Rethink Writing: Think Visually, Your Brain is Not Linear

✏️ Sign up for the Visual Thinking Workshop: https://www.visual-thinking-workshop.com/ 🚀 Cohort 9 starts on 2 June 2024. 📔 We will process The Creative Act by Rick Rubin into a Book on a Page ----- In this video, I explore the concept of visual thinking and challenge the traditional reliance on writing as the primary tool for organizing thoughts. I argue that visual representations, like maps or diagrams, provide a clearer and more efficient way to understand and manage information compared to text alone. I'll also discuss examples from engineering and legal documentation to highlight the benefits of visual thinking. Join me as I advocate for a balance between writing and visual thinking to enhance clarity and understanding. If you're interested in learning more, check out my Visual Thinking workshop starting soon. Like, subscribe, and share your thoughts below! ----- If you find my videos helpful, please say thanks by buying me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/zsolt 📩 If you want to connect, you can reach me: (@zsviczian) on the Obsidian Members Group (OMG) on Discord, or on 🐦 Twitter: https://twitter.com/zsviczian ----- Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:02 Writing as a tool for thinking is overrated 01:54 Why are IT project documents text-heavy? 02:34 Visual tools help you juggle new complex concepts 03:16 Shop receipt vs. Shop window 03:33 Which is easier to understand detailed directions or a map? 04:20 Should we use Excel or UML Requirements diagrams for requirements analysis? 04:52 Legal documents are the best worst example of writing as a form of efficient communication 05:35 Author interviews offer a different type of visualization of the book you are reading 06:06 Using visuals to craft a storyline 06:49 If you can't visualize something, do you really understand it? 07:31 Extreme visual thinking: Xu Bing, Book From The Ground 08:04 Closing thoughts - Is it true, that writing is thinking? ------- 🍿Watch next: 📽️ The Excalidraw-Obsidian Showcase: 57 key features in just 17 minutes https://youtu.be/P_Q6avJGoWI 📽️ Getting Started with Excalidraw https://youtu.be/QKnQgSjJVuc 📽️ Getting Started with ExcaliBrain https://youtu.be/8LE_QdYQZVk 📽️ The Playful PKM Castle: A Whirlwind Tour of Zsolt's Visual Thinking World! https://youtu.be/X0AmZGQ_7z4 📽️ Beyond Words: The Future of PKM - Exploring 5 Cards from The MindSET Visual Thinking Framework https://youtu.be/6rKjWJKTZak 📽️ The Compass of Zettelkasten https://youtu.be/7rnsULzez-g 📽️ Knowledge Discovery Using Icons https://youtu.be/_OEljzZ33H8 📽️ Idea Integration Board https://youtu.be/Lq2ZKDF9gOQ 📽️ Idea Mixer https://youtu.be/ItV8PEaPorE 📽️ 6 Strategies for Linking Visual Thoughts https://youtu.be/qiKuqMcNWgU 📽️ Visual Zettelkasten https://youtu.be/uoNHkCLsp3g 📽️ 4D PKM https://youtu.be/3S3oIsaK17U 📽️ Visually Connect Ideas https://youtu.be/mvMQcz401yo 📽️ Digest What You Read https://youtu.be/yy4b6geeQSY 📽️ How are these related? https://youtu.be/N6EFydv0tug 📽️ Colors playlist https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL6mqgtMZ4NP20xaC4NBC0bTmSHUf7ilz1 📽️ The Periodic Table of Productivity https://youtu.be/Z-ksCSK-1mk 📽️ The Extended Mind https://youtu.be/oXMKF8zqG6E 📽️ How To Take Smart Notes https://youtu.be/o49C8jQIsvs 📽️ Finite and Infinite Games Book on a Page https://youtu.be/uoNHkCLsp3g Diagraming for PKM: 📽️ part 1 - Why diagrams matter in PKM: https://youtu.be/MGsplHhwoc8 📽️ part 2 - Concept modeling: https://youtu.be/Zg_DUj68VkY 📽️ part 2b - Concept modeling with Nick Milo (note-making): https://youtu.be/ztCup77A77A 📽️ part 3 - Systems Thinking with Object Process Modeling: https://youtu.be/se7odslzd5U 📽️ part 4 - Futures Wheel of Quitting my Job: https://youtu.be/Y5u7ggrxM1k 📽️ part 5 - Sun Ray Transformation Map: https://youtu.be/Y-cZrWlRAWc --------- Visual Thinking Workshop: https://www.visual-thinking-workshop.com/ My blog: https://zsolt.blog/ Obsidian: https://obsidian.md Excalidraw-Obsidian: https://github.com/zsviczian/obsidian-excalidraw-plugin/ Attributions: Video by Ron Lach : https://www.pexels.com/video/a-waiter-serving-his-guests-8922362/