MOC: [[Art of Writing]] On compression and expansion cycle see Ahrens 2017, p. 130. *** The writing act consists mostly of a cycle of compression and expansion. We'll first extract the gist of one's thought, then remodel it and let it live into our external thinking system, to finally compress it into an outline and expand again to share our newly gained insight. This cycle can repeat virtually indefinitely, constantly enriched with new threads of thought. Does it mean the older an information in our system stays relevant, the more valuable it gets? In this case, taking notes is paramount.