In one of my previous articles, I explained why you should write? And amazingly, I just realized how writing or blogging actually affects my brain and neural activity.
After consistently blogging for more than 2 years, I looked back and realized the enormous change in my thoughts and brain functioning. I don’t know if I’ll be able to explain to you what actually I felt like now. But surely it seems to be a positive one.
Beyond the shadow of a doubt, writing stuff is the most prominent way to throw light on your witty wisdom. It also describes your brain’s thoughts and the way you think of a situation or an event.
Brain’s thoughts are innumerable but some say an average human brain can think up to 7000 thoughts a day. But of course, most of them only serve anxiety and negative emotions. However, the time you pen down these thoughts in a profound way, it serves as a calming, meditative tool.
Even the research found that the stream of conscious writing exercises, in particular, has been identified as a helpful stress-coping method.
I can assure you that this research is working for me at least. And I know many of you would agree that writing down thoughts is indeed a genuine way to pacify brainstorming.
When I was unaware of this writing therapy and was bottling up my ideas, I was always surrounded by anxious thoughts. But from the past 2 years, I comprehended that through writing you can easily structure your amorphous concept. I’m still isn’t that perfect, but now I feel way better than before.
There is research that shows writing affects the brain and increases neural activity in the same way, similar to meditation. It can be a powerful meditational practice. The first time I started writing consistently or you can say a ‘Free Writing or ‘Brain dump’, it was all too disorganized. Firstly, there were a number of thoughts that came to my mind too rapidly.
It was impossible to write them down. Some thoughts just escaped from the brain entirely. I tried to write as fast as I could. The one that I did grab wasn’t perfect for writing.
But with time, I get to know that it’s all a practice that we learn every day. As little as 10 minutes of writing practice a day can reap great benefits. You don’t need to rush instantly.
Writing gives your busy brain something to do, something to execute rather than just thinking. It is so effective that even your brain will Thank You.
Writing can be influential for you the same way it is to the readers. Powerful writing can plant an emotion, an idea, or a thought into the brain of the reader.
When you tell a story through writing, it creates a sense of synchronization between the words and the reader’s imagination. They start imagining those characters or the moment while reading in their brain. Princeton University concluded that the brain of a person telling a story either by writing or speaking and the brain of a person reading or listening to it can synchronize exquisitely.
Don’t want to include it, but in scientific terms, the part of the brain that is associated with reading and writing is called Frontal Lobe. It’s a weird name but you should know it.
After writing several articles or blogs I have a positive outlook and a kinda divergent perspective of seeing the situation. The perspective urges me to write it down and share it with you before it dies prematurely.
This perspective wasn’t there if I go back in time. It’s a newly developed skill that I acquired because of writing. And, I feel happy I’m able to earn. I won’t say that I’m perfect, am excellent, as I’m not. And perhaps, it’s a never-ending learning exercise.
But it’s good to think that I’m walking that path that insists, I see things differently, to have an appreciation for something undervalued.
I can’t believe I’m the same person who was afraid to write even 50 words essay in school. And now we have written over 100,000 words since the inception of Aspiring Blog. It’s just so crazy to think about, isn’t it?
The other thing that sets behind it is the reason or something worth writing for. We all procrastinate a bit when it comes to doing. The same goes when you write steadily for days. But when you know you have an audience, a bunch of readers who read and engage with your work, you are bound to do that.
It may seem difficult as you have to muscle up your brain to come up with ideas, but it is all worth it at the end of the day. It not only gives a brain a space to think out of the box but may also lead to an idea that was hiding in the unseen prison of the brain.
Many times I feel like I don’t have anything to write, I’ve said everything. This feeling I have had for the past 1 year. But interestingly, a random thought comes to my mind anytime anywhere that makes me so excited to write it down. It again filled me with the same energy. It’s a strange phenomenon that perhaps only exists because we write.
This all makes me realize how writing affects the brain. How have I changed since then? Does it really make my mind free? And, I would like to know does it affects yours as well?
Let me know in the comment.
