Hello everyone, in this article, I wanna write about how do I feel and what do I think about when I am doing the act of writing. Here it goes.
Writing feels good, for me, there is no doubt about that. I am just doing it in my free time. I believe I would not do it if it did not feel positive, I mean who would be doing things that makes them feel bad in thier free time, I think no one would. You might ask here "How can you tell if it feels good?". My answer to that question is I sometimes feel bad, just like everyone else and feeling good is the opposite of that. Then you might ask "How can you tell if something feels bad?", I think if something feels bad you will actively try to avoid it, sometimes at the cost of your life even. Because no life is better than life full of suffering, at least it is what I believe. So, in the end, if you would avoid something, then it is bad and on the contrary, if you actively seek something, whatever that thing may be, it is good. Therefore, my reasoning is, if I am actively writing, while I could be doing anything in my power, then the writing must feel good for me. I sure don't feel bad because I would stop otherwise, I would say I don't feel neutral as well because, again, I am willingly doing it, therefore my conclusion is writing must feel positive for me to keep doing it.
What Kind of Positive?
I think there are different kinds of positive experiences in life. One is chemically positive experience. If doing something makes you pump chemicals that induce positive experiences, dopamine, seratonin, etc., then that is one kind of positive. This kind of positiveness is simpler to obtain, since you can, for example, eat chocolate and feel it. Finding a chocolate may be hard but at least you know that if you eat it, then you will feel good, generally at least. So it is determined road to simple happiness.
Other type of positive experience is cognitively feel good experiences. That type of experience does not necessarily make you pump good hormones, but it will give you some form of satisfaction and well being while you are doing it. This type of experience is hard to describe but it will feel worth it. Because if it was not, you would not be doing it, unless you are somehow forced into it. I don't know, this logic might seem flawed but it works for most cases, certainly for hobbies.
Writing is the type two experience for me, since it feels good/worth without any particular reason. Therefore I am doing it. I mean, lets be honest, is any other good thing will happen because I wrote this? I don't even know, yet I keep doing it. I am not just leaving my keyboard. This must be surely feeling good for me somehow.
For Those Who Are Considering Writing
If you are considering doing some writing, I definitely suggest you at least try it out. Ideally, also pay attention to what you are feeling while doing so. Then you will be able to tell if it is for you or not. And, If you are not feeling it, don't do it basically, I mean no one is putting a gun in your head and telling you "Write, now", are they? Maybe it is not the right thing for you to do at that time. Maybe it will be the right thing in the future or maybe it never will be, who knows? Only you can know, by choosing to try or not try again. Keep in mind that both are ok. It is ok being the person that never writes, being the person that occasionally writes or being the person that always writes. All are good. Looking is what matters, constantly looking for meaning/goodness is what matters. Finding or not finding it in something, or being or not being able to find it at all are all outside of your control. Only thing you can do is keep looking. Constant seeking is all that matters. So seek if writing is right for you. Best way to do that is by writing, unironically. Don't expect any outcome though. Because you don't control them. You are a seeker, remember.
What Do I Think When Writing?
If I am writing about something in general, my thoughts will be in the article. You will be able to tell what I think just by reading. If I am writing about a specific subject, then some kind of thought channeling will be required. I mean, you cannot do an article about particle physics and suddenly start talking about your cat being nuisance, or if you really want, you will have to be real creative to connect the two. In the end, channeling your ideas to the subject seems necessary, at least most of the time. For example I just thought of chicked but I am not suddenly talking about ways to cook a chicken, am I? I like oven cooked by the way. Anyways, without digressing too much, there is one more thing I wanna mention. Sometimes, I think about existence and meaninglessness of life as well, while I am writing, while I am doing any activity even. Those thoughts come and I let them come, then they go and I let them go. Eventually, I go back to my writing subject and my brain starts producing thought that is relevant to my subject, so that I can write about them, nice brain. In the end, whatever I am thinking will be in the paper, outside a few exceptions, so that you can know about them.