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Thank you, Martin! You've given me a lot to consider. In particular, yes - the subconscious, that is what I am deliberately trying to tap. As Hawke says, powerful and true. You said to allow the mind to open up, write the thoughts without constraint. As I reflect on that, I think what I am seeing is fear. Powerful and true can be scary, and I feel the fear makes me shy away and shut my journal. There is a saying among software engineers, of which I am one, that "premature optimization is the root of all evil." I feel like that is what I am doing in those situations - there is an editor of the thought between my brain and the hand which is trying to fix/censor the thought before it sees the light of day. This is also on point with one of your first comments - about approaching the MPs as a writer, trying to fill the pages with writing -- instead of the thoughts. Tomorrow, I will try to approach with some observational perspective and try some positive affirmations. Thanks!
@@sketchley Hey Martin, thanks for checking in. It had been on my mind to update you on this video. My morning pages are going very well now, very satisfying. I think that in the end it was the very first thing you said - asking if I was approaching it as a writing exercise. I defintely am trying to tap my unconscious and my creativity and write, and I have been using morning pages to help me with that. I had fallen into trying to be "efficient" and doing two things at once: morning pages and writing. I think what I said before about the fear - I think that is still true, but less on the morning page side of things and more on the writing side. You know, if you want to write meaningful things I think you have to write Meaningful Things - which can be scary. So now, my morning page sessions are - I think - more as intended. Just about the flow of routing thoughts to paper via hand and arm. When I want to do some writing, that is a separate thing. Thanks again!
Didn’t realize you were actually on this stream but see my suggestions above. I struggle with these blocks all of the time and I give some very cursory suggestions you may or may not have thought about. Love your comment about premature optimization. My career is one in which I audit processes and systems. I have learned to follow the evidence and not my own foregone conclusions. Journaling helps me challenge those preconceptions and notions. What if, what else, what am I missing, what am I assuming? Etc. best of luck brother!
I would even use that 3rd page to talk about the struggle to fill the 3rd page. Document the struggle. Document the feelings you’re having, the blocks that come up. Or, do something each day that you will devote to that 3rd page - a new venture, a new project, a new relationship. I get that this is supposed to be a stream of consciousness, but what are you conscious about? Even use that 3rd page to get out of your head and into sights, surroundings, sensations, etc. just some ideas. On the other side of that struggle is growth. Best of luck. A new subscriber and love what I see so far. Cheers!
Thank you for such a lovely comment 🙏. Yes, absolutely use that third page -- all of the pages! -- for whatever you want. Look out for another video on notebooks very soon!
Do you need page 3. If your hand writing was larger or smaller paper .. are we stuck on the number 3 . Do the 2 pages for a while , let yourself process and watch your internal conversation . If you need 3, it will come out naturally . A forced routine versus the joy of emptying . So many questions ❤😊
Dear Martin, I highly enjoy the content of your video’s, one thing I would like to ask you though: why do you add these static snippets to your video? I have a visual impairment and this makes it perhaps more straining to deal with these kind of static elements, (they make me startle, almost jump out of my skin when they come, perhaps also because of the soundbites that accompany them). For me watching your video’s would be a more comfortable experience if those were not in there. The multiple camera angles in this particular video also make it harder for me to focus on the message you want to share. Is there a reason why you put in these aspects in your video’s? Is it to spice them up or does it help others to focus better perhaps? Would love to hear your perspective on this! Kind regards and keep sharing your valuable insights!
Hi, thank you for your comment; I'm sorry you find the static uncomfortable. In this video this effect is used to differentiate between sections, especially between the first sepia flash forward to what comes later. The two camera angles are used to maintain interest and hide cuts: sometimes I may pause, think, fluff a line or simply decide during the edit that there's something I don't want to include after all; cutting to the second camera hides these changes without ruining the flow. I'll bear your comments in mind for future videos.
When I write Morning Pages, and that's been a while. I just write, it's mumbo jumbo mostly. Sometimes, something helpful will come out, but mostly not. I just write for three pages A5. I don't even think about what page I'm on, just write. It usually takes 20 to 30 minutes. But it relaxes me. I should start again with what's going on in the world at the moment.
We are so constrained by what we have learned, how we have been programmed, that we don't even realise it's happened or affects us every moment of every day.
@@ellieisbusy Ah I see - I didn't know that! Funny you should say that, but I've found the Traveler's Notebook format is ideal for the evening check-in...
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Thank you, Martin! You've given me a lot to consider. In particular, yes - the subconscious, that is what I am deliberately trying to tap. As Hawke says, powerful and true. You said to allow the mind to open up, write the thoughts without constraint. As I reflect on that, I think what I am seeing is fear. Powerful and true can be scary, and I feel the fear makes me shy away and shut my journal.
There is a saying among software engineers, of which I am one, that "premature optimization is the root of all evil." I feel like that is what I am doing in those situations - there is an editor of the thought between my brain and the hand which is trying to fix/censor the thought before it sees the light of day. This is also on point with one of your first comments - about approaching the MPs as a writer, trying to fill the pages with writing -- instead of the thoughts.
