Writing Is A Meta-Skill
Do you text? Do you send emails?
Every day, right? (get it, write?)
We all write, every single day.
Yet it’s a skill that most people leave completely untapped.
And even people who consider themselves writers only scratch the surface of the true power of writing.
Writing is a meta-skill that enhances every other skill.
Want to be a better salesperson? Get better at writing.
Want to advance in a legal career? Get better at writing.
Want to be a better speaker? Get better at writing.
Want to be a more interesting person? Get better at writing.
Emails, texts, articles, ads, professional documents, birthday cards, etc — it’s all writing.
There’s more too.
Writing = Mindfulness
Writing doesn’t only improve your external skills. It improves your internal skills as well.
Writing makes you more intentional with your thoughts. Why? Because writing literally is the wielding of thoughts.
When you write, you need to be both aware and intentional when it comes to thoughts. It’s mindfulness made manifest through language.
This is why some people say that writing is one of the most transformative mindfulness practices there is. It teaches you to become a master of thought.
A Unique Perspective On Writing
Now speaking of thought, here’s a unique way to define writing…
Writing is crystalized thought.
Think about that.
These words are thoughts, drawn into space-time, physicalized for you to see with your eyes.
Pretty mind-blowing, right?
Now we’re going deep!
Writing is also an interface between the metaphysical and physical.
Ideas and thoughts are metaphysical. But when we channel them into words, the words are physically visible.
Words occupy a liminal space between non-physical and physical reality.
This is why writing has always been used for manifestation.
Writing something down is the first step towards making it a reality. What do people do when they have a goal? They write it down.
The mastery that writing creates around mindfulness and intention, combined with it being a bridge between the metaphysical and physical, makes it one of the most potent tools we have access to as humans.
Hint: There’s a reason why we “spell” words, because words are spells.
And since it’s something we all use, every day, it only makes sense to tap into its potential.
With a bit of intention, you can turn a boring work email into something a colleague remembers forever. Or you can write a heartfelt birthday letter to a family member that brings tears of gratitude to their eyes.
That’s the kind of potential you can tap into, among many other things.
Now, here are two questions for you:
What kind of writing are you feeling called towards? (if any)
What aspect(s) of your life can writing improve?
Feel free to answer in the comments.
Much Love,
Stephen Parato
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