Marcus Aurelius wrote his famous book Meditations strictly for himself, with zero regard for style, structure, or an audience. I explain why this private approach allowed him to stay grounded and avoid buying into his own hype as an emperor.
I discuss my belief that modern journaling has become a public performance, and share practical steps to adopt the audience-of-zero mindset so you can use writing to figure yourself out rather than to present a polished version of your life…
Key Topics…
Why Marcus Aurelius wrote with an audience of zero
The trap of the modern public diary
How performing for a hypothetical reader ruins your honesty
Why you should write ugly and use a cheap notebook
Stopping the factual narration of your day
Using repetition as a mental gym
Giving yourself direct commands in the imperative mood
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