CONTACTS 

SUBJECTS
Alphabet Technology Literacy Writing Powerful Technology Outlining P

1103 -
1103 -    ..
1104 - Summary/Objective
1105 -
110501 - Follow up ref SDS 48 0000. ref SDS 42 0000.
110502 -
110503 - Gary submitted an extract from product literature for an outline
110504 - software program.  It has good tips on writing projects for books,
110505 - articles and speeches that apply broadly to SDS practices for the
110506 - eight (8) steps of Communication Metrics.  An important distinction is
110507 - presented on the two (2) worlds of tools for writing good ideas, and
110508 - wordprocessing for making ideas look good. ref SDS 0 3H5G  Limitations
110509 - of GUI menus are discussed, reflecting earlier analysis by Landauer
110510 - and Gates. ref SDS 0 IG5W  Writing skills convey mental images without
110511 - pictures, as occurs in novels. ref SDS 0 IH3Y  Synergy makes context
110512 - management a powerful ally for creativity by finding details and
110513 - history for writing a comprehensive story. ref SDS 0 IH6P  Finding
110514 - details in the archive quickly when needed for analysis of current
110515 - events adds value to history, and is aided by tools for managing
110516 - topics with sufficient description for distinguishing context.
110517 - ref SDS 0 IH7U  Linking and multiple views are also features of
110518 - Whizfolders. ref SDS 0 IH9S  Editing and cross-referencing to refine
110519 - understanding and strengthen accuracy are also presented. ref SDS 0
110520 - IH6X  Whizfolders has a lot of support for context and connection that
110521 - Gary feels advances Knowledge Management. ref SDS 0 464J
110522 -
110523 -
110524 -
110525 -
110526 -
110527 -
110529 -  ..
1106 -
1107 -
1108 - Progress
1109 -
110901 - Whizfolders Outline Program Technology for Creative Writing
110902 -
110903 - Follow up ref SDS 48 6O6O.
110904 -
110905 - Received ref DRT 1 0001 letter from Gary saying...
110906 -
110907 -    1.  There is a outliner called WhizFolders that has a trial
110908 -        download at
110909 -
110910 -           http://www.whizfolders.com/?aid=eabt&1D0mws
110912 -         ..
110913 -    2.  The web site and the program help files have some interesting
110914 -        words on the nature of writing (composing) and thinking.  It
110915 -        all aims at promoting his outliner but I agree with many of the
110916 -        ideas.
110917 -
110918 -
110919 -
110920 -
1110 -

