A Lesson in Writing and Visualization
Free Writes
The way I write at times is quite orderly. Other times are rather chaotic. If I have a definite idea of what I’m going to say for today, I can usually write out my title, entry, tags and other stuff in a snap.
Then, how about situations where nothing comes to mind? As a writing teacher, this is what I teach them: I tell them to sit down, take out a piece of paper and pencil and write freely for ten minutes. I tell them to write whatever comes to mind. If there’s absolutely nothing coming out, they still have to keep their hands moving, so I them to write, “My mind is blank. My mind is blank.” until they have a flow of ideas coming back.
Today I had one of those days where I don’t have anything I want to particularly write. I should of been more organized and build a list of topics that would be related to the things I write in the blog. It’s something I should do, but I must admit I’m very slow on the go.
This entry and the one I written yesterday is an example of a free write. I am just putting down words that are coming out of my mind and not worrying about whether I’m writing something good or not. I’m not too worried about the grammar or spelling either since I’m pushing to be creative.
Tim Ferriss on People that Don’t Like You
I keep telling myself to check this out, but never seem to make time for it. I saw bits of Tim Ferriss on how to deal with haters. I really wanted to see this video because it’s an interesting topic. Unfortunately at 30 minutes, it takes time for me to view and it’s a little difficult to make that much time in one sitting. I like to see things from beginning to end. Maybe it’s something I should change like breaking things down to smaller pieces.
An Exercise on Visualization
I’ve decided to try an exercise to find my passions and making goals. I also read up on how to visualize and build the ideal situation. I’d like to share one given to me from Michael Lee.
1. Get in a comfortable and quiet spot to rest.
2. Relax your body. Tell each part of your body from the feet to your head it’s starting to relax.
3. Count back from 20 to 1. With each number counted, relax deeper and deeper. When you get to 1, you’re completely relaxed.
4. Affirm and visualize your deepest desires. Make them the perfect situation. See it like you’re watching a IMAX movie of yourself doing things as perfectly as possible.
5. Continue these movies of the mind for like 10 to 20 minutes.
6. Then, count back up from 1 to 20. As you count, be aware of your surroundings and becoming more conscious. At 20, feel refreshed and alive from this exercise.
7. Do this everyday.
This brings me to my point. I’m going to do this every day for 30 days.This will be my experiment to see how it goes. I’ll be doing this tonight before I go to bed and report how this is going in this blog each day. I won’t pass judgement on this technique until the 30 days are done. I’ll just post my observations and how it’s going.
Under the Gun
I’m finding myself being sloppy on the release of my posts. They have been inconsistent and I’ve had enough. I’ve timestamped this post to come out at 9:00pm. This post is admittingly raw and has mistakes all over the place. I may be fixing and correcting things as you are reading this. However, I need to discipline myself to release things as I scheduled to. This is my way to push myself to become better prepared and think of ways to improve my the quality of this blog.
This goes against what I’ve read about making a good blog posts, but !%)^*!6 that! I have to find and build my own path. Advice is good, but I need to change things up.
