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The Five Steps of Paper Thinking

May 01, 2026 · 14 min read

The Five Steps of Paper Thinking

An overview of the five-step Paper Thinking method: DUMP, DRAW, DISTILL, DECIDE, REVIEW. The detailed practice of each step is in the forthcoming book.

How to Start Paper Thinking Tomorrow

May 01, 2026 · 12 min read

How to Start Paper Thinking Tomorrow

A minimum-viable Paper Thinking practice you can start tomorrow. What to buy, what to do day 1, day 2, week 1.

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Paper Thinking is a method for working professionals who make complex decisions and learn hard things on the job. It's the discipline of externalising your thinking onto paper — five steps, backed by cognitive science, executed with a pen and a notebook.

The method sits in the X-Thinking family alongside Design Thinking, Systems Thinking, and Critical Thinking — but where those frameworks live on whiteboards and screens, Paper Thinking lives on the page. It's the pen-and-paper antidote to digital overwhelm — a return to the cognitive surface that actually helps you think.

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