Writing my thougts out loud is what works best. I open a notepad, start with my goal or thesis and explore the different roads. Some roads are closed, i go back

Writing my thougts out loud is what works best. I open a notepad, start with my goal or thesis and explore the different roads. Some roads are closed, i go back deleting them but summing up the reason of the choice. In the end this process narrows down the best roads, and reading it helps with reasoning and meta-reasoning even more. P.s. i am a big fan of concept and mind maps but the narrative mode outperformed them in my experience.