Writing is How You Learn to Think
Words I live by:
"If you can’t read and write, you can’t think... You’ve got to be able to look at your thoughts on paper and discover what a fool you were.”
— Ray Bradbury
Most people want clarity in their life.
But they never write.
They keep their thoughts trapped in their head.
Swirling. Unexamined. Unchallenged.
Here’s the truth:
If you don’t write, you don’t really know what you think.
Your thoughts are wavering, unsolidified, and likely forgotten.
When you put your thoughts on paper, two things happen:
You slow them down enough to understand them
You see how scattered or sharp they really are
They become comprehendible for you and for others to actually use
Writing is how you turn noise into insight.
That’s why I journal after training.
That’s why I write down my goals.
That’s why I create a year-end review.
Not because it’s romantic.
Because it works.
Here’s the prompt I use when I don’t know what to write:
“What did I learn today?”
One sentence is enough.
Start there. Do it daily.
👉 Use a training log. Use your notes app. Use a blank notebook. Use the back of a receipt. Just don’t skip it.
See how it sharpens your thinking.
See how it changes your life.
“We do not learn from experience...we learn from reflecting on experience.”
― John Dewey
If you want a jiu jitsu training log with a systematic structure and prompts to help guide you towards mastery → The Practitioner’s Journal
Until next Monday,
– Tim
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PS:
If your life’s a mess, your notebook probably isn’t open.