Tomorrow, I will try to approach with some observational perspective and try some positive affirmations.
Thanks!
How's it going? Your insight above is telling. Allow yourself to be free.
@@sketchley Hey Martin, thanks for checking in. It had been on my mind to update you on this video. My morning pages are going very well now, very satisfying. I think that in the end it was the very first thing you said - asking if I was approaching it as a writing exercise. I defintely am trying to tap my unconscious and my creativity and write, and I have been using morning pages to help me with that. I had fallen into trying to be "efficient" and doing two things at once: morning pages and writing. I think what I said before about the fear - I think that is still true, but less on the morning page side of things and more on the writing side. You know, if you want to write meaningful things I think you have to write Meaningful Things - which can be scary. So now, my morning page sessions are - I think - more as intended. Just about the flow of routing thoughts to paper via hand and arm. When I want to do some writing, that is a separate thing. Thanks again!
Write without fear, Joe. Think about where the fear comes from. The potential for criticism? Insecurity? Write as if no one will ever read it.
Didn’t realize you were actually on this stream but see my suggestions above. I struggle with these blocks all of the time and I give some very cursory suggestions you may or may not have thought about. Love your comment about premature optimization. My career is one in which I audit processes and systems. I have learned to follow the evidence and not my own foregone conclusions. Journaling helps me challenge those preconceptions and notions. What if, what else, what am I missing, what am I assuming? Etc. best of luck brother!
I would even use that 3rd page to talk about the struggle to fill the 3rd page. Document the struggle. Document the feelings you’re having, the blocks that come up. Or, do something each day that you will devote to that 3rd page - a new venture, a new project, a new relationship. I get that this is supposed to be a stream of consciousness, but what are you conscious about? Even use that 3rd page to get out of your head and into sights, surroundings, sensations, etc. just some ideas. On the other side of that struggle is growth. Best of luck. A new subscriber and love what I see so far. Cheers!
Thank you for such a lovely comment 🙏. Yes, absolutely use that third page -- all of the pages! -- for whatever you want. Look out for another video on notebooks very soon!
Do you need page 3. If your hand writing was larger or smaller paper .. are we stuck on the number 3 . Do the 2 pages for a while , let yourself process and watch your internal conversation . If you need 3, it will come out naturally . A forced routine versus the joy of emptying . So many questions ❤😊
I'm going to make a video on this subject.
Thanks for this. I just found you by accident and am intrigued and impressed! New subscriber and looking forward to more.
Thank you. Look out for more, and if you have any questions or comments, don't be shy! Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment 🙏
This advice was brilliant 👏 thanks 😊
Glad it was helpful!
Dear Martin, I highly enjoy the content of your video’s, one thing I would like to ask you though: why do you add these static snippets to your video? I have a visual impairment and this makes it perhaps more straining to deal with these kind of static elements, (they make me startle, almost jump out of my skin when they come, perhaps also because of the soundbites that accompany them). For me watching your video’s would be a more comfortable experience if those were not in there. The multiple camera angles in this particular video also make it harder for me to focus on the message you want to share. Is there a reason why you put in these aspects in your video’s? Is it to spice them up or does it help others to focus better perhaps? Would love to hear your perspective on this! Kind regards and keep sharing your valuable insights!
Hi, thank you for your comment; I'm sorry you find the static uncomfortable. In this video this effect is used to differentiate between sections, especially between the first sepia flash forward to what comes later. The two camera angles are used to maintain interest and hide cuts: sometimes I may pause, think, fluff a line or simply decide during the edit that there's something I don't want to include after all; cutting to the second camera hides these changes without ruining the flow. I'll bear your comments in mind for future videos.
@@sketchley Dear Martin, thank you so much for your explanation, it helps me understand your choices.
When I write Morning Pages, and that's been a while. I just write, it's mumbo jumbo mostly. Sometimes, something helpful will come out, but mostly not. I just write for three pages A5. I don't even think about what page I'm on, just write. It usually takes 20 to 30 minutes. But it relaxes me. I should start again with what's going on in the world at the moment.
Morning pages certainly help us to process things.
+1 to unlearn the things that you have learned. Explore your pages as a scientist. There are no mistakes... just try and see what happens.
We are so constrained by what we have learned, how we have been programmed, that we don't even realise it's happened or affects us every moment of every day.
My handwriting is quite small and so I struggle to fill 3 pages. I ended up moving to a Standard size notebook and that helped me 🫢 Am I cheating? 😅
Standard size as in A5? I don't think so. I'm going to make a video about this, because it crops up a lot!
@@sketchley no, Standard is a size in its own right, it’s A5 tall but narrower - think Traveler’s Notebooks 🙂
@@ellieisbusy Ah I see - I didn't know that! Funny you should say that, but I've found the Traveler's Notebook format is ideal for the evening check-in...
@@sketchley isn’t it so interesting how paper formats influence our writing? 🤓
I just write the alphabet when I get stuck
And when you do that do you find something crops up to write when you reach a certain letter?