ah, I love this terminology, and feel "seen" in it (more seeing myself). My brain never ceases to run what I think of as "speculation loops".
I keep explaining (defending) my written verbosity to colleagues in this way: "Sorry for the amount of text, but its the only way to get my thoughts in an order that will translate to you." Without the written form I struggle to relay the detail in a conversational format. "Tie down your thinking" is exactly it. Oftentimes it is more for my own benefit than theirs.
(On the plus side I am usually complemented (non- sarcastically? maybe) on my "wonderful" weekly reports. Like this is... unusual... I sometimes wonder how badly people have simply lost the actual ability to write coherently. We no longer value written records I think, all has become so fleeting, ephemeral, in the headlong rush of relentless continuous progress. Stop, take a breath, get your thoughts in order.)