As a user of Big Hairy Goal I find it to be useful in two ways. First, it is a great way to organize my thoughts, and second, it provides a good place to start the idea process. It helps me to get all of my brainwaves going about an idea. When trying to come up with new ideas, I find myself either having to write them down or talk them out. In the latter case, I have no choice but to try and make sense of it, and that often takes me in circles because I don't really know how to articulate what I am thinking. With Big Hairy Goal, I can put it all down into a series of short, digestible posts. This has made me think harder about how to express my thoughts in order to solve problems. Additionally, when I am looking to clarify my thinking, I can simply search through all of my posts and see if anything pops up that relates to what I was thinking about.