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Today, novelty is overrated.

outlined my daily journalling practice for a 1-1 client i’m working with who wants to cultivate an intentional, practical way to connect with self. the tldr is: i clear out my dreams + late night thoughts, outline critical tasks for the day, and let a stream of consciousness flow https://t.co/4Bzz20yFnY

Ray Bradbury talks about the importance of not thinking when he is writing. He says that when he arrives at the typewriter, his task is to be living. To let his soul pour out onto the page. To quiet the mind and let his body do the talking. Then, he checks his work afterwards using the mind as a ‘corrective force’ to refine. But he uses the body to... See more

Write a hundred pieces. Each time take one thing and make it better: a better title, better structure, better ending, better descriptions, better dialogue. Just one thing. It adds up," and "Don’t think too much about how it’s supposed to be done, what others are doing, or what the conventions demand. Just try to amuse yourself.

To me, a clear mind is the foundation of creation and expression. If you can’t see and think clearly in the present, it’s hard to detect what you truly like, let alone what you want to create. Your desire to express is going to feel opaque and unreachable until your mental space is clean enough to detect your inner signals and to hear yourself.

We have all felt stress, anxiety, and worry before. Some of us might even be living in what feels like a perpetual state of said feelings. These feelings are blocks. They keep us from seeing clearly, from developing present-moment realizations or insight.