# notes --- - [[your brain is for having ideas, not storing them]] - [[just put one word in front of the other]] - [[build systems by working manually, organizing patterns, and mechanizing them]] # highlights >Your brain is for having ideas, not storing them. > The plural of word is sentence, the plural of sentence is paragraph, the plural of paragraph means you’re done and can go back to playing video games… Just put one word in front of the other and you’ll get there. >This is how I build systems, both for my life and professionally: Humanize, do everything manually, on paper if needed, for many iterations; Organize, notice the patterns that are creeping into your methods; and Mechanize, automate those patterns in a system, either by writing checklists, flowcharts, or software.