SUBJECTS
Pretty Things Sell Drives People to Buy Tools for Looking Good 2 Wor

3603 -
360401 -  ..
360402 - Pretty Things Sell Drives People to Buy Tools for Looking Good
360403 - 2 Worlds Creative for Production and Looking Pretty to Make a Sale
360404 - Text Stronger for Creativity Writing Management of Structure
360405 - Wordprocessing Presentation Weak for Knowledge Creation Management
360406 -
360407 - Gary attaches the following extracted from the source on Whizfolders
360408 - program...
360410 -         ..
360411 -    1.  Mainstream word processing software programs are excellent for
360412 -        publishing polished presentation of ideas, but creating content
360413 -        with writing requires different tools for outlining, like
360414 -        WhizFolders Organizer. ref DRT 1 VW96
360415 -
360416 -           [On 061102 case study 2-worlds problem reviewed,
360417 -           ref SDS 50 8X5H, citing example of solution. ref SDS 49
360418 -           VR6F
360420 -  ..
360421 - This first point supports the two (2) worlds theory of basic binary
360422 - structure...
360423 -
360424 -        1.  Wordprocessing makes writing look good by publishing with
360425 -            attractive appearance;  Morris noted this feature of
360426 -            mainstream software on 890809. ref SDS 2 6162
360428 -             ..
360429 -        2.  POIMS lists requirements for technology that creates good
360430 -            ideas by a process of "thinking through writing."
360431 -            ref OF 7 3742
360433 -             ..
360434 -            Flexible outlining structure of SDS is explained on 890513.
360435 -            ref SDS 1 P13O  The importance of structure for knowledge
360436 -            creation is reflected in the record of continual
360437 -            improvement in SDS support for fast, flexible outline
360438 -            structure, most recently on 060307. ref SDS 44 0001
360440 -  ..
360441 - Order, structure, pattern are critical elements of rational analysis
360442 - to accurately understand cause and effect for working intelligently
360443 - reviewed on 040312 in lectures on 21st century science. ref SDS 36
360444 - RP6K  Locality principle requires adding energy to connect cause and
360445 - effect, ref SDS 36 YH4G, because disorder rises without connections,
360446 - driving understanding toward entropy.  Under the 2nd law of
360447 - thermodynamics, rising disorder reduces the power of knowledge to
360448 - predict the future, because energy dissipates randomly. ref SDS 36
360449 - 566F  Management command and control, as explained in POIMS,
360450 - ref OF 7 1113, fails without order for predictability of cause and
360451 - effect, previously reported by USAFIT study reviewed on 970707,
360452 - ref SDS 16 0108, and more recently by Eric Armstrong on 011003.
360453 - ref SDS 25 EC5N  Gary made a similar observation a few days later on
360454 - 011006. ref SDS 26 O99K
360456 -  ..
360457 - Binary structure is developed in NWO. ref OF 11 5846
360459 -  ..
360460 - Larry Ellis, CEO and Founder of Oracle appeared with Bill Gates at a
360461 - professional event in Paris, France and discussed the need for tools
360462 - that overcome limitations of wordprocessing and spreadsheets for
360463 - thinking, analysis, and organizing tasks that impact management
360464 - productivity, reported 970222. ref SDS 15 3967
360466 -  ..
360467 - POIMS further describes two (2) worlds of creating and selling.  Tools
360468 - and creativity aid production for "working intelligently." ref OF 3
360469 - 1X6G  Selling requires tools and creativity for making things pretty.
360470 - Customers like wordprocessing tools that make ideas look good, rather
360471 - than tools for producing good ideas. ref OF 5 0959
360473 -  ..
360474 - Morris made a similar point on 951228 noting wordprocessing software
360475 - programs are not efficient for management support that requires
360476 - flexible structure and efficiency writing to create ideas, which is
360477 - better supported by editing tools. ref SDS 11 S47O  Morris has often
360478 - associated SDS with traditional 3 x 5 card outlining to organize
360479 - thoughts, reported on 950223. ref SDS 6 9933  On 911123 Morris
360480 - described SDS advantages. ref SDS 3 0477
360482 -  ..
360483 - SDS "shallow outline" and flexible structure was cited by DOD program
360484 - manager for meeting management requirements to manage "knowledge" from
360485 - meetings, reviewed on 020217. ref SDS 27 IT6N
360487 -  ..
360488 - On 041111 Gary submitted research showing that converting Maxthink
360489 - from text to wordprocessing reduced the power of creative writing and
360490 - improved the appearance of the writing. ref SDS 38 3K7S
360492 -  ..
360493 - As Ellis notes, there has long been demand for tools that do more than
360494 - wordprocessing for publishing attractive professional documents.
360495 - Efforts at various times have centered on...
360496 -
360497 -        1.  Artificial intelligence
360498 -        2.  Knowledge Management
360499 -        3.  Networking for collaboration
360500 -        4.  Data mining
360501 -        5.  Granular addressability and linking, per OHS/DKR
360502 -        6.  Lotus Notes
360503 -        7.  Outlining
360504 -        8.  Diary and journaling.
360506 -  ..
360507 - Gary has noted that a critical mass of integrated capabilities are
360508 - needed in order to make a noticable improvment in productivity.  This
360509 - is also set out in POIMS describing the SDS design. ref OF 5 2688  He
360510 - summarizes these requirements for chronology, context, and connection,
360511 - also, presented in POIMS. ref OF 6 8555  For example, if Maxthink, and
360512 - Whizfolders were combined with Gelertner's technology for time
360513 - management, called "Lifestreams," and reviewed on 031215, ref SDS 33
360514 - NR7O, this would provide a development platform leading to another
360515 - SDS-like tool, as explained in POIMS. ref OF 5 2688
360517 -  ..
360518 - SDS standardized and flexible formatting maximizes user and program
360519 - "fire power" on creativity to enhance the quality of thinking,
360520 - analysis, and organization, shown by recent work on 060307.
360521 - ref SDS 44 0001  This is described as leveraging intelligence by
360522 - enhancing alphabet technology.  POIMS describes "Knowledge Space" that
360523 - improves basic reading and writing through an integrated process of
360524 - continual learning. ref OF 5 HP6J
360525 -
360526 -
360527 -
360528 -
360529 -
3606 -

