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Before starting this note, I was sitting and thinking for a couple of minutes. Writing compels us to think. When I’m about to put something down on paper, my stream of consciousness gets way more focused, making me pay more attention to what’s on my mind. Every time I have to describe what’s on my mind, my stream of consciousness transforms, consuming more energy than it usually does. The more time I spend in this state of mind, the stronger I become as a thinker. Achieving a profound philosophical mood is the same as deliberately aiming at being in this state of mind for as long as possible. However, there must be an observable result of thinking; that is to say, there must be a written text or speech or any kind of art born out of this state. When I just count my daily activities or describe what I’m doing, it’s not profound thinking. Sure, there are some elements of thinking, since finding words to describe one’s activity is definitely a creative process, but it doesn’t have a profound impact on one’s mind. When we consider writing as an art and aim at improving this art, we are able to see certain things which we would’ve never been able to see if we just wrote to serve our needs or used writing to reach this or that goal irrelevant to the art of writing itself. No doubt, there must be a balance, so that one doesn’t fall into “l’art pour l’art.” I mean, it’s okay to invest our time in both thinking about what we do and thinking about thinking itself.
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