I had knowledge of Mitch Hedberg before watching the video and reading the article, so it came as no surprise to me, based on his personality type, that he kept journals. The idea that someone who came across as neurotic as Hedberg did felt a compulsion to compile his thoughts, however insignificant isn't difficult to grasp, but it doesn't make it any easier to swallow than when any other writer or teacher tells you to write down your thoughts as soon as you have them.
Last semester alone, I had two professors who spoke wonders of journals and diaries and personal logs for a writer's thoughts where they could gush and be themselves and let their ideas fly free. It comes down to the idea that a writer writes and someone who doesn't write doesn't though...but what about the person who writes when they want to write, or when it's convenient for them to write. Is it such a sin to not be writing constantly? Is it a crime against the profession and its practitioners to not write every hour of every day? It doesn't seem like it should be, but then why does it feel like it is?
Last semester alone, I had two professors who spoke wonders of journals and diaries and personal logs for a writer's thoughts where they could gush and be themselves and let their ideas fly free. It comes down to the idea that a writer writes and someone who doesn't write doesn't though...but what about the person who writes when they want to write, or when it's convenient for them to write. Is it such a sin to not be writing constantly? Is it a crime against the profession and its practitioners to not write every hour of every day? It doesn't seem like it should be, but then why does it feel like it is?
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