SUBJECTS
Writing Projects Supported by Tools for Capturing Saving Organizing

4003 -
400401 -  ..
400402 - Topics Identify and Organize Random Thoughts Like 3x5 Cards
400403 - Writing Projects Supported by Tools for Capturing Saving Random Ideas
400404 - Project Management Strong Role Technology Support for Writing Projects
400405 -
400406 - Whizfolders continue...
400407 -
400408 -    2.  In writing, the initial thoughts are all random (but they are
400409 -        all valuable, don't lose them), ref DRT 1 8F4N
400411 -         ..
400412 -    3.  Let us imagine for a moment that you are going to start on a
400413 -        new writing project.  Have you ever wondered how your thoughts
400414 -        come to you at this stage? ref DRT 1 AF5H
400416 -         ..
400417 -        In writing or in any other creative activity, the initial
400418 -        thoughts are random, and all of them seem important.  It is
400419 -        better to note down each of these thoughts or ideas as an
400420 -        individual entity.  In this document, we will call such a
400421 -        thought, a "topic." Hypothetically, if you ignore the existence
400422 -        of your computer for a moment, you would try to write each of
400423 -        these topics on a separate piece of paper.  You would also
400424 -        index them properly so that you can easily find a particular
400425 -        topic or a related topic when you go looking for it.
400426 -        ref DRT 1 PG5M
400428 -  ..
400429 - Collecting, saving, and organizing random thoughts are excellent
400430 - practices for projects like writing a book, magazine article, or a
400431 - speech.
400433 -  ..
400434 - Research is another part of writing, which, like "random thoughts," is
400435 - not well organized in the beginning because pattern and structure are
400436 - dependent on the research.  An example is the record on 960304.
400437 - ref SDS 13 0001  The section of the record on the history of ideas
400438 - that led to development of the first digital computer further
400439 - illustrates support for collecting background needed to construct an
400440 - outline for writing. ref SDS 13 8400
400442 -  ..
400443 - POIMS explains SDS support for writing projects. ref OF 5 0859
400445 -  ..
400446 - SDS supports "thinking through writing" for planning daily work,
400447 - performing the work, and reporting on what transpired in order to
400448 - understand the history of doing the work, and then using the report to
400449 - plan follow up.  The "work" might include writing a book seeing a
400450 - movie, listening to speeches, attending meetings, making telephone
400451 - calls, mowing the lawn, fixing software, going to the doctor, i.e.,
400452 - the whole of existence.  The purpose of writing in SDS is to help get
400453 - things done correctly, on time, and within budget.  Creativity occurs
400454 - in performing the eight (8) steps of Communication Metrics for
400455 - accuracy, comprehension, and usefulness for saving lives, time, and
400456 - money, listed in POIMS. ref OF 6 685K
400458 -  ..
400459 - Random thoughts are supported by writing initial notes and analysis
400460 - based on memory, and spontaneous recognition of correlations,
400461 - implications, and nuance from situational awarness of evolving events,
400462 - and also discovered from adding alignment, from remembering the gist
400463 - of prior related events, and from constructing organic subject
400464 - structure to define the context of narrative.  Creativity occurs in
400465 - rearranging the order and refining narrative to guide understanding
400466 - and performance of current and future work.
400468 -  ..
400469 - Creativity occurs in constructing narrative that presents issues
400470 - without raising temperatures, and in recognizing correlations,
400471 - implications and nuance in time to take corrective action that
400472 - otherwise causes mistakes, loss, pain, and suffering.
400473 -
400474 -
400475 -
400476 -
400477 -
400478 -
4005 -

