literal scratch paper → for “scratch work” (aid to conversation, doing computation for an assignment). Thrown away
notebooks → non-sacred capture ideas and grow/workshop as felt. Not thrown away
shortform → collection of the smallest version of ideas/concepts/insights that recently crystalized for me
post → worked on idea/tool/frame that I’m either using myself, or want others to know about (on LW or my own blog depending on relevancy to LW)
As I am now, I have my own groove with how I self organize developing ideas, and it’s not very intelligible (partially because I very much write to myself). So there’s a decent gap between whatever I’m thinking about and working on, and what I output. Currently, I wouldn’t use a scratch pad (off the cuff, developing ideas, looking for others to chime in) much, but I also note that this is EXACTLY the sort of thing I’ve always wanted (have a bunch of interesting friends to always be bouncing ideas of, and low barrier to entry / shared context makes casual communication still effective)
How I currently operate:
literal scratch paper → for “scratch work” (aid to conversation, doing computation for an assignment). Thrown away
notebooks → non-sacred capture ideas and grow/workshop as felt. Not thrown away
shortform → collection of the smallest version of ideas/concepts/insights that recently crystalized for me
post → worked on idea/tool/frame that I’m either using myself, or want others to know about (on LW or my own blog depending on relevancy to LW)
As I am now, I have my own groove with how I self organize developing ideas, and it’s not very intelligible (partially because I very much write to myself). So there’s a decent gap between whatever I’m thinking about and working on, and what I output. Currently, I wouldn’t use a scratch pad (off the cuff, developing ideas, looking for others to chime in) much, but I also note that this is EXACTLY the sort of thing I’ve always wanted (have a bunch of interesting friends to always be bouncing ideas of, and low barrier to entry / shared context makes casual communication still effective)