# swyx says humans, like LLMs, gain power from a scratchpad

> Original title: good read on why humans, like llms, get a lot more powerful when given a scratchpad.

- Source: swyx
- Published: 2026-11-09T08:39:19.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/ehm24uqultim414tg5s532m39
- Original: https://x.com/swyx/status/2119711420912939220

## Summary

swyx recommends a blog post arguing that humans, like LLMs, become much more capable when given a scratchpad. The post, by Murat Demirbas, is titled "Writing as a thinking tool."

## Post

good read on why humans, like llms, get a lot more powerful when given a scratchpad.

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## Quoted post @muratdemirbas

> [new blog post]
> 
> Writing as a thinking tool
> 
> https://muratbuffalo.blogspot.com/2026/11/writing-as-thinking-tool.html

https://x.com/muratdemirbas/status/2118982783397941544