Weekly Writing: Shaking things up

I once read, a long time ago, that something as simple as wearing your watch on the other wrist can lead to heightened awareness and creativity. In other words, it’s good for your brain to shake things up a little. (To this day, I’ll switch my watch to the other wrist if I need to remember something important — it really works.)

So with this in mind, my writing prompt for the week requires some action on your part: Do something different this week. Wear your watch on the other wrist. Get up on the other side of the bed. Part your hair on the other side. Then, write about the experience: Did you notice the difference, or did it have little to no effect? If you noticed any changes at all — whether in your perception, actions, creativity — what were they? And if nothing changed, why do you think that’s the case?  (What I experimented with last week was parting my hair on the “wrong” side, and it definitely felt different, if for no other reason than my hair fell into the other eye for a change — but this did have the effect of heightening my awareness of the little things around me.)