Up: [[Introspective Writing]] Created: 2024-05-15 Course: True Confessions with Alison Luterman on 27Powers One of the biggest problems in me being an Architect is that I don't surprise myself in my writing. I have a workmanlike approach. I do a ton of research, know what I'm going to say, figure out how to shape it for the best impact, and then go to it. This is exactly what I want to change, and not just in writing but in every aspect of my life. How can I get there in writing? By not shaping my work in advance. By [[Freewriting]] for sure, by responding to prompts, and likely by overwriting. Alison Luterman has a great metaphor for overwriting. She says an airplane’s purpose is flight. It doesn’t have a ton of decorations getting in the way, nothing hanging off the wings. So once I know where my plane is headed, go back and get rid of some of the excess that’s cluttering its path. But until I know, there is no shame in overwriting. I just need to have a compost pile where I can put everything that I take out just in case it can be used elsewhere. What might a compost pile look like in my vault?