Journaling
I bounce back and forth between being a seasonal and daily journal writer.
Journaling
Writers have kept notebooks since time immemorial. The auctorial equivalent to the artist’s sketchbook is the “commonplace book,” which can contain everything from newspaper clippings to grocery lists to attempts to capture those inspirational bolts out of the blue.
I’m sure that somewhere out there, there is a writer who is far more disciplined... See more
I’m sure that somewhere out there, there is a writer who is far more disciplined... See more
Cory Doctorow • The Memex Method
A multiple-choice question can actually inspire more discussion than an open-ended question if it includes appealing distractors.
Cathy Moore • Map It: The hands-on guide to strategic training design
Here are some scripted AIM prompts you can use to guide a conversation and get clear about your relationship without teaching the method first: Intentions: I’d like to feel like I know what you want out of our time together. I’ve been wondering if our expectations match up at this point. I enjoy spending time with you, and I want to feel like we
... See moreBob Gower • Radical Alignment: How to Have Game-Changing Conversations That Will Transform Your Business and Your Life
Try writing in different places. (Before you do, gather up all those scattered notes you have and enter all of them in the notebook.) Try to write in at least one new place a week if you can. Carry a list of writing exercises with you at all times if you are worried about having nothing to write.
Phillip Lopate • Writers and Their Notebooks
I really want to____________.
What is the essence of you?