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A powerful complement to contemplation, stream of consciousness writing is a marvelous tool for plumbing the depths of your questions. Choose any question, and working in your notebook, write your thoughts and associations as they occur, without editing.

Devote at least ten minutes to writing your responses. The secret of effective stream of consciousness writing is to keep your pen moving; don’t lift it away from the paper or stop to correct your spelling and grammar – just write continuously.

Stream of consciousness writing yields lots of nonsense and redundancy but can lead to profound insight and understanding. Don’t worry if you seem to be writing pure gibberish; this is actually a sign that you are overriding the habitual, superficial aspects of your thought process. As you persevere, keeping your pen on the paper and moving it continuously, you’ll eventually open a window through which your intuitive intelligence will shine.

Take a break after each stream of consciousness session.

Go back to your notebook and read aloud what you have written.

Highlight the words or phrases that speak to you most strongly.

Again, look for themes, the beginnings of poems, and more questions.

Contemplate the metaphor of the poet’s motto: “Write drunk, revise sober.”

The contemplation and stream of consciousness exercises are excellent tools for personal and professional problem solving. Let’s consider the role of Curiosità in problem solving a bit further.