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💬 0 🔁 3 ❤️ 11 · Messy thought, neat thought · The Process of Design Squiggle by Damien Newman, Central Office of Design. The pattern of alternating messy thought with neat thought seems to come…
Messy thought, neat thought The pattern of alternating messy thought with neat thought seems to come up across many disciplines. It disappoints me when I hear people waste time arguing for only one of these two modalities, as if only one of the two is always the way to operate. The argument seems very related to the age-old “innovative vs. efficient thinking” debate mentioned in Chapter K of The ABCs of How We Learn: 26 Scientifically Proven Approaches, How They Work, and When to Use Them. Daniel L. Schwartz, Jessica M. Tsang, and Kristen P. Blair – in which the conclusion of their…
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