Why is writing a means of actualizing one's potential?

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Answer 1

Not so.................

I've read an article in the newspaper that penmanship is not reflected by your personality but rather a hereditary in your family.

After I read the article, I asked some questions to whom I acquintances. Surprisingly, all of them said their writings had same or similar penmanship to the other members in the family but yet different personalities.

Hope you get my point!

Answer 2

Do you mean writing, as in creative writing, or writing in a journal or technical writing? In my opinion, the more you write, the more reflective you may become. If you write in a journal, you start to get a sense of continuity of your life, of who you are. It is possible to write down goals and ideas and then develop them further as more inspiration come to you. In my case, writing poems and stories from a very young age has developed into obtaining a B.A. in English with a Creative Writing Emphasis from the University of Utah, leading on to writing plays for all ages and composing songs as well. Children who are assigned to write on a regular basis in school usually show more mental maturity by the end of the year when asked to write longer, more difficult works. Practicing writing develops your mental abilities, in other words. Creative writing especially utilizes both the right brain, to create ideas, and the left brain, to actually write the words in a systematic fashion for others to read. Sometimes poetry can serve as therapy (not always, of course) so that one can release emotions and then get back to work on more positive things.