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morning pages

write write write put a notebook and pen by your bed, and as soon as you wake up, grab the notebook and write 1, 2, 3 pages stream of consciousness, whatever comes up on your mind. don’t check your phone, don’t talk to your partner, don’t do anything besides get a tea or glass of water or coffee until you’re done writing.

@sloane_shark

May 6, 2024

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Free journaling

My journal is very chaotic and has a lot of collages, sticker dumps, poems and quotes I like, along with more structured diary entries, but one of my favourite things to do in it is what I call free journaling. I’m sure this is not a new concept, I just haven’t looked into it at all. All you do is write anything and everything that comes to your mind even if that is “I don’t know what to write right now. I’m really bored.” It’ll start with that but as you write you start to tune in more to the things around you and how your body feels, and you might start describing what the room looks like, or what you did that day to lead you to this point, or some strange idea for a project, or how the pen feels in your hand. I had a professor once say to start writing by just starting and making a word vomit page, then open a new document and completely rewrite it. I have taken that advice into my journaling and just done this word-vomit free journaling, then taken some keys ideas/ phrases and used them elsewhere, but also, you don’t have to ever look at it ever again. It gives you the chance to really let go, and let your brain warm up.

@ugliestbinch

Jan 29, 2025

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the right way to journal

is whatever works for you. i used to feel daunted by journaling, until i listened to a "psychology of your 20s" podcast episode about it. here are some notes i took (with my personal takeaways mixed in) • journaling doesn’t need to be "good." it doesn’t need to look nice. it’s strictly for you. no mistakes, no bad entries—except for ones that weren’t written—no wrong thoughts, no assignment grade. it’s a self-care, self-love practice. one of the only times that everything gets to be about you, and you get to do it in the way that works best, as long as you’re doing it. • write about something going on in your brain. journaling is organizing, cleaning things up, making sense of things you can’t work out just by thinking about them over and over again. try to think about them in a way you normally wouldn’t, by writing about them. not looking for a solution or answer, but just to process what you’ve been through. • write 1-2 pages, even less than 500 words. small investment, can take as little as 5 minutes. • only journal when you really feel the need. making it a goal to journal everyday takes the fun out of it. journaling should be something relieving, joyous. it can be one line, something you thought about, something you heard. what is really important to you? • journaling = life course correction, not an intense commitment/practice. like a painkiller. you take it when you need it. when you feel the urge to write, just do it. drop everything. put the thoughts begging to come out down somewhere. don’t ignore inspiration when it randomly strikes. that desire isn’t something you can consciously call on. take advantage of the moments, even if just a second, even in the notes app. get in the habit of letting it be expressed. • find a way to journal in a manner that suits you. find your reason. snapshot for future self? • let someone else do the initial thinking for you. journal prompts, structured journal, online inspiration, write one prompt a week in the afternoon • write quickly and without judgment. not worried about exactly how you wanted to say it, word it, doesn’t matter. there's no audience or grade. journal "badly" = more in-tune with self. journaling helps you remember who you are from the inside out at the time of writing. • if you feel like you don’t know yourself, keep one notebook you put everything in: thoughts, quotes you like, postcards, to-do lists, diary entries, favorite songs, letters, dried flowers, brain dumps, gratitude lists, sticky notes, pictures hope this helps some people get started !

@peeta

Nov 8, 2024

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“meaningful” jobs…. can be tough

perspective to offer: it’s cliché, but i’ve found that working in the music industry HAS put a bit of a damper on my relationship with it. i didn’t realize this until this past year, but it’s very easy to pursue every opportunity to either generate income/make connections…. even opportunities that don’t thoroughly align with your personal ethos—things that don’t excite you artistically so i offer a word of caution; should you choose to go this route, protect your love for your practice ❤️

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lady

i mean look at that. definitely a liquid

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Being cryptic

Yeah… you don’t need to know exactly what i mean 😮‍💨

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