
Ohg znlor jr jbex ng yrnfg n yvggyr yvxr gung. Nyfb Jvyyvnz Tvofba'f qrfpevcgvba bs Rhavpr'f oenapu cynagf va Ntrapl, juvpu fur qbrfa'g xabj bs hagvy gurl vagrtengr.įb Inyrevr vf n inzcver, naq Rhavpr vf n uhzna/NV uloevq. Onfvpnyyl cnenyyry cebprffvat bs ahzrebhf ernyvgl zbqryf. V yvxr Crgre Jnggf' qrfpevcgvba bs ubj Inyrevr'f zvaq jbexf va Rpubcenkvn. And then, out of nowhere, it's there to be written. I can stew over stuff for days, or even weeks. Which, by the way, I dispose of securely )Īlso, it's obvious that there's a lot going on that I'm not at all conscious of. I'll be so tired that I can barely think, and yet I can't clean my teeth and wash my face without scribbling notes on scraps of paper. When I'm really focused on something, on the other hand, it's very hard to stop. Sometimes to the point that I can't write anything. And when I'm stuck, I definitely talk to myself more. Often it's like I have no clue what I'm going to write, until I write it.īut maybe that's just that I've trained myself to write my internal dialog down, instead of just thinking it. I'm always thinking the words as I write them, but there's not lots of intervening internal dialog. I spend a lot of my time writing, and when I'm ready, stuff just pours out. Maybe even trying on for size the best arguments you might make for their position. It does help to put yourself in the opposite seat mentally, thinking about what they want to get, and how you'd go about trying to get it. You'll be sitting on one side of the table wanting the things you want. Imagine, for example, there's an important negotiation coming up. Point b tends to happen in my own head when I get quiet time - like during a long walk or shower and a thought I'd never imagined before comes up. Point a tends to happen whenever I make an effort to see the world from someone else's point of view, or make up an imaginary character to have a conversation with. I write stories as a hobby, and my characters often surprise me.Ī) Having to imagine a different personality's perspective, andī) Having some time to think of a better answer than the off-the-cuff one. I tend to think you can surprise yourself.
