Freewriting • Philosophy and the notebooks • • 2 min read

The Flow of Thoughts

A short January page: every great writer was challenged first by themselves, what handwriting does for thinking and stress, missing doodling, and the comfort of the narrator voice in my head.

Spiral notebook page with a date in the upper left and several lines of black cursive across lined paper

Yes, definitely, all great writers were greatly challenged. First by themselves, then by external forces, until writing became a way of breathing, existing in its own right. A day isn’t complete without spilling words onto the page. The cool, refreshing breath.

When all else fails, write.

How do you record writing without writing? And what role does handwriting have on cognition and writing? Or stress levels? Artistic ability? Hand strength? I do miss doodling and entangling, maybe even practicing slow writing or flow writing, where you get points for legibility.

Font design. Line smoothness. Consistency.

With all those qualifiers, I wonder, what would a grade even look like? And how might one draw differently?

Very excited to have gotten a few things for myself, yearly planner, pants, and underwear. I am well taken care of, and I take care of myself. I like keeping my freewriting journals for freewriting, but I want something dedicated to my day and planning.

OneNote is good for work, but what I care about even more is my whole life, where work is just a compartment.

I have to wonder, what’s with women, smelling, and game shows? The ads always seem to indicate some weird connection. That’s an odd target market. How do you even find people who belong to a target market?

I do have that same voice in my head, the voice-over narrator, like in Sex and the City. Funny that I would be Carrie, but it made those episodes really memorable. Also comforting. That familiar voice.

The comfort of familiarity, what a wonderful thing. Just as there is in my writing. And the excitement of finishing what I start.

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