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How writing initiates intentionality

All of Joshua Becker’s thoughts here on writing are great, but this was the one that stuck out most to me:

“Writing has prompted intentionality. Writing requires observation. And observation almost always leads to intentionality.

“Once I began writing about life and the thoughts that shape it, I began to think more intentionally about who I was becoming—and whether that was consistent with what I desired most.”

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