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asked 9 years ago

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Good morning, Rabbi.
First, congratulations on your hard work and publishing it.
[Despite my conservative (and Achmal) disagreements, I got a lot from her.]

I would love to get advice on a somewhat side topic – writing.
The Rabbi writes a lot, both sacred and secular.
As a yeshiva student, who thinks fast, knows how to type fast (in terms of technique) and even formulate correctly quickly,
I don’t see myself getting close to that pace,
And if it were just a simple arrangement of issues and not an arrangement and processing of thoughts,
Which is usually more subtle and therefore more difficult to write.

How do you do this effectively?
Writing while studying, after studying,
Do you think while writing or write while thinking, etc.?

Thank you very much,

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מיכי Staff answered 9 years ago

Hello. I can’t advise you, and certainly not without knowing you. I can only tell you what I do. First, typing speed is not the issue. I am not a professional typist, although that has improved over time. Speed is about thinking and relating intelligence to typing. Now I no longer study without writing down everything I learn in real time (but this is only true for a more advanced stage, when you don’t waste time on the initial analysis of the text and the topic). Every lesson I prepare is written in real time, just like an article (and also sent to the listeners after it has been re-arranged after the lesson). In it, I quote the relevant sources in full (usually from the Responsa project). This organizes my thinking and sharpens my ideas. Over the years, I have accumulated thoughts on various topics. Because it occupies me, and because I always think about the general aspect that emerges from the explanation or specific issue I am dealing with (and there is almost always one. It is a very important element to check this at every stage), then the ideas connect seamlessly and create structures. Therefore, it is easier for me to put them down in writing as articles. I never engage in collecting sources and sorting them. All of my articles are my own ideas and opinions, and the sources are only for support. Of course, while writing there are always changes and things become clearer. In addition, it is important to clearly define the concepts you are dealing with (and if there are several possible definitions, refine them against each other and write them down). It is also important to write down the different options for yourself before you even see the sources (and then check if it is appropriate, incorrect options, or correct options that you missed). If you work neatly at each stage, I assume and assume that over time it will go smoother and faster. Don’t despair because there are no free lunches. Oh, and you just have to work on conservatism and it will pass. 🙂 Good luck, Michi —————————————————————————————— Asks: Good evening to the Rabbi. Thank you very much for the quick reply! I would be happy, if possible, to receive some clarifications on this matter: A. “The initial cracking of the issue” – is it really a matter of simplicity, or understanding what the discussion, or the foundation, is about? [In other words: A yeshiva student (7th grade in the center, in my case) who reads Aramaic fluently, has passed this stage?]. on. Does the method of studying with the computer also work when studying in a group? How can this be done effectively (and sensitively, etc.)? third. In studying Halacha, where your place to define yourself is in the notes in the margins of the paper, (Assuming that even if one begins with the issue of I’un, one is obligated to the Shul and the Rema on the subjects of their tools), Does the above approach also apply? Thank you very much! —————————————————————————————— Rabbi: A. Hello. I didn’t know where you stood. But I also meant the theoretical analysis of the issue. What are the principles on which the discussion revolves? on. I don’t know. I haven’t studied in a sorority for many years. Maybe it’s worth dedicating some time after sorority to independent study on the computer. third. Even when we are obligated to the Shul and Nuak, there is still a lot of room for definition. But it is true that it is much less than in my approach.

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