Listening to My Mind and Nature’s Song that is Rain

Summary

The author finds inspiration and focus in the rhythmic pattern of rain, using it to enhance their writing process despite initial concerns about noise distraction.

Abstract

The author, a member of the writing community, shares their personal experiment with embracing nature's sounds, specifically rain, to aid their writing process. They describe how silence and a peaceful environment act as catalysts for brainstorming and creativity, leading to the production of their best work. The author emphasizes the importance of consistency in writing, even in the face of challenges such as inclement weather. By finding a pattern in the noise of the rain, they transform it from a potential distraction into a harmonious backdrop that syncs with their thought process and typing rhythm. The author reflects on past failures to overcome unpatterned distractions, contrasting them with the current success found in the rhythmic sounds of rain. The article concludes with the author's commitment to embracing future challenges, such as writing through a thunderstorm, and encourages others to step out of their comfort zones to foster learning and growth.

Opinions

The author believes that quiet environments are conducive to writing and analyzing one's vocabulary.
They advocate for taking action to minimize controllable noise distractions, such as asking others to be quieter.
The author values consistency and discipline in writing, suggesting that showing up to write, even in adverse conditions, is crucial.
They posit that the brain can adapt to and find patterns in noise, which can then enhance focus rather than disrupt it.
The author sees

Writing Requires Silence. I Get It.

Hi writing community, don’t ostracise me for this experiment! It is a little adventure I am trying with nature, and it is working out for good.

Brainstorming happens best when spent some peaceful time thinking about new ideas or just flowing them in words as they come. When I feel burn out or short of ideas any time, I go through my past articles. It is like cooking your food from scratch. Even if it doesn’t taste chef-level yummy, you will still like it because of the combined efforts and love you put into it.

The same process I use when analysing my vocabulary once in a while reading my past articles. Some of the best pieces I crafted in a quiet environment. Now that I started writing in the morning since last ten days, silence is working like a thought-machine for me.

Since I block time every day to focus on writing, if any obstacle comes in the way, I find a way through it. Consistency is all about showing up confidently even in the most adverse conditions.

The latest one is right now. It is raining heavily, and some of the drops are reflecting from the ground at my face also. But I am not distracted. Why? Because I found a pattern to work through. And since I am lucky enough to afford a ceiling over me, I will keep going.

If Noise Has a Pattern, The Brain Finds It

Whenever I complained to my dad or my coworker that noise is disturbing me, they just said, “Ignore it and focus on your work.” This advice adds zero to what I am already practising.

If you can do something about the noise, then go for it. Tell that guy in the bean bag chair to snore somewhere else. Or maybe tell your coworker to whisper (instead of talking like they’re at home) on-call for the sake of everyone. Others are also distracted by such noise, but they are just not bold enough to take action. If you did it, be proud of that. Not everyone steps up for themselves. You have to go out of your way to do the right thing.

These are things you can control, and there is nothing in giving a shot at them because they are worth improving your concentration. But what happens if you cannot control the distraction?

Like, I write every day on the open terrace with a ceiling to cover me from rain. But today the rain was heavy, and I successfully found a way through it.

I realise a pattern. It is so rhythmic that I am tapping my keyboard with style, and my thoughts are syncing with it. It is not a distraction anymore. I just found that “Rain is nature’s symphony”. Find the pattern and boost your focus.

My Mind Is Nudging To Try In This Situation

Just like the survival instinct of every human brain, I wanted to slack my schedule and push the writing schedule when the rain stops. But there is this another experimenting soul that says I should try something new today. Something that might be small but will be worth remembering when I am distracted in future.

I failed in the past with distractions which didn’t have a pattern. But this one has it. I just have to be patient enough to see through.

The negatives fixated here too. One side of my mind is saying that the noise is too distracting, and you should consider postponing your schedule. The other one ( that I listen to in this kind of situations ) pushes me for this challenge to come up with something worth remembering.

I listened to the latter one because the former is just negativity tried to drag me down and keep me in the comfort zone. I don’t want that. Learning never happens in the comfort zone, and if I hadn’t listened to the positive angel inside me, I wouldn’t have found a pattern in the song that is rain. Let’s see if I can embrace thunderstorm in future. That will be a different challenge, and I am up for it.

This blog belongs to a series of posts I am publishing in this 100-days streak. Navigate to the end of article 22 for the references from day 23 onwards. If you would like to read the ones before day 22, here is the first one that has the documentation in the end.

~ S.