Learn Who You Are By Just Writing

So, you want to really learn who you are?

Alright buster, no holding back:

Just start writing.

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"I can learn who I am by just writing?"

Yes, you can learn who you are by just writing.

Writing itself is the most sincere action you can do for yourself.

It is truly who you are.

Do not care if it's cringe, if it sucks, if it's "not good enough"; that's editing, you're just writing!

Only what you have to say about your writing is the problem.

The writing you do is actually you. 

That second voice in your head that tramples in your room with its chin to the sky and air of superiority only to critique and edit is your “ego” on full blast. Shut mister or misses social perfectionist up and get to the raw material, baby!

Still not convinced? You don't go in a haunted cave full of gold expecting to pull out a pair of earrings, you gotta get your hands dirty and brave adventure!

Besides, you can edit later.

"But I can't do it all the time."

You don’t have to write all the time. You shouldn’t feel nervous or forced when you’re clacking at the keyboard or scribbling away with your pen.

Instead, when you have the overwhelming feeling in your heart, that weight in your chest, that ghost skipping away in the playground of your mind... writing becomes a tool that transmutes the abstract into physical reality forever.

"But my writing sucks."

Have you seen this writing you're reading here!? And I am a published writer. Who cares!

I am not ready to write my Magnum Opus on a blogpost with a website I just launched where the only subscribed reader is my Dad!

Remember this: Each piece has a place. You can always edit later. Please edit later

"I am worried I won't write the right way."

One of the most important things you can do when writing is letting go of the ego you created overall these years. Take that ego by the scruff, go to the toilet, and flush it.

"Does it really work?"

Yes.

You ever see Ghostbusters (1984)? They use this trap thingy (how's that for writing?) to capture freakish ghosts. Ghosts are real, we call them 'doubt', 'guilt', 'regret', 'worry', 'anxiety', and they all live invisible in the mind. The trap thingy is real too: It's a notepad.

Writing is capturing the ghost in your head. It places the literal abstract energies that push around your material existence and it stops it in its tracks. It shines a light on it.

Most importantly, writing grounds you in a sensible direction from point A to point B. Now that you know what you feel or what happened in your life, you have the starting ground to head in a new and better direction. You have control.

And the best part is when your future self looks back on your past self through this writing and says, "Wow!" I guarantee you, that will happen. Your future self will remark at past you.

"What exactly am I capturing when I am writing?"

You see that thing above? It's a tesseract, a 3D representation of a 4D object.

Think of writing dimensionally. We are all 3D beings. We run our entire lives based on 2D materials (digital screens, money, etc) and we are all hoping to go in the one direction (1D) that finds true fulfillment.

The 4D (our thoughts, emotions, the abstract ideas that comes from our mind) is what we are trying to capture on our 2D (paper or digital screen) when we write.

So, that abstract that goes to paper and becomes a creation starts off as an energy that exists in us, can go out of us, and can be transferred to other conscious entities.

Don't believe me? Emotion is 4D. You can keep it inside, reveal it outside, and give it to someone else. Energy in motion.

By writing, you capture the 4D. You take a glimpse of your life and see for what it is. 

Interestingly enough, The Simpsons, who exist in the 2nd dimension, tried to illustrate our 3rd dimension reality:

The point is: You will begin to capture the truth.

The question is: Are you really going to lie to yourself when you write to yourself?

After you write, read what you wrote, and then read it later.

Even then, even if you suspect you are burying a lie within your writing, your conscience will remind you in your heart or shiver your shoulders to what the truth is.

If the truth is too embarrassing to admit, you can at least allude to it in some matter where it's disguised. That same disguise can only be seen through by you, the writer. Like how I once wrote this story about a dinosaur who went to Marine World in 1993 and was invited on stage and was asked "What city are you from?" and not me but the dinosaur said, "California". See?

"Ok, what should I write about?"

Let’s start simple with a few prompts:

• Write down exactly what makes you happy.

• Write down what kind of day you had and note all the special moments.

• Write down that odd discussion you had with your friend and what it could mean.

• Write exactly what you want now in life.

• Write like it's your last day on earth.

You can write anything. However, if you want to start writing in a way the reveals a part of you, I recommend writing about the first thing that comes to your mind. Explore it. It came to you out of nowhere and had no filters or validators to go through. Capture it!

Explore that idea, roll with it, then do it again.

You can start ordering your writing notes by topic too.

Let's take what we mentioned before: Write down what makes you happy.

Here's my quick example:

2026.05.18 - 22:47 - Writing Prompt for Blog 0002 on L.W.Y.R.

I am happy because I have my wife. My wife makes me smile when I come home. I am happy, because I have the opportunity to brighten and make my wife’s day and life happy. I am happy because we chose each other. I am happy because we will spend many fun and delightful moments together now and in the future. 

I am happy because I have my family and friends. My family and friends have always been there for me. I can rely on my family and friends when I am down or need someone to talk to. I am really happy when I spend time with my family and friends. I want to give back to my family and friends and be a good family member and friend to them all. 

I love them all.

See how easy it is? And the best part? I feel much happier now.

I paid honor to them.

If I ever have a bad day, I can reflect on this note and see what and who makes me happy.

Is it sappy?

Yes.

Is it at a third grade writing level?

Yes.

Is it who I really am?

Yes.

I have a lot to be happy for too! What makes you happy?

"But hey, we already know this! Why do we need to write it down?"

The thing is, despite knowing what we know, we sometimes need to remind ourselves of its fullness. By fullness, I mean, we need to give it our full attention and mindfulness, thinking considerately how profound and monumental it is to have this life in front of us.

You're only writing about a part of this wonderful life, an ingredient of the cosmic stew. The important thing is to take note of what makes our life our life.

When you write down what you know you can give it more fullness. For example, you already know what a rose smells like, right?

But, if you take a moment to stop and smell the roses, you intake so much more in that moment, and you find another reason to be grateful. You can even begin to start caring more for the roses and its place in the world. Your world. Okay, maybe that was bad writing on my part. As long as it makes sense somehow!

"Is there a conclusion here?"

Writing itself is the most sincere action you can do for yourself.

It is truly who you are.

Don't be afraid of it.

Don't be afraid of you.

Edit later.

Writing won't bite you, it'll feed you.

If you're having doubts about punching the keys for God's sake, keep in mind that writing allows for the opportunity to be about as honest as you will ever really get with yourself in a time where much needed reflection is crucial. Nothing will be more loyal and sincere to you than your own writing for yourself. See you in blog post number 3.

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