What defines work to me? What is my life’s work? What makes my life work? What makes my life work? What is the relationship between these questions and where do I see contradictions and clarity in my writing about them?
This is actually a fun / adventurous / 🤓 exercise to do together with a friend or small group. Set a timer for five minutes and everyone jot down your answers. Then go around and share—lively discussion to ensue. If you go it alone, the answers to these questions could be the first draft of an essay. As you dig out the contradictions in your answers and sift for clarity, a shape of a ghostly thing may form. What is the animal that once ran around with this bone? Try to craft something complete from here.