Stream of consciousness write for two reasons: it allows the subconscious, which has been working all night to provide solutions for your life in your sleep, to be heard; secondly, you’ll find that it’s probably the most honest you’ll be with yourself throughout the day.
May 6, 2024
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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.
May 6, 2024
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Helps me get my thoughts in order when it’s too long or incoherent to tell another person. Plus I just need all the words out of my system
Apr 17, 2024
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idk if anyone else has this experience but been journaling all my life. Could write a book fr
But sometimes I get caught up in more of what I think about feels like ~productive journaling~. Journaling about values, goals, stuff that’s happened and my feelings about situations and experiences I have had
This all feels …. Good, but too productive
I’ve been taking moments to write about what’s directly in front of me And instead painting a picture of whatever immediate scene im in. “I’m on a train , it’s dark, the only way I know there’s houses on the hills in the distance is by their glowing light through the windows”
It’s helped me tap into a different part of my brain & feels really good. There have been periods where I don’t focus on this type of stuff while writing.
Just a reminder to pause ❤️
Nov 12, 2024
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Writing of his experiences in Auschwitz, psychologist Viktor Frankl stated, “Those who have a 'why' to live, can bear with almost any ‘how’.”
This thought came to him after he nearly surrendered to despair and died by suicide. Right before the event, however, he remembered how much he loved his wife, and the thought carried him through his experiences until the time he could go home.
Jun 11, 2024
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I‘ve never laughed so hard at a movie. The ending is particularly humorous. Based off of a novel by Percival Everett called Erasure. Well written. Well acted. And well done.
Feb 20, 2025
For a basketball obsessed 12 year old, this was an amazing three hour watch.
As a fairly naive, rural, Idaho kid, it really opened my eyes to some of the complexities of being a highly sought-after college basketball recruit while having to navigate inner city culture.
There will probably never be another documentary like this one. Social media and AAU ball have changed the high school basketball landscape.
May 14, 2024