Daily practice

This week for my daily practice i decided to write, for at least 15 minutes at time but more if neceessary. I tried throughout the week to alter the viewpoints, perspectives, attitudes, an voices in my writing. The method I found that i really liked was to write from the perspectives of people i had recently interacted with. For example, after a welding demo with my professor, i could write form his perspective and discuss how frustrating it is to teach students skills that one must really learn for one's self. Or I could continue a conversation starting from the last thing said between us, from the other person's perspective of course. Anoher way would be to narrate inside that person's head for the next five minutes after we say goodbye.

This practice is extremely illuminating because it forces me to focus more on the other person when i'm actually interacting with them so that i can observe them more closely. when i write, it forces me to reflect on my own actions from outside my body. But more importantly, as i write i become immediately aware of my immediate thoughts as i write them. Being aware of how the change in perspective changes my thoughts is more valuable thatn the change itself.