ʘ Personal Writing Techniques

Asking "why?" gets to the heart of an idea

• I often use this technique to outline the structure of an essay. Iteratively asking why and then reversing it so that my last answer becomes the start of the essay and builds towards the main idea.

Hidden questions

Non-linear notetaking helps to build information landscapes

Brainstorm through analogy not components

See also:

• ʘ Architecture of Writing