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I have a psych degree and a deep interest in cognitive science. Writing has been shown to be a good way to de-stress. For me it’s an excellent way to lay out all the ideas and see a pattern and realize a way out of the confusing situation I might be in. Writers HAVE to write, as humans HAVE to breathe. Certainly, not everything is a work of genius. It doesn’t have to be, it’s helping the writer and the readers understand the world and themselves.
That's true. I too did a bit of research how writing can positively affects the brain and Im so amazed with all the facts and research.
Truly, writing can synchronize our mind and heart. It gives meaning to our ideas.
Thanks for your encouraging thoughts on this.
No problem.
🙌
You are right in your observations, but your would do even better if you read and comment on my informative posts!
Joanna
Yes Joanna, I visited your blog. It's interesting. I love nature and I love your posts...
Thanks Joanna.
I definitely will. I know how informative your posts are.
I am writing about it
what the soul
in a dream
into my consciousness
as a drama
in which i
not the author
just an active one
I'm a minor matter
has to say
which includes
all feeling
memories
the thinking
the whole body
with all of his senses
We all are a minor matter in some way, I guess.
Hello Mr. Ritish Sharma
Thank you for your response,
the subjective moment
plays in science
a minor role
if anything
in the "everyday psychology"
the dualism of soul and body is suggested
that physical and psychological
different
Represent areas of being
mind and soul
are part of the body
both are outside
not available
only what exists
can be lost
That's significant.
I really don't know how to answer the question you have asked in the last but still thanks for sharing! All your posts are beyond appreciation and after I learn something or the other from your posts. Thanks again Ritish!
sorry for the error.
I actually did not notice the word after in my comment. please ignore the mistake.
Don't be sorry 😀 It happens
Thank you Ritish!
You are very kind
🙌😀
And also enjoy your favourite season!
It's still cold
Yes 😅
I'm enjoying. 2 months more...
Hahaha
Glad to hear that
Haha!
No problem, everyone has their own experience with writing. I hope you have a good one.
Thanks for your kind and encouraging words.
yes, I have a good experience and here's the link to my new post. https://monasblog952217659.wordpress.com/2022/01/10/mother/
It's a post on mother
Hope you like it
Will check out. Thanks!
Hope you enjoyed the poem
Just did 🙌
Great!
🙏🏻
You are spot on. One thing I do is write as fast as I can when an idea comes and detail it later. I seldom have a problem with subjects because I work around hundreds of people and wherever I go interesting things happen. Sometimes people like to read what I write, sometimes not. But it is pleasing to me and makes me happy. I have no degrees or titles; I just write and do the best I can. If you run out of ideas, go to Walmart! LOL
That's a great comment Dennis.
I too write the idea first and then details it later, but still I sometimes missed some great points that was in my head but isn't on the paper. Still, need to work on this.
Walmart is closed here 😅
But I have to say, you're really creative if you find an idea in everything. You're good writer. Just keep doing it.
Interesting to note that writing down our thoughts rewires our brain .
It is indeed rewiring my brain. Or, perhaps it is just me.
Ritish, an interesting post and I've found that blogging and writing definitely affect the way my brains works! Ideas flow and my writing is more fluid and creative - at times the blog takes too much of my energy perhaps but I love the sense of community and find it ultimately enriching.
Thanks Annika. Glad to hear you too can sense its affect on our brain.
You're right, writing kinda gives more space where ideas flow more fluidly the time we start to pen it down.
And, I know You're a really good writer.
I don't force or make an attempt to contribute because I have to do so or impress others. I take my own time to furnish my instinct and thoughts. I am poor with extempore writings and do well when I get the required space to fare well. Hope it makes sense to you.
It definitely make sense. Its such a good thing to take time to furnish the ideas and thoughts rather than forcing the brain to do it instantly.
Thank you for this encouraging and informative post. I can only affirm the absolute TRUTH of what you have written. Only a few expressed thoughts and feelings written can express the deepest things inside which when expressed leads to acceptance and healing. If you write to impress another it will defeat the purpose. Writing unlocks the human soul for the benefit of the writer. Since a small child this was both my joy and my learning. Even just copying down a remembered sentence releases something and frees the mind. Blessings!
That's a great and important comment for me, Faye. Write but not solely to impress others but as to express the true feelings, doing this will only heal you.
