Writing down observations is a way of marking presence in the world, says Briohny Doyle, who once wrote most of a novel in notebooks while out on walks
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We are coming to the end of January, so you’re probably just getting your head around the concept of another year. Perhaps you’re contemplating ways to be more mindful, organised, present and all the words that belong to beginnings.
In any case, if you don’t want the year to speed off in the stolen car of your life, you’re going to need to make lists, take notes, journal and record your flashes of brilliance so you know they happened at all. You’re going to need to write things down. It’s time to get a new notebook.
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