Some lovely thoughts in this article.<p>- Feedback mechanism: We construct our most deeply held beliefs by testing
them against our peers. Writing is a great way to do that.<p>- Keeping state: We aren't computer memory banks. Writing is a
technology that extends our minds in space-time. Many books/blogs
are written as a way to keep notes-to-self for later.<p>- organising thoughts: For me Org-mode is a key tool in my life. Code
and writing overlap significantly. I lean heavily on plain text,
simple markup, outlining and annotating reproducible code and docs
using Babel so I can literally "highlight and compile" my "writing"
into other forms.<p>One maybe missing in this article, writing as a portable pedagogical
tool, I wrote about it here:<p><pre><code> https://www.timeshighereducation.com/campus/joy-text-world-tech-zealotry
(sometimes this link works and sometimes throws up a paywall and I
don't know why, it may be a JS thing)</code></pre>