‘It’s the same as physical exercise’
The captain, Randy Murray:
For all of you that say, “I don’t have time to write,” I can only tell you this: no matter how busy you are, the time you spend writing will be paid back to you many fold. It’s the same as physical exercise: you come out stronger and more energetic than when you went in. Writing is a discipline. Even if you never publish a word, writing is a tool that thinking people use to help them think clearly. Yes, you can think without writing, you can even develop great thoughts, working them our carefully in your head or through discussion. But nothing is better than seeing your ideas on the page, testing them, improving them.
He’s right, damn it. Always right.
I’d also say that the same theory applies to regular reading. Reading makes you feel good. Now repeat that in your head to the tune of Shalamar’s I can Make You Feel Good. Let me lay that good stuff on you. Huh. Etcetera.