SUBJECTS
Topics Context Management Subjects Categories Hard with Wordprocesso
Topics Map Context Management Subjects Categories Hard with Wordproc

4304 -
430501 -  ..
430502 - Context Management Topics Subjects Categories Hard with Wordprocessor
430503 -
430504 - Whizfolders continue...
430505 -
430506 -    4.  What is wrong in using a word processor? (want to decorate the
430507 -        icing without baking the cake properly?), ref DRT 1 QF6J
430509 -         ..
430510 -    5.  Now, approach the same problem with your computer.  The problem
430511 -        is that if you use a word processor, it forces you to write in
430512 -        a single document.  This makes it impossible to treat your
430513 -        topics as individual entities.  You can make each topic a
430514 -        separate document.  But then, you are using the file system
430515 -        which is a software outside your word processor.  Since it is
430516 -        not integrated into the word processor, you can't really
430517 -        manipulate or link your topics with flexibility. ref DRT 1 3N3G
430519 -  ..
430520 - The importance of context management is presented further in the
430521 - article.  Capturing random ideas, or even carefully crafted records,
430522 - and topics is "useless unless you can easily find" details when
430523 - needed, based on situational awareness. ref SDS 0 IH7U  On 970116
430524 - Morris described frustration of "fractionalized" subjects. ref SDS 14
430525 - 1732  On 020822 Ray Ozzi, who invented Lotus Notes, described users
430526 - experiencing a lot of pain. ref SDS 30 Q99G  A few months later, Bill
430527 - Gates announced a project at Microsoft for finding critical details
430528 - lost on computers. ref SDS 31 EF5I
430530 -  ..
430531 - Constructing, managing, and applying the organic structure of context
430532 - is not easy.  On 000221 Jack Park submitted research describing a
430533 - "Pandora's Box" of complexity. ref SDS 19 3248  POIMS explains why the
430534 - complexity of subjects, topics, categories, ontology, etc., overwhelms
430535 - cognitive overhead without tools designed for performing this work.
430536 - ref OF 3 G26H  An example of tools for context management is reported
430537 - on 050303. ref SDS 39 C16D
430539 -  ..
430540 - Context management is step 2 of Comunication Metrics. ref OF 6 QZ4K
430541 - This is a complex process that applies organic structure of outlining,
430542 - see POIMS. ref OF 6 1110  The scope of SDS support is listed in NWO.
430543 - ref OF 12 QR6J
430545 -  ..
430546 - This record illustrates the complexity of topic mapping proposed in
430547 - the article, discussed further below. ref SDS 0 IH7U
430548 -
430549 -
430550 -
430551 -
430552 -
430553 -
4306 -

SUBJECTS
Wordprocessing Features Crowd Out Space for Menus on Intelligence Su

4603 -
460401 -  ..
460402 - Wordprocessing Features Crowd Out Space for Intelligence Support
460403 - Moore's Law Integration in Knowledge Space Leverages Intelligence
460404 -
460405 - Whizfolders continue...
460406 -
460407 -    6.  Another problem with word processors is that they have more
460408 -        features for text formatting and presentation than for
460409 -        authoring or writing.  This is explained next. ref DRT 1 HN4F
460411 -         ..
460412 -    7.  Don't format for presentation too soon (how to interrupt your
460413 -        creative thoughts by worrying about bold, italics and fonts),
460414 -        ref DRT 1 Q94K
460416 -         ..
460417 -    8.  A word processor usually has too many features for text
460418 -        formatting.  The result is that the menus and toolbar become so
460419 -        crowded that they hardly have room for features related to
460420 -        writing and organization.  Even if they have some features, it
460421 -        is difficult to find them.  You are always left with a feeling
460422 -        that you don't know all that you need to know about this
460423 -        software.  Moreover, when you are writing, you want a free flow
460424 -        of information from your mind to the text.  You should not
460425 -        attempt to format the text at this stage.  No one can deny the
460426 -        power of the plain text.  If you are a writer, you already know
460427 -        more about the power of the plain text than I do.  If not, here
460428 -        are some more thoughts. ref DRT 1 I95F
460430 -  ..
460431 - Landauer reported in his book "The Trouble with Computers,"
460432 - limitations of GUI and menus for efficient construction of ideas,
460433 - reviewed on 950710. ref SDS 9 MB6Q
460435 -  ..
460436 - Bill Gates described Windows menus paralyze productivity navigating
460437 - complex menus trying to remember the location of commands; Microsoft
460438 - plans a new project to increase productivity by integrating commands,
460439 - reviewed on 021108. ref SDS 31 EFBE
460441 -  ..
460442 - Integrated commands are hard to learn, like learning to drive a car,
460443 - fly an airplane or learning literacy skills to read and write,
460444 - discussed with Morris on 890809. ref SDS 2 2079  Once skills are
460445 - acquired, enormous power leverages innate intelligence under Moore's
460446 - Law, reviewed on 040305, ref SDS 35 HU6F, comparable to leveraging
460447 - physical strength, explained in NWO. ref OF 14 ZC5M
460448 -
460449 -
460450 -
460451 -
460452 -
460453 -
460454 -
460455 -
4605 -

