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Muddy water clears when you stop stirring it. Your head works the same way. Prompts, methods and honest notes for people who've abandoned more notebooks than they've finished.

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"Who can wait quietly while the mud settles?"
Tao Te Ching, chapter 15. Why we're called this

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A site about writing and self-reflection, from a counselling student who has bought more notebooks than he’s filled.

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