Ritish, I have several reasons for writing. I enjoy the creative aspect, I am at the stage of life that I want to preserve memories and leave a legacy, and I believe that it slows down the aging process, mentally at least. I also have been blogging for a couple of years, and though I sometimes get overwhelmed, I enjoy interacting with my fellow bloggers. :)
Like you, I think writing sharpens both your thinking and your writing skills. I enjoyed reading this post! <3
I always love your comment, Cheryl. "I believe that it slows down the aging process, mentally at least" this touches my heart. I hope you always feel and remain younger through your writing and poems. Much love to you.
Nothing makes a writer happy more than feeling whilst in the process of writing hence "already knowing" the comments from readers because reading is all about emotions after all.
That's so true. Reading is about emotions. The emotions that writer wants his readers to feel.
And I think you know it very well, even your username has 'writer' in it.
Thanks for the comment. Have a great day!
Love this post, Ritish. it pushes me to go on writing. at a time when I am feeling low on my writing, you lift me up. Thanks much, my friend!
Thanks to you. Im so glad you think that.
Wishing you all success, my friend. Keep sharing the wisdom.
Great write up Ritish!
I Sooo agree! It can be subtle and very profound!
Loved your piece!!!❤️💕
Hi Cindy. Thank-you so much.
Who else can know much better about writing here than you. You're amazing. ❣
You're so welcome dear Ritish... deserved. Oh aren't you the sweetest!
Thank you truly! 💖💖💖🙏🙏
Thanks for saying that Cindy. ❣
Btw I left you a message on your previous blog 2 days ago. May be it is going to spam.
Hi Ritish!
Oh thank you sooo much.. I'm in spam right now 🤣🤣 but not seeing you ... YET 🤣🤷♀️ Here we go again. thanks for the comment!
Welp!
It may be in the comment section but you missed it and didn’t reply 😅😅
Anyway, it’s alright
This is very well articulated. True writing is cathartic and allows one to grow in ways that cannot be explained :)
Spot on. It cannot be explained.
Thanks for the comment.
Great post, Ritish! Writing can indeed be meditative. After 2 years of blogging, I sometimes think, what else could I possibly share? But then an idea comes along that I really like. Thank goodness! As we age, it’s always a good idea to use your skills, otherwise you might lose them. Sharing my weekly blog post is good for me for that reason (among others!) and I that’s what I say to people who ask me why I blog. 🌞
Thanks for your comment, Lisa.
You're absolutely right. The feeling of running out of ideas is common among writers, I guess.
But good to hear you are still consistent with your wisdom in weekly blog post. That's a good thing to do.
Happy blogging. 🙌
Writing is life. I can say this without any doubt.
Though I'm not posting everything on my blog. But I share on various platforms, or with my contacts on WhatsApp.
My mood, tastes and interests keep changing, which is quite good. I think and learn in various ways.
For example, I read your blog because your care about your thoughts, an present them in a good manner, I watch YouTube videos because their visual teaching style is good.
While gaining, learning and sharing...I am slowly improving myself in a better human, backed up with college studies.😁🎨🖌️💡🌍
Writing is indeed my life and I'm so glad that I'm able to realize that. And, am also happy to hear that you are utilizing every platform to let your voice out there, otherwise they'll die prematurely.
Thanks for your kind words, Lokesh. Keep sharing your wisdom.
wir sind Natur
in der Natur
Absolutely 💯
The thought comes to me
not me
to the thoughts
the syntax in all languages
is a universal law
in human nature
anchored and fixed
we are nature
in the nature
the written word
is through fine motor skills
through the asymmetry
controlled in the brain
the soul
the spirit is in us
not out there
no one has to
my thoughts
in a fraction of seconds
so a story
build up inside
it is sufficient
if the writing
a soliloquy
a dialogue with myself means
Thank you for sharing your beautiful thoughts with us. "we are nature, in the nature", Loved that phrase. 🧡
Happy Easter! <3
❤ Wishing you a blessed and holy Easter!
Writing is indeed a way to de-stress
You're so right. It is a way to bring out the emotions in a true gentle way.
Agreed
Thanks!