-to-find-out-what-you-dont-want-to-know/) --- tags: #creativity #process home: [[! creative process]]