SUBJECTS
Writing Meaning of Pictures Require 1000 Words to Explain to Readers

6103 -
610401 -  ..
610402 - Writing Imparts Vivid Images and Deeper Meaning Without Pictures
610403 -
610404 - Whizfolders continue...
610405 -
610406 -    9.  Look at a novel.  There is hardly any formatting in a novel.
610407 -        All you see is text, text and text, with no special
610408 -        formatting--no bullets, bold or italics whatsoever.  The
610409 -        mechanics of formatting and picture printing have been invented
610410 -        long back.  Yet, you don't see them in novels.  What is the
610411 -        reason?  When you read that text crafted by a skillful writer,
610412 -        it directly connects to your mind, and your mind turns it into
610413 -        a complex mental image full of all the associated emotions.
610414 -        Moreover, each of us makes a different mental image of the
610415 -        story based on our own unique experiences.  No graphic artist
610416 -        in the world can duplicate it!  If you were to format this
610417 -        text, it would lose its effectiveness. ref DRT 1 446H
610419 -         ..
610420 -   10.  Hence, I would like to stress again and again that you need to
610421 -        put maximum effort in your text content.  You can accomplish
610422 -        all of your initial topic collection and research in
610423 -        WhizFolders.  Later, when you are done with your writing, you
610424 -        can copy the text of a set of selected topics to the clipboard
610425 -        and then paste it in your word processor for further formatting
610426 -        if necessary.  Your word processor takes on from there, not
610427 -        before. ref DRT 1 357J
610429 -  ..
610430 - Writing adds context that connects pictures with related experience to
610431 - comprehend correlations, implications and nuance.  Constructing mental
610432 - images in writing reduces emotional stress that prevents understanding
610433 - the meaning of pictures.  Better understanding of pictures by the SDS
610434 - "intelligence" process of "thinking through writing" enables rational
610435 - follow up, reviewed in the record on 890523. ref SDS 1 LV40
610436 - Understanding and follow up are key elements of Communication Metrics
610437 - supported by SDS, reported on 950327. ref SDS 7 7777
610439 -  ..
610440 - Pictures and writing were reviewed again on 940609. ref SDS 4 YK6Y
610441 - Kissinger noted that people getting information through pictures hold
610442 - strong feelings, but don't know why. ref SDS 4 4238  Analysis on
610443 - 960406 explains the biological power of sight and sound in the moment
610444 - overwhelms analysis. ref SDS 4 4671
610446 -  ..
610447 - On 010312 Eric Armstrong noted that pictures need 1000 words to
610448 - explain. ref SDS 22 Q56M
610449 -
610450 -
610451 -
610452 -
610453 -
610454 -
610455 -
6105 -

