Why is it that trying to write for five unforgiving minutes is the most effective way to clear one’s head of anything the reader might actually want to read?

When I try to write in stream of consciousness mode, I feel like I’m letting the reader into my head–and that my head is far too noisy a place to entertain guests;

Sit down right there and don’t mind the thundering train that passes by my mental window; which is my feeling of being overwhelmed at the mound of paper in my office that grows with the day;

Pay no attention to the plane flying overhead-that’s my worry about next week’s court appearance for the client who won’t pay their bill;

Earthquake? No, that’s just my stomach.  Haven’t eaten yet.  Too much to do;

So, how are you?

Why are you so quiet?

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