It's been a while since I've posted anything and I realize that I haven't taken the time to process my thoughts for a while. I was encouraged to write again through an acquaintance's IG post about "morning pages".
He wrote: "The idea is that you sit down, open the book, and start writing for three pages first thing in the morning. Write even if you have nothing to say, write even if it doesn't make sense. Every time I've done it, I started to write down thoughts, feelings, or ideas that I had, but didn't have time to process or think through. It's helped me gain clarity on so many things; from the work I needed to get done that day to navigating through tough relationships and situations. It's not a journal where you read back to see what you did that day. It's 30 minutes of processing that really helps you gain clarity for the rest of the day. And I think it's crucial for deep work. And when things get really busy and stressful you would hope a practice like this would be even more helpful... I just look straight ahead until things are figured out. There's good things to that approach, but I started doing Morning Pages again this week, and I'm realizing the wisdom in being able to take time to assess and strategize. Some people may have the opposite problem: they assess and strategize too much, maybe as an excuse to not actually execute."
