I agree with you and Eric about using writing to process information. It's a way of sharing information, too, but I think considering writing as a way to actually process that information is valuable. I also appreciate your point that writing can help us process our feelings--how many times have you told someone (or been told yourself) to just get it all out when that person is going through a tough time? I know I've done--written things down to get them out of my head so I could move on and be productive. Sometimes when we write, we discover there are things under the surface we had no idea existed.
I think it is important to verbalize that there is a power connected with writing. There is a force that does because I source of emotional outpouring if it can be properly tapped. I really like how you explained your thinking on this subject. I appreciate the emphasis that you place on power and creativity. I think the two go hand in hand.
I can totally hear your passion for writing in your Yodio response. This is fun to hear! I especially like what you said about writing helps ideas integrate into our bodies. Writing is a way to make thought visible. When we use writing to generate thought rather than to report conclusions/answers, then we really are using writing to think.
Emily, I think your onto a great concept about the power of using writing to process information and how you tied it in to the creative process.
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I agree with you and Eric about using writing to process information. It's a way of sharing information, too, but I think considering writing as a way to actually process that information is valuable. I also appreciate your point that writing can help us process our feelings--how many times have you told someone (or been told yourself) to just get it all out when that person is going through a tough time? I know I've done--written things down to get them out of my head so I could move on and be productive. Sometimes when we write, we discover there are things under the surface we had no idea existed.
ReplyDeleteI think it is important to verbalize that there is a power connected with writing. There is a force that does because I source of emotional outpouring if it can be properly tapped. I really like how you explained your thinking on this subject. I appreciate the emphasis that you place on power and creativity. I think the two go hand in hand.
ReplyDeleteI can totally hear your passion for writing in your Yodio response. This is fun to hear! I especially like what you said about writing helps ideas integrate into our bodies. Writing is a way to make thought visible. When we use writing to generate thought rather than to report conclusions/answers, then we really are using writing to think.
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