Now that summer gives us a break from classes, it's the best time to start writing. We tell you what its benefits are. The brand of the house
Writing is a very human activity, that is, whether with a computer, a pencil and paper, or with a burned stick on a stone wall, writing is exactly our thing. Speaking and having a complex language is also good for many other species (although we don't understand them), music is not only ours, and dancing is even less so, but writing (and reading, of course), that's just our thing. That sets us apart and, in a way, connects us. That's why it doesn't matter if we're
Doris Lessing or Dorita García, writing well or poorly has multiple benefits for all humans, and taking advantage of the summer to start a writing habit is a great idea that we won't regret.
The subject doesn't matter and neither does the form
What matters is writing, so it doesn't matter if we choose poetry, a novel, an essay, a blog, or a journal; what will make a difference in our lives is doing it regularly. If we have no experience, the easiest way to start is with an agenda/journal where, in addition to writing down what we have to do, we also write down how we did it. If one day we feel creative, we can try a short story or a
short story to start (and by the way, there are many contests we can enter with our story and maybe win them). If we already know that we like writing, we can also venture into a novel or decide to write our grandmother's memoirs. The decision is ours, but here are 7 reasons we should consider:
1. Writing enhances creativity
We don't need to be writing fiction; telling what has happened to us in a journal already allows us to analyze our reality from different perspectives, and that will give us new ideas. Plus, if we carry it with us (the support can be paper, but also a computer, tablet, or phone), we can draw and jot down ideas at the moment, but simply paying attention to the aesthetic aspect of narration already enhances our creativity a lot.
2. How's that memory going?
Whether we're elephants or fish, writing helps improve memory (especially by hand), and if even by writing down what we've done and what we're going to do each day, we still can't remember it, we can always refer to what we've written to remind us. Creating a file of memories told by us is much better than a photo album for remembering, but we can even combine both.
3. Writing helps us truly know ourselves
Writing regularly about what we do and feel helps us organize our thoughts and understand our emotions. In a way, by writing it down, we think about it more and then rethink it. This helps us be more reflective and understand ourselves more deeply. Writing makes us know ourselves better.
4. It helps make decisions
There are people for whom making decisions is a torment. Even the simplest ones become uphill battles. Others, however, have a gift for it and do it without much trouble. However we are, it's normal for at least important decisions to cost us at least a while of staring at the ceiling without sleeping. Writing the pros and cons of a decision and how we feel about it will make the task of deciding much easier for us.
5. Consistency, what a beautiful name you have
It's not difficult to write for a day, what's difficult is writing every day and having a commitment; that is, creating a habit. But if we are willing, we will soon see that we need it, that it helps us in so many things that we cannot do without it. Writing quickly becomes addictive, and being consistent with it also helps us be consistent with other things, for example, with studies, which is obviously essential to complete our education and obtain the university
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6. Writing reduces our stress
Both because it is a habitual activity, an intimate and daily ritual (how relaxing that is) and because it is a unique and profound way of externalizing our emotions and organizing our thoughts, writing reduces our stress and helps us better face situations that upset us.
7. It improves our communication skills
Writing is communicating. Even if it's just to ourselves. It allows us to know in advance what we think about something (because we have already written about it and it is, therefore, organized in our heads). It helps us, as we said, know ourselves better and dig into our psyche; that's why we will then express ourselves better to others and know how to better defend our points of view. It will also help us write and present our class assignments better. What are you waiting for to start?
