The Creative Destruction of Writing and Thinking in a New Knowledge Era

Writing is a way of thinking: A process of putting your thoughts into words to make sense of the world and share that understanding with others. Good writing and good thinking are not about speed or perfection. Or at least they shouldn’t be. They should be about finding our best way of making new connections and expressing them with clarity and creativity.

Writthink is about reclaiming this human element. It’s rethinking how we write and think in a world reshaped by technology and information overload.

Writing and Thinking in the Age of AI

When I picture the first person chatting with ChatGPT, I imagine them feeling something similar to what the engineer who first turned on a light bulb might have felt—a sense of witnessing the beginning of something big. But when I tried ChatGPT for the first time nearly two years ago, my experience was closer to what human computers might have felt when they first typed “2 + 2” into a calculator.  It wasn’t just wonder; it was a mix of amazement and unease—a chill of obsolescence.

I’m used to “groundbreaking” technology—I’ve grown up in the ‘90s. But trying ChatGPT struck a nerve. Writing has always been how I explore and communicate my ideas. It’s my way of understanding problems and giving shape to my work. Whether it’s technical or creative, writing is very personal.

In a world where AI can produce flawless paragraphs and amazing ideas in nanoseconds, I couldn’t avoid wondering: What’s the point of human writing and thinking if an algorithm can do it faster and, arguably, better?

Writthink Is the Point

My point here is: being human doesn’t need a point. We build new technology as naturally as ants build colonies. Some of them revolutionize our world by first disrupting, even destroying, what came before—that’s the theory of creative destruction. The old gives way to the new, and the creative destruction of our traditional ways of writing and thinking is already underway. Yet we are always the driving force. We create the shock, absorb it, and adapt.

We handle the control logic of generative AI. This and other technologies can be our ‘brain upgrade‘, but they cannot make sense of the world for us—that’s our job. They should not replace the spark and the expertise that comes from a human brain wrestling with ideas, shaping arguments, and discovering its unique voice—they should enhance it.

Why Writthink?

I created Writthink because I believe today’s world needs to cultivate authentic human expertise. At the heart of this expertise lies the ability to write well and think deeply. This space is dedicated to helping sharpen our writing, enhancing our thinking, and adapting to the challenges of the modern knowledge economy.

Writthink is for anyone who works with their brain; and writes to think, learn, and communicate. Whether you’re drafting technical reports, crafting creative stories, or something in between, this space is for you.

That said, knowledge workers and students in technical fields will particularly resonate with Writthink. I write from my perspective: I’m a biomedical engineer with a creative edge that flows into everything I work on. I’m deeply fascinated by how our brain works, so much so that I specialized in neural engineering. But my true passion is writing. I read, write, and continually explore new authors, tools, and strategies to deepen my understanding and craft. I hope that in the future, Writthink will feature perspectives from other authors and experts, bringing a diverse range of insights and expertise to the conversation.

Let’s embrace the challenge: Stay ahead, stay creative, and stay human.

Welcome! I hope to see you around!