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76 lines
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id: writing
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title: Writing
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previous: lim
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next: lt
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date: 2021-05-08
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<h2>
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Writing
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<p>
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Missed the post last week.
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No excuses that I am going to trot forward, but there was something more important going on so I had to prioritize.
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</p>
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<p>
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I have been writing a lot lately.
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Not necessarily structured writing or with a point for anyone but myself.
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It has not just been sitting down to write either, it has gotten to the point where I am carrying around a notebook and pen with me everywhere I go.
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<p>
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Most of what I am writing is my thoughts.
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I am finding it useful for a few reasons.
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</p>
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<p>
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Firstly it slows me down.
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While I am writing I am focussed only on that single thought and it really forces me to look at it and analyze it in a way that never happens when I am just thinking.
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</p>
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Secondly it lets me see my thoughts without any of the clouding that memory gives.
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So much of how we remember things is coloured by our current state of mind and warped by time.
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Having my thoughts written down lets me know exactly what was going through my head at a given moment.
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</p>
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It would be nice to always have my laptop on me.
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Keeping my notes digitally does wonders for organization, but it is not practical and I find that physically writing helps with slowing down more.
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I don’t often transcribe the notes into files but I do keep my notebook organized with dates and page numbers.
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</p>
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The more I am writing the more I want to write, I think that without a doubt it is the most useful habit I have picked up and it both clarifies my thoughts and teaches me about myself.
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</p>
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It also shows where I am confused.
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Looking back at some of my notes they don’t necessarily make much sense even though the thought felt like it did at the time.
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This is a practice in communication with myself for now and hopefully these skills will translate into communicating well with others.
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</p>
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I don’t use my phone for notes anymore, it is much slower than both typing on a keyboard and writing by hand, it also has too many other distractions and is just unpleasant to use for this task.
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I find that overall I am using my phone for less and less.
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Other than texting and phone calls, everything I use it for these days is something I am trying to cut out, I am honestly debating going back to a clamshell, or at least not carrying my phone with me all the time, but I would rather use it wisely as it is still a fantastic tool.
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I am looking at it as more of an emergency tool though.
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If I am lost I can use maps, if I really need to look something up I can.
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This is quite the tangent but it is just where my mind is going at the moment.
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</p>
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<p>
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I am not going to keep the blog solely focussed on productivity.
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I find that my mind is moving to philosophy and other questions and I am going to let this evolve with me.
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It is still something I am very interested in and so I expect it to continue showing up, but I won't be so stringent in my topic selection in the future.
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</p>
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<p>
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I am going to keep writing and hopefully I can keep finding more time to write.
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Some of it will be useful to others and will hopefully make its way up onto the website but the majority of it is just for me.
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</p>
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I think that it is something that everyone should try, it is a behaviour that is fairly easy to implement; you can just start writing out your inner monologue and who cares what it looks like, it is only for you.
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It also forces patience and introspection which is something that I can always use more of and that a lot of my day to day life is lacking.
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<p>
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Thanks for reading.
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</p>
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<p>
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Phone time for the past 2 weeks: 9h 45m
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</p>
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