I've had a similar surge in clarity. I spend at least an hour each day writing. But, I recently started an experiment to spend another 15 minutes each day just thinking. I have pen and paper, but the goal isn't to write. It's to think. The pen and paper just capture a few notes. For more details, see http://wayofthescholar.com/trial-2-day-1-reflecting-for-15-m... (I'll have an update coming out tomorrow).
The results have been great so far, and those 15 minutes are becoming the most productive part of my entire day. It seems like this time basically assigns problems to my brain, which it works on unconsciously while I'm walking home from the lab.
Because writing is thinking, writing is great. I wonder, though, are there other ways to think which are just as potent, or even more so?
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I've had a similar surge in clarity. I spend at least an hour each day writing. But, I recently started an experiment to spend another 15 minutes each day just thinking. I have pen and paper, but the goal isn't to write. It's to think. The pen and paper just capture a few notes. For more details, see http://wayofthescholar.com/trial-2-day-1-reflecting-for-15-m... (I'll have an update coming out tomorrow).
The results have been great so far, and those 15 minutes are becoming the most productive part of my entire day. It seems like this time basically assigns problems to my brain, which it works on unconsciously while I'm walking home from the lab.
Because writing is thinking, writing is great. I wonder, though, are there other ways to think which are just as potent, or even more so?