If you think you know something but don't write it down, you only think you know it because writing forces you to confront gaps in reasoning that seem obvious in your head but collapse on paper.

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Leslie Lamport

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“If you think you know something but don't write it down, you only think you know it.”

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Turing Award Winner: Thinking Clearly, Paxos vs Raft, Working With Dijkstra | Leslie Lamport— Ryan Peterman
Created: 8/12/2026, 6:17:50 PM

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