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really want the answer to , and let your nondominant hand write the answer . ( Yes , the writing of your nondominant hand will look like that of a deranged kindergartner . No worries .) Keep the dialogue going until you feel satisfied .
3 . TAKE THE LONG WAY HOME . Just let the car take you wherever it wants to go . Or walk a different way home . Deliberately get lost . See where you end up .
4 . KEEP SOME KIND OF NOTEBOOK BESIDE YOUR BED AND RECORD JUST THE IMAGES FROM YOUR DREAMS . I never worry about remembering the plot — dream logic is too confusing to try to capture — but I usually remember a few images , and those can be quite illuminating .
7 . TALK TO ANIMALS . Get quiet and communicate in thought pictures with the animals in your life .
8 . CONNECT WITH NEW PEOPLE IN YOUR DAILY LIFE . If you feel a pull toward someone you don ’ t know , reach out in some way . Make eye contact with people at the grocery store and at the gas station . Allow yourself to notice what you believe at first glance about them . ( In other words , when you really look at someone , you might get little flickers of thought : “ She looks lonely ,” or “ I bet he was wild as a teenager .” Just let that impression bubble up .)
5 . TRY SOME VERSION OF AUTOMATIC WRITING . If you like the idea of friendly spirits or guides writing through you , go for it . If not , just try to write faster than your mind can think .
6 . RIGHT HAND – LEFT HAND EXERCISE . Let your dominant hand ask a question that you
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