How to journal
How to journal? It might sound like a redundant question. After all, it’s just writing stuff down isn’t it? Well, yes. But in the same way that flying to Buzz Lightyear was ‘falling with style’, journaling to me is ‘writing with purpose’. I had an ex who once told me she found me frustrating because…
Journaling Prompt: We are all opsimaths
Prompt: We are all opsimaths In the last installment, I spoke about a manager at a previous job. I’ve been lucky to have some really good bosses in my career. Going back to my first manager though, and one thing I’ll always remember. An early task I was set was to send him three interesting…
Journaling prompt: The homebrewers mentality
Prompt: The homebrewers mentality My first proper job out of University. I worked in marketing for a homebrew alcohol company. Normally, when I tell people that (and when I elaborate that the job involved traveling to beer festivals around the world) they say something along the lines of, “Dave? Why would you ever leave that…
Journaling prompt: Other people’s expectations
Prompt: Other people’s expectations I can’t stress enough the influence this interview with David Bowie has had on me (and just Bowie in general!); Bowie on creativity I’m ashamed to admit, I didn’t get in to Bowie until after he died. He had always been ‘old people’ music – and a little bit novelty in…
Journaling prompt: Throwing away the alarm clock
Prompt: Throwing away the alarm clock and have met some strange, wonderful people one of whom was myself—someone my father never knew.’ “Throwing Away the Alarm Clock” by Charles Bukowski, from The Flash of Lighting Behind the Mountain. © Harper Collins, 2004. Read the full poem. I love this poem. Today’s prompt is fairly simple, but…
Journaling Prompt: The Monkey Trap
Prompt: The monkey trap I first learned of ‘the monkey trap’ through the wonderful podcast, a beautiful anarchy by David duChemin. (If your goal for journaling is increased creativity, I implore you to check out this podcast!) The basic premise is fiendishly simple: A coconut has a small hole cut in it. Rice is placed…
