writing as a distinct form of consciousness - by Ava
By Joan Mitchell I received this cool email from a subscriber (let’s call him Z) a couple weeks ago. Since then I’ve been mulling over the idea of writing as a form of consciousness: I read this line a while back: "the thing about writing is that it’s quite literally
By Joan Mitchell I received this cool email from a subscriber (let’s call him Z) a couple weeks ago. Since then I’ve been mulling over the idea of writing as a form of consciousness: I read this line a while back: "the thing about writing is that it’s quite literally thinking". That comment which helped me a lot! I think my previous mental model was that in the process of journaling or writing, I capture thoughts which are already there - like the movie scene where Dumbledore pulls the memories out of his head and watches them flow into the pensieve. But I like your idea much better! That…
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