Writing to think

A Companion for Tiny Experiments

Personal growth doesn’t have to follow a rigid plan. In fact, systematically trying things out – what I call tiny experiments – can be far more sustainable and rewarding. Writing fits perfectly into this kind of experimental practice and can support you at every stage:

Writing helps you stay engaged, deepen your learning, and notice the invisible threads that tie your experiments together. It’s a low-cost, high-value companion for personal experimentation.

Tagging this process as a follow up to my discussion around exposure > process > distill > repurpose flow that I outlined to how our brain “thinks.”

This specific post is one that posits how the process of writing helps our brain rewire itself. It starts with a delightful quote that I just adore:

As Anaïs Nin would say: “We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect.” Whether you’re trying to make sense of a situation, come up with new ideas, stay consistent with your practices, or reflect on what’s working and what’s not – writing can support you every step of the way.

We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospect. So pithy, so charming, so delightful.