#also tk is a digimon character so this wouldn't work for digific

[firedragon1321]

This is only useful depending on what you need. The Brooklyn Bridge example is good. You don't need the length of the Brooklyn Bridge to keep writing. Anything with a number would benefit from this trick. For example- what year were computers invented, how many kings did such and such a country have before a historical piece was set, and so on.

But what if you're dealing with something a little trickier?

I recently had to write a scene in which a character had a heart attack, thanks to being old and stressed. The character had to deliver important information to another character. Because I screwed up with my timeline, he basically had to deliver it during the heart attack. Essentially, it was the "dying words" trope, even if the heart attack didn't kill him.

So I needed to know- what are the visible symptoms from an outside perspective? Would this character be able to say what he needed to? How much time would he have? This would change the behavior of the character and those around him.

All of this cannot be solved by putting TK in your draft. A small mistake for something this complicated could involve rewriting your entire book if you aren't careful. If your whole book hinges on these "dying words", that could be a problem down the line.

If you want to avoid mindless clicking for something of this nature- know what you need. I know it's hard, but try to stick to your original question. Don't click any links that would lead to unrelated material. Think of what you specifically need for your scene. In my example, I would not need "symptoms of heart disease". I already know the cause of the heart attack is stress and age, so I know this information will not help. If the link is not going to help the scene, it's trash. It may be helpful to write the important questions down before you begin.

Forever indebted to @mostlysignssomeportents for this one.