I super mega agree with the prose thing. I think in bullet points. I prefer to write complex ideas in them too. Prose is for stories! (And maybe for clear explanations of ideas that have already been well-developed, but tbh I doubt that too.)
Edit: After actually reading all the comments on that reddit post you linked, I think I’ve changed my mind. Prose is probably necessary, but not sufficient. Outlines are also not sufficient. I have long suspected that the ideal way of representing information in a digital world has not yet been invented. Hmm...
One thing is that the most-clear knowledge representations, vary by field/task. Sometimes data is what you need, sometimes a math proof (which itself can vary from more prosey to more symbol-manipulation-based).
I super mega agree with the prose thing. I think in bullet points. I prefer to write complex ideas in them too. Prose is for stories! (And maybe for clear explanations of ideas that have already been well-developed, but tbh I doubt that too.)
Edit: After actually reading all the comments on that reddit post you linked, I think I’ve changed my mind. Prose is probably necessary, but not sufficient. Outlines are also not sufficient. I have long suspected that the ideal way of representing information in a digital world has not yet been invented. Hmm...
One thing is that the most-clear knowledge representations, vary by field/task. Sometimes data is what you need, sometimes a math proof (which itself can vary from more prosey to more symbol-manipulation-based).