Write More
Impacts: Mind
“Write while the heat is in you. The writer who postpones the recording of his thoughts uses an iron which has cooled to burn a hole with. He cannot inflame the minds of his audience.” – Henry David Thoreau
Writing down you thoughts, plans, ideas and values is an excellent way to process information. Sitting and thinking is definitely beneficial to the mind but writing stuff down tends to work the brain harder, making you really think through thoughts. Things that were once fleeting are now recorded for later reflection or simply act as a way of making the ideas more tangible.
Writing increases your personal freedom by giving you a way of processing and potentially sharing your thoughts. The more focused you stay on moving toward your goals the more successful you’ll be in achieving them. The cost is minimal, just time, ink and paper; or in the age of computers, a little electricity.
Take Action
- Start an offline journal and make it part of your routine by writing something every day at the same time even if it is, “I have nothing to say,” and don’t forget to include the date.
- Start an online journal. Sign up for a free wordpress blog. www.wordpress.com.
- Instead of scraps of paper or sticky notes try using a notebook and keep ideas, notes, lists in one place.
