Quick Reflection

The MDX Editor I’ve been building isn’t just a tool—it’s becoming an extension of how I think and express ideas .

When I sit down to write now, I don’t think in plain text. I think in components. I think in interactive elements. I think in systems of reusable parts that can be combined in different ways to create rich, interconnected content.

The tool is shaping my cognitive patterns. It’s changing not just how I write, but how I conceptualize communication itself.

This feels like what happens when any tool becomes truly integrated into creative practice:

• A musician’s instrument shapes their compositional thinking
• A photographer’s camera influences their way of seeing
• A programmer’s language affects their problem-solving approaches

The MDX Editor is becoming part of my extended mind. Its component library is becoming my vocabulary. Its workflow is becoming my creative rhythm.

But here’s what’s interesting: because I built it myself, it’s simultaneously an expression of my current identity and a force shaping my future identity .

The components I choose to build reveal what kinds of thinking I want to support. The workflows I design reflect how I want to work. The aesthetic choices embed my values about beauty, clarity, and function.

Tools aren’t neutral. They carry the intentions, biases, and dreams of their creators. When we use them, we’re in dialogue with those embedded perspectives.

When I use my own tools, I’m in dialogue with past versions of myself—and actively creating future versions.

Connected to thoughts on Digital Garden Ecosystem and Cross-Pollination