Week 1B · 2 of 10 · 2 min read
A direction can be easier to recognize when you use plain words. You might write that you enjoyed sorting photographs, wanted to understand a map, or kept thinking about a question from a book.
You do not need a polished explanation. A description of what held your interest gives you something concrete to return to. It can stay small, uncertain, and different from the way you usually introduce yourself.
One question
How would I describe a recent lean without giving it a grand name?
One small practice
Choose one moment you noticed recently. Write what you were doing and the part you wanted to continue. Keep the description close to the event rather than naming a new role.
Complete: "The part I wanted to stay with was ____." Read the line once. You can leave it there; no mission statement or decision about your future is required.
Use paper or a private note. Nothing needs to be submitted.
Your note stays in this browser.
Give this practice a place in your week.
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Questions people ask
Should I name a role such as artist or helper?
You can stay with the action instead. Describing the part of sorting photographs that interested you gives this note a concrete setting. A role can come with expectations that are unnecessary for the small observation you are making here.
Can I use a moment that seems unimportant?
Yes. Wanting to understand a map or reread a paragraph is enough material for this note. The practice asks what held your attention, without ranking its importance. You do not need to justify the moment to anyone else.
Ten questions, one small practice. Free, no email.
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