So here's a random haiku
Nothing comes to mind
For a while now, I've been trying to figure out what to write for my next post. I wanted to have a new entry ASAP but I can't seem to think of a topic. I've thought about some possible topics but for some reason, I can't remember them now. Darn it, why don't you stay in memory until you're needed?
And then it hit me. Why not write about having nothing to write about? It's worth a shot, right?
Everyone who writes seem to encounter this problem. If you haven't, you probably will. Why is it when at a given time, we try to write something, nothing comes to mind but after you give up on it a for a few minutes or hours, your mind suddenly has a river of ideas? Why is it we can remember ourselves thinking about good ideas but not the good ideas themselves? And sometimes, why is it we can write when we have other things to do?
That last one is from experience, btw.
That last one is from experience, btw.
Some say, "Inspiration is all around us".
The problem is, inspiration is a matter of perspective. What some may see as "inspirational", may not be to others. And vice-versa. Some may look at a water fountain and say, "Wow...hey, something comes to mind. Maybe I can write a post for it." A selected few can stare at a ceiling for a while and the ideas just flow (Sounds familiar, anyone?).
So let's assume you suddenly had an idea. Will you still be able to remember it well enough to make a good post?
Focusing is another factor. By focus, I don't mean staring intensely and swearing under your breath. I mean, channeling your full thinking capacity to it. If you're the everything-follows-after-I-start type, you probably finish writing faster. For those who are not, well...we manage, right? :D
For these reasons, I've decided to buy a little notebook and have it with me whenever I leave for school. Not just for writing blog posts, but for other ideas as well. Honestly, I think ideas will come to you more often when you are away from home. You'll probably get more ideas (or even philosophies) listening to your professor's life story than at home, sitting on the sofa, watching Tom and Jerry re-runs.
At least with this notebook within reach, I can write my ideas down as soon as they arrive in my head. That's one less problem solved.
So umm...yeah. That's it. The end.
I don't always end my posts awkwardly, but when I do, I put a music video to make up for it.
(Not much of a FF fan but hey, it works)
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: Straight English post.
The problem is, inspiration is a matter of perspective. What some may see as "inspirational", may not be to others. And vice-versa. Some may look at a water fountain and say, "Wow...hey, something comes to mind. Maybe I can write a post for it." A selected few can stare at a ceiling for a while and the ideas just flow (Sounds familiar, anyone?).
So let's assume you suddenly had an idea. Will you still be able to remember it well enough to make a good post?
Focusing is another factor. By focus, I don't mean staring intensely and swearing under your breath. I mean, channeling your full thinking capacity to it. If you're the everything-follows-after-I-start type, you probably finish writing faster. For those who are not, well...we manage, right? :D
For these reasons, I've decided to buy a little notebook and have it with me whenever I leave for school. Not just for writing blog posts, but for other ideas as well. Honestly, I think ideas will come to you more often when you are away from home. You'll probably get more ideas (or even philosophies) listening to your professor's life story than at home, sitting on the sofa, watching Tom and Jerry re-runs.
At least with this notebook within reach, I can write my ideas down as soon as they arrive in my head. That's one less problem solved.
So umm...yeah. That's it. The end.
I don't always end my posts awkwardly, but when I do, I put a music video to make up for it.
(Not much of a FF fan but hey, it works)
ACHIEVEMENT UNLOCKED: Straight English post.
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