In this fast-moving world, everyone’s mind is cluttered due to a huge chunk of information.

You may have noticed that your brain is wandering all the time with some random thoughts mixed up with important reminders.

Have you ever questioned yourself, What if there was a tool that can declutter your mind?

Is there anything that exists like that?

Yes, it does.

And it’s not alcohol or drugs that I am talking about – it is pen and paper.

These simple stationary tools have a power that can make your brain achieve its potential in terms of thinking. ( Please don’t tease herewith, Why not a pencil and paper? )

And the power is not in pen and paper – it is in the action that we do with this. And that action is called writing.

Writing is underestimated. It has various benefits from your personal to professional life. It is one of the best ways of communicating your deep thoughts.

In this blog, you are going to read the influence of printing your thoughts on a sheet of paper.

Here are some benefits that I have experienced personally,

1. It freeze’s your thought.

Imagine, if I asked you to take a blank sheet of paper and write down how you felt today.

You will feel blank at the exact moment (or at least for few seconds) when I ask you to write something down all of the sudden.

And then you might force your brain to think about the question that I have asked.

By now, you might be picking up a few thoughts from your wandering mind.

When you are asked to speak about something, you will speak by filtering some thoughts that pop up in your head. You would not be speaking out, everything that comes to your mind.

Just like that, you will be filtering so many thoughts from your wandering mind, to just write up a single thought in a paper.

That’s how writing helps you in freezing your mind for few seconds by making you think calmly and cleverly.

And the process of freezing your thoughts for better clarity will only happen – when you write them down.

And this is the first enchantment of these two stationary tools.

2. Makes you Vomit your Emotions

There is a study, which confirms that those who have a habit of writing are more emotionally stronger than others.

I am not telling you that, this is the only way to become emotionally stronger – but this is one of the best ways to become one.

Practice writing down your emotions, especially when you are feeling emotionally low, depressed, and feeling stressed. You can also use it when you are afraid and impatient.

When you are emotionally low, your brain will not have much energy to think clearly and hesitates to be rational – but writing during those times will force your brain to think through the problems.

For example, if you are feeling depressed,

Question yourself and then write down answers.

Like,

Why do you feel depressed?

What is the cause behind it?

What are the ways that you think will clear this situation out?

How this all started?

What was the cause for it?

What can be done now?

And by the end, you might have already got the answer your brain was waiting for. You may be still confused because you might not have asked the right question or you might be giving wrong answers to yourself.

Instead of sitting with the feedback loop of emotions, take these steps to move on.

3. Gives you a clear mind map

When we think, we progress through our minds in a non-linear pattern. Those ideas might not be in chronological order, and it will not give us a clear vision of our thoughts.

For example, when you have a project to complete – there will be multiple things that needed to be carried out.

If it’s a simple project, you might be able to organize easily about what comes after what.

But if it is a complex project, you will be much confused about doing so many activities simultaneously.

Having a clear mind map of tasks you are going to do will help you in being organized. And being organized of tasks you are going to do will help you in being productive. And being productive at tasks you are going to do will help you in being efficient with time.

Writing will be very effective at times when you are confused about what to do now. And during that period, just write down the things on what can be done now.

4. Helps you maintain the pace of thought process

I would guarantee, that the best way to slow down your thoughts is by writing. Writing can help you maintain the pace of your thought process magically.

The human brain processes so much information but still the output is not that efficient.

Because we do not need to process so much information when we want a solution to a specific problem. We only need to solve a limited amount of data with greater efficiency.

You can also consider writing as an alternative method for meditation. It will help you in training your mind to stay focused and eliminate distractions.

5. Makes you a better communicator

To become a better communicator, you have to exercise communicating your thoughts to people.

And it can be practiced through speaking and writing. And the best part of practicing writing is that you will be able to convey your deep thoughts. And it can be read by someone at any time in their life.

Just take this blog as an example, you will be feeling like – I am here and talking through my words. But I might be doing some other work, and still might be talking to you. And when you write, you will be thinking about choosing each word carefully before spilling it out.

A speaker might struggle with becoming a good writer. But a writer can become a great speaker, as he knows how to put his thoughts into words.

If you want to become a great communicator, just get to know that – how to put your thoughts into words.

6. Improves your quality in decision making

We are living in an era, where we have to deal with the paradox of choices.

The more choices you have, the more you will become paralyzed in making a good decision.

In this kind of situation, you can write down all kinds of preferences that you have. You might think, what difference will this process make. Well, this method is more practical as you will be able to scan through the choices more easily – when it is on the paper that is in your mind.

And hence, it will help you in improving your quality of making decisions.

Conclusion

Now you have known some benefits of using pen and paper ( I mean, writing).

You might also have a thought on how to make this thing a regular habit.

Start writing morning and evening journals – it will help you assess yourself.

Start writing something – when you feel emotionally weak.

You can also start writing, just for the sake of writing.

Sometimes, writing will help you to discover your hidden thoughts than reading a good book can.