Gould suffered from writer's block and hypergraphia; while to those around him he appeared to be taking constant notes—a notion he was happy to reinforce—he was, in fact, re-writing the same few chapters dealing with seemingly trivial events in his own early life. He had filled countless notebooks with edited versions of these events, evidently searching for meaning in the revisions.
Gould struggled with writer's block and hypergraphia; while those around him perceived him as constantly taking notes, he was actually rewriting the same few chapters focusing on seemingly insignificant events from his early life. He had filled numerous notebooks with edited versions of these events, evidently seeking meaning in the revisions.