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there is something deeply cleansing about writing in the midst of a psychotic episode. ripping at the frayed seams of my brain feels generative. it is generative—something is created.
tips if you are interested in trying this:
1. do not reread as you go. that is something called ruminating and it is not the same as writing.
2. learn to identify what can be rehabilitated and what should be gratefully acknowledged and then discarded. don’t force your thoughts to stand the test of time.
3. do not write within the horrors if it can be avoided. let them stay beside you. they can watch and listen as you reach for something more.
4. remember to eat periodically.
5. you don’t have to polish to a shine before sharing unless you want to. but know that you are not holding a masterpiece. that is fine. you are holding something, and it fits within your palms.
Jan 15, 2025
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Writing… Ideas…
One minute it flows out of you wildly - forcefully vomited thoughts that can’t be contained so they must be spilled. Ink to paper, notes app paragraphs.
Other times it can feel like beating your head against a wall repeatedly and still never breaking through to the other side - blood trickling down your forehead and all.
I truly don’t think there is any solution for this. Whatever your creative pursuit, the process will always feel painstaking until miraculously one day it doesn’t.
Unfortunately you don't get to choose when inspiration hits you like an tonne of bricks and before you know it the feeling is long gone.
Sometimes I like to write all my thoughts down in a stream of consciousness. It doesn't have to make any sense, and it usually doesn’t.
If you’re lucky you may find something in that chain of unfiltered thoughts that makes a lot of sense when recontextualized.
Be messy, because you’re never going to be perfect. It doesn’t always work out, but what else are you going to do about it?
Just write.
May 16, 2025
Wring out your half-baked ideas, publicly when possible.
Write it even though it’s not your desired style.
Finish the bad stuff—especially the bad stuff—experience your own bad taste firsthand. Exorcise the demons.
Feb 21, 2024
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Not every idea is a good idea. But maybe a small part of it is, or maybe it can grow into one, or maybe it will lead to the next good idea, or maybe you just need to get all those lousy ideas out of the way so the good ones have room to breathe.
Or maybe it just feels good to write and this fixation on good vs bad ideas is the thing that’s in the way.
Nov 4, 2024
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1. a crisp apple on a brie and prosciutto sandwich
2. lingonberries and meatballs
3. pork and cherries
4. venison with blueberry sauce
5. turkey and cranberries, of course
Jan 15, 2025
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by Frédéric Gros
a very calming and meditative read.
perfect gift for the flâneur in your life.
Jan 15, 2025
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IN
-creativity
-chai-der
-routines
-movement breaks
-cultivating wonder
-community organizing
-live theater
-budgeting
-making strange acquaintances
-picking up interesting rocks
-introspection
-having a laugh with friends
-baths
-the elderly
OUT
-looksmaxxing
-directing self-hatred outward
-people-pleasing
-remembering past G.P.A.s
-curated vintage t-shirts
-booktok
-using therapy speak to gossip
-identical bridesmaid dresses
-listening to playlists for nostalgia purposes
-intermittent fasting
-playing things by ear
take note: more things are in than out!
Jan 15, 2025