In this exercise, you begin with an ordinary thought and see how many pieces you can break it into.
Write down a thought. Any old thought. About the past, present, or future. About wisdom or bad advice. About nuclear physics or sculpture. Any thought that crosses your mind. No pressure to be profound.
Choose a word from that thought and construct a new thought that follows the pattern:
“_______ (your word) is a combination of ______ and ______ .” (two new words)
Add a line or two of explanation if you like, then repeat the process: Choose a word from the thought you have just written about and begin a new thought that follows the same pattern you just used:
“_______ (your word) is a combination of ______ and ______ .” (two new words)
Consider illustrating or decorating your page somehow. When you have finished the page, give your work a title. Write the date and a signature on it, too.