Daydreaming Makes You A Better Writer
This Is Why
Every single piece of writing starts with an idea.
Where do your ideas come from?
Mine appear when I stop thinking and allow myself to dream.
It’s like finding my car keys after I’ve stopped looking for them. But they were there the entire time, hiding between the couch cushions. Ideas are like that ― out of sight but always within reach.
Inspiration can strike at any moment. If you are caught unprepared. Then the magic of your ideas can disappear down the couch.
Let’s change that.
Deliberate Daydreaming
Dreams are the strongest at night. But quickly evaporate when we try to capture them in the morning. Daydreams are different. They are far more powerful.
“All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake up in the day to find it was vanity, but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible.” ― T.E. Lawrence
Deliberate Daydreaming is the art of directing stray thoughts towards a destination. The destination is your writing…