SUBJECTS
Context Management Synergy with Writing Creativity Whizfolders Outli

6403 -
640401 -  ..
640402 - Context Management Synergy with Writing Creativity
640403 -
640404 - Whizfolders continue...
640405 -
640406 -   11.  What is wrong in using an outliner too soon? (how to get locked
640407 -        in a rigid format when you have not even started), ref DRT 1
640408 -        A58I
640410 -         ..
640411 -   12.  You might say that you use the outliner in your word processor
640412 -        in your initial writing.  But, that is a mistake.  The stage
640413 -        which I am showing you is the research stage that precedes
640414 -        outlining.  In this stage, your primary task should be to
640415 -        collect all your random thoughts and ideas without giving
640416 -        relative importance or sequence to them.  Hence, you need
640417 -        software which allows you to collect your writing thoughts into
640418 -        pieces or topics, as many as you like.  If you try to outline
640419 -        or sequence your ideas too soon, you will be locked in a format
640420 -        that might hinder creativity. ref DRT 1 Q58M
640422 -         ..
640423 -   13.  You should be able to find, organize, reorganize and group your
640424 -        topics, ref DRT 1 M59N
640426 -         ..
640427 -   14.  Just collecting the topics is useless unless you can easily
640428 -        find a topic when needed.  WhizFolders Organizer gives you all
640429 -        these features.  To start with, you can put one or more related
640430 -        topics in a special folder file, called a "WhizFolder
640431 -        document." You can give a long meaningful name to a topic so
640432 -        that you can easily recognize it.  Moreover, these WhizFolder
640433 -        documents have nice features to search for topics or for the
640434 -        text in topics.  You can also move around, reorder or outline
640435 -        your topics by drag and drop operations.  You can even move
640436 -        topics by drag and drop from one WhizFolder to another.  This
640437 -        way, you can form your own groups of related topics by keeping
640438 -        them in different WhizFolder documents.  And, these WhizFolders
640439 -        are fast loading!  Even WhizFolders with hundreds of topics
640440 -        open fast as they only load the list of topics.  Then, you can
640441 -        open one or more topics for viewing or editing their contents.
640442 -        ref DRT 1 964G
640444 -  ..
640445 - Wizfolder describes very useful features for context management.
640447 -  ..
640448 - Whizfolders continue...
640449 -
640450 -   15.  Look for relationships between your topics and link them
640451 -        together, ref DRT 1 C65L
640453 -         ..
640454 -   16.  What if you feel that a topic is related to a topic in another
640455 -        WhizFolder?  In other words, should you happen to read that
640456 -        topic for a review, you ought to be reminded of that related
640457 -        topic in another or the same WhizFolder.  This problem can be
640458 -        solved by creating hypertext links between topics.  In
640459 -        WhizFolders, you can easily create a drag and drop link from
640460 -        one topic to another in the same or a different WhizFolder.
640461 -        The result is that when you double-click on such a link, it
640462 -        opens the target topic for you. ref DRT 1 O65O
640464 -  ..
640465 - Linking, explained in the scope for intelligence support, ref OF 12
640466 - 07XP, aids "reminding" that enhances the value of organizational
640467 - memory, also listed in the NWO outline. ref OF 12 RP5J
640469 -  ..
640470 - Whizfolders continue...
640471 -
640472 -   17.  Brainstorm your ideas better with simultaneous viewing and
640473 -        writing in separate windows (after all, why do we use a
640474 -        multi-processing environment like Windows?), ref DRT 1 1E6O
640476 -  ..
640477 - Multiple views are a powerful aid for leveraging memory and thinking,
640478 - listed in the NWO scope for intelligence support. ref OF 12 VZ9I, and
640479 - citing POIMS. ref OF 6 KH8J
640481 -  ..
640482 - Whizfolders continue...
640483 -
640484 -   18.  If you have followed it so far and agree with what I am saying,
640485 -        here is another tip.  If writing in pieces and topics gives you
640486 -        so much control, why should you be limited to viewing or
640487 -        writing only one topic at a time?  You should be able to open
640488 -        multiple windows, one per topic and should be able to view them
640489 -        side by side for better brainstorming. ref DRT 1 HF3J
640491 -         ..
640492 -   19.  WhizFolders has all these features.  Moreover, it allows you to
640493 -        have multiple WhizFolders and topics open at the same time.
640494 -        WhizFolders also has an option whereby you can tell a
640495 -        WhizFolder to remember the open topic positions and sizes so
640496 -        that when you open your WhizFolder next time, your topics are
640497 -        opened in exactly the same position.  How convenient!  In a
640498 -        physical world of notes on papers, this is impossible.  But, a
640499 -        computer can do that for you, provided you use the right kind
640500 -        of software. ref DRT 1 OF4G
640502 -  ..
640503 - The complexity of context managment is reviewed above. ref SDS 0 KF9I
640504 -
640505 -
640506 -
640507 -
6406 -

