34. A Writing Practice to Help You Meet Yourself

I've found real magic in thinking on the page in the last year. I'd love for more people to experience this with me. "When I sit down to write, the meadow is still engulfed in darkness under a sky where satellites pass by, one after the other. My thoughts are flighty and shapeless, like dreams; they morph as I approach them. But when I open my notebook and write, it is as if I pin my thoughts to the table. I can examine them." - Henrik KarlsonTo try everything Capacities has to offer—free—for a full 30 days, visit: https://capacities.io/?via=anna ❤️Resources Mentioned: - Why I Write by Joan Didion- On Abandoning Capitalistic Achievement to Seek the Freedom of Play- 28 Slightly Rude Notes on Writing- A Life in Constant Potential- the one about ai- don't get it f*cked up fr- Why You Should Build Your Raft of Art in the Sea of Slop- Advice for a Friend Who Wants to Start a Blog- If You Have Writer's Block, Maybe You Should Stop Lying- Henrik Karlson: One of the World's Most Under-Rated Writers| How I Write- Writing as Autonomy- Writing Hack: Write it Just Like That- Squibler.io Dangerous Writing Prompt- In Her Own Words: Toni Morrison on Writing, Editing, and Teaching🫶 Join my newsletter (weekly media roundups) ⛅ Wild Geese Instagram 📓 Anna's Substack (personal essays) 💌 Anna's Podcast Production Services To inquire about potential collaborations, please email [email protected]: 00:00 Writing as Thinking02:40 Capacities Sponsorship04:03 Joan Didion 05:19 Communicating when you're NOT a verbal processor07:10 Childhood hints that you're a writer08:43 Writing Holds Your Questions 10:06 Spotting Intrinsic Artistic Mediums 10:49 Addressing AI Slop Writing14:02 Writing as Pathological Caring 16:16 Writing is about Power 17:32 Writing in a Memoir Style20:55 Writing Essays23:30 Being willing to be stupid in public25:39 Calling out Conflicting Thoughts 26:59 Approach "I Write to Know What I'm Thinking" With Caution28:28 The Value in the Rewriting Process