I love this, Magdalena! I've found the advice trap issue to be especially true for me with writing advice--not the kind you give here, but fiction writing craft advice. It gets overwhelming, it conflicts, and soon I don't know what to write! My solution is to stop listening to the podcasts and read books that inspire my creativity--that offer prompts, like yours, and do my best to trust myself.
Well done! To understand a bit of one's own process as it tinkering with life and seeing how it treats us. So important!
And if I might play with this just a touch - Figure out how to give yourself space to hear yourself think as the hard part will be giving yourself permission to set most of it down and trust your own voice again. You need less noise, so take away as in substrack, but then give back to yourself as in ownership.
I appreciate the permission to ignore advice even as it’s being offered. That alone quiets a lot of noise.
These prompts don’t tell people who to become; they remind them they already have a voice worth trusting. This is a grounded, generous invitation back to self-authority.
“Fewer voices, clearer life” is not just a line; it’s a practice.
And this is a thoughtful, practical way to begin reclaiming it.
Dear Magdalena: Another beautiful article. My browser tabs are quite similar and all too often I find myself five tasks deep after deciding to write something. The sneaky mind distracted me again... I love the simple prompts, thank you for sharing them.
It's just crazy how much input we get daily and I was searching for THE answer for a long time.
And then I just didn't have time anymore to think my own thoughts and create my own words.
It's a challenge to to decrease input but possible by taking charge of our time and how we spend it
I nodded at some of the salient points and archived to reread your article without the TV on (talk about noise.) Then I went to work. Thank you.
I love this, Magdalena! I've found the advice trap issue to be especially true for me with writing advice--not the kind you give here, but fiction writing craft advice. It gets overwhelming, it conflicts, and soon I don't know what to write! My solution is to stop listening to the podcasts and read books that inspire my creativity--that offer prompts, like yours, and do my best to trust myself.
Well done! To understand a bit of one's own process as it tinkering with life and seeing how it treats us. So important!
And if I might play with this just a touch - Figure out how to give yourself space to hear yourself think as the hard part will be giving yourself permission to set most of it down and trust your own voice again. You need less noise, so take away as in substrack, but then give back to yourself as in ownership.
So true 💯
Dear Gloria: I'm so glad that it resonated with you. For me writing is the vehicle that helps me think, process, think...
It sounds like it balances out perception
Great stuff that resonates deeply.
I appreciate the permission to ignore advice even as it’s being offered. That alone quiets a lot of noise.
These prompts don’t tell people who to become; they remind them they already have a voice worth trusting. This is a grounded, generous invitation back to self-authority.
“Fewer voices, clearer life” is not just a line; it’s a practice.
And this is a thoughtful, practical way to begin reclaiming it.
Dear Magdalena: Another beautiful article. My browser tabs are quite similar and all too often I find myself five tasks deep after deciding to write something. The sneaky mind distracted me again... I love the simple prompts, thank you for sharing them.