SUBJECTS
Editing Critical Practice for Refining Understanding and Presentatio

6703 -
670401 -  ..
670402 - Editing Critical Practice for Refining Understanding and Presentation
670403 -
670404 - Whizfolders continue...
670405 -
670406 -   20.  Be ready to discard unnecessary stuff during editing,
670407 -        ref DRT 1 YF5G
670409 -         ..
670410 -   21.  Once you have collected a fair amount of topics for your
670411 -        writing project, and you feel that the material is somewhat
670412 -        complete, you need to edit.  During an editing stage, you will
670413 -        reorder your topics, you will merge a few topics into one, you
670414 -        may split a topic into more topics, and so on.  It is
670415 -        particularly important to note that you will be discarding a
670416 -        lot of topics which you think are not really necessary to
670417 -        become a part of your write up.  Discarding is important.  Most
670418 -        writers will tell you that they throw away about 50% or more of
670419 -        their initial write up.  But, instead of throwing these topics
670420 -        away, you may even move them to an archive WhizFolder, just in
670421 -        case you need them again.  This is easy to do in WhizFolders.
670422 -        ref DRT 1 YF5J
670424 -  ..
670425 - On 000824 Eric Armstrong reported that he met with Doug Engelbart on
670426 - the architecture for a software development project called OHS/DKR.
670427 - He advised the group that Doug presented the SDS design using archives
670428 - with links. ref SDS 21 OU60  He further stated that he hates linking,
670429 - ref SDS 21 FJ5H, and is not a big fan of archives. ref SDS 21 7O9I
670431 -  ..
670432 - Later, after gaining more experience with SDS work product, on 010916
670433 - Eric commented favorably on command and control of the record.
670434 - ref SDS 24 0001  On 020530 Eric indicates people would use SDS to
670435 - benefit from better mechanisms for finding information when needed.
670436 - ref SDS 29 Y89F  This record suggests that Whizfolders is on the right
670437 - track developing tools that empower people to create and edit text, to
670438 - manage the archive, and to find critical details when needed.
670439 -
670440 -
670441 -
670442 -
670443 -
670444 -
6705 -

SUBJECTS
Connect Cross-thoughts Enrich Accuracy Understanding Nuance Johnson

7003 -
700401 -  ..
700402 - Connect Cross-thoughts Enrich Accuracy Understanding Nuance
700403 -
700404 - Whizfile ideas continue...
700405 -
700406 -   22.  Cross-thoughts are important! Don't lose them, ref DRT 1 CG6M
700408 -         ..
700409 -   23.  This is very important.  Our creative mind is a true
700410 -        multi-processor.  While you are working on one problem or a
700411 -        piece of writing, in a flash, you might suddenly get an idea
700412 -        about an altogether different subject or project.  In our
700413 -        normal writing, we tend to ignore and lose these
700414 -        cross-thoughts.  But, they are the product of our creative
700415 -        mind.  You should note them down immediately.  Again, with
700416 -        WhizFolders, it is easy to do that.  Just add a new topic to
700417 -        any of the WhizFolders, and if needed, create a hypertext link.
700418 -        Then, continue with your writing.  For example, you might keep
700419 -        a "New ideas" WhizFolder permanently open for this purpose.
700420 -        Many of the current users of WhizFolders are screen writers who
700421 -        find WhizFolders just perfect for this cross-linking purpose
700422 -        when working on multiple screen writing projects. ref DRT 1
700423 -        OG7F
700424 -
700425 -
700426 -
700427 -
700428 -
700429 -
700430 -
700431 -
700432 -
7005 -