Interesting #109 - Dear Diary
“We write to taste life twice, in the moment and in retrospection.” — Anaïs Nin
Writing That’s (Mostly) Just for You
Building to Other Writing - Kate Folk explains how daily journaling acts as a scrapbook and incubator for other writing. Karen Thompkins shares how journalling helped her develop her voice on the page.
What and Why - Bernadette Mayer lists ideas for what to collect in a journal. Rob Walker’s list of ways to pay attention doubles as a set of journalling prompts. Siri Carpenter breaks down studies on how journalling reduces stress and intrusive thoughts.
Together With Your Thoughts - Suzanne C. Goodsell talks about the benefits of group journalling.
Keeping Track - Rachael Sigee digs into why people like making lists of what they watch and read. You can see examples with Steven Soderbergh’s annual Seen, Read lists, or Rian Johnson’s Seen Slash Saw on Instagram.
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Previously on Inneresting…
In case you missed it, in last issue’s most clicked link Jackie Mansky reveals how The Twilight Zone came from Rod Serling’s failed attempts to dramatize Emmitt Till’s murder.
Other Inneresting Things
Charlie Warzel asks if Google is losing its usefulness as a search engine.
Prasenjeet Yadav shares photos of living bridges made by directing the growth of tree roots.
Paul Sutter looks at five failed alternative models to The Big Bang.
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