By doing so you develop a habit of actively engaging with the information you consume, and can challenge it instead of taking it at face value

This is where the most interesting ideas and content comes from IMO. When you have a good amount of notes and formulate an opinion, polishing and publishing becomes easier

so tl;dr is to develop a habit of writing without viewing it as a monolith task of a long form polished piece - the pieces are a product of where your research/curiosity takes you but you get the raw materials by noting things down

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