I think that some parts of the text are genius, like the library imagery, and the pre cognitive part, which is fascinating because there are some people that don't have inner speech (a), and the study that suggests that we decide earlier than we know (b).

(a) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/09567976241243004 somewhat similar is https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28232889

(b) https://qz.com/1569158/neuroscientists-read-unconscious-brai...

Approach #2 feels like a mental discipline as much as a method. I like the idea of cultivating that pre-cognitive signal.

So many hot takes like this but then reality shows 30k jobs lost at Oracle so they can invest in AI.