I used to be a Medic and Firefighter-- in short I was an adrenaline junkie. And now I'm old and retired. And my body is bent and currently a bit broken. I seek to learn how to be dull.

Despite the enjoyment of watching the hummingbirds at my feeders and the light gardening I do. I still think I could become even more satisfied with my dullness.

Guide me to complete dullness!

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[–] 1 point 3 months ago (1 child)

My English teacher taught me "free writing", which was basically just writing without stopping. Pretty good for unblocking your process and training the mind. That's what I think of journaling as; but maybe I don't have the requisite level of narcisism to find my mind droppings that interesting.

I knew a youtuber that would obsessively go through his life and work through his issues via jouranling, but I have a very poor autobiographical memory (maybe related to my limitted ability to visualize), so that's not really an option for me..

I find writing as a hobby unsatisfying because it's pretty lonely; even though I'm a better writer naturally than a musician, I can at least subject the suckers at the open mic night to my guitar playing and singing, and without obnoxious feedback.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 3 months ago

    I wasn't taught about "free writing" per se. But it was briefly mentioned if I can remember correctly back the 100 years or so ago when I was last in a classroom as a student. I think it's an excellent method for writers searching for ideas, but I don't think holds value for me. I suspect I have a more logically organized thought process. Which probably speaks to the careers I had over my life, toolmaker/engineer, Medic, and math teacher.

    I am a pretty good verbal storyteller. And my daughters will vouch for the tall tales I told them as children. As will the young students I had when I taught in my local school. But I ain't going to write them down.

    And as someone who has been on a stage and performed for a room full of drunks, I will tell you there ain't nothing dumber on two feet than a crowd. They will like almost anything you do no matter how technically poor it might be. So keep a pickin' and a grinnin' as long as you enjoy doing it.

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