Time on the land or in the barn gives an undisputed feeling of accomplishment. For someone like me that spends a lot of time at the desk, the feeling of getting stuff done in this job isn’t as sweet, as working in the garden or woodlot.
But writing a plan, project or idea on paper can accomplish more than you may think.
The proactive action of writing it down on paper (rather than passive living) reduces anxiety.
It also helps your brain encode. Encoding is the biological process in the brain’s hippocampus that analyzes perceptions. Ultimately deciding whether to keep a ‘perception’ in long-term memory or discard it. The physical action of writing on paper improves the brain’s encoding function and the chances that you will remember.
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