Comment by supriyo-biswas

> It's not about getting it right, its about having thought about it. Authoring means thinking-thru, owning, etc.

So much this.

At my current workplace, I was asked to write up a design doc for a software system. The contents of the document itself weren't very relevant as the design deviated significantly based on constraints and feedback that could be discovered only after beginning the implementation, but it was the act of putting together that document, thinking about the various cases, etc. that lead to the formation of a mental model that helped me work towards delivering that system.