Brain Dump 101: What is a Brain Dump & How to Do it

Brain Dump 101: What is a Brain Dump & How to Do it

 

A brain dump is the outpouring of knowledge from the mind to an outer medium.

Brain dumping is great when you are by yourself.

Brain dumping is awful when you are talking to others (rambling).

If we don’t know when to do a brain dump, then we will attach a negative perception to the act.

 

Brain dumps done the right way leads to:

  • Enhanced creativity
  • Enhanced confidence in one’s knowledge
  • And emotional management skills

 

The more you understand your internal world, the more powerful you feel.

In this article, you’ll learn how to view brain dumps as a skill rather than one hot mess.

 

Why Brain Dumping is Important

 

In the information age, too much consumption is a thing.

Think about a sponge.

A sponge absorbs water.

However, when it absorbs too much water, that’s when we wring it out.

 

When we don’t wring it out, the sponge rots faster and doesn’t have a powerful effect on the cleaning process.

Sometimes, a wet sponge is needed.

Other times, a dry sponge is needed.

 

With consumption and creation, it’s the same thing!

If you are just consuming all the time…

Then you are absorbing tons of energy.

 

Absorbing too much energy and never outputting it leads to:

 

A brain dump is like wringing out your brain.

Hit the reset button.

 

Viewing Brain Dumping as a Skill

 

‘Okay Armani, allow me to write a bunch of gibberish now.’

No, that’s not the correct way to brain dump.

‘Then how should I do it?

Follow the feelings.

 

With information, we give it meaning if it resonates with us in some way.

If you are giving a nursing lecture to an engineering student, then the feelings will be dead.

The information will not be meaningful.

 

If you give an engineering lecture to an engineer, then the feelings may be a tad bit stronger.

Still, it’s still not that strong.

 

But if you are giving this engineer answers to the engineering exam that is in 20 minutes… which he forgot to study for.

Now, the information will be meaningful.

His body is going to be firing off feelings.

 

Often, we may not know what to brain dump about.

Or we may just keep writing pure gibberish which doesn’t make sense.

 

Let’s fall in the middle ground:

Follow the feelings.

 

Why Brain Dumping is Difficult

 

If you’re normally an overthinker, then chances are that brain dumping will be more difficult for you.

That’s because you are suffering from a lack of rules.

‘Suffering from a lack of rules??’

Yes. Humans act like they hate rules. But when you take those rules away, they start moving scared.

They begin to keep wondering if they are doing something wrong.

 

It’s one thing if a substitute teacher lets their students slack off.

But if the real teacher is allowing the kids to misbehave, then the kids will suspiciously be like:

‘What’s the catch?’

 

If you are finding it difficult to brain dump, then give yourself 1 rule.

‘What is that rule?’

The good ole’ timer.

 

Time yourself for how long you will brain dump.

Or just activate a stopwatch so you know you’re being measured.

 

It’s much easier to view brain dumping as a skill when numbers are involved.

Now the brain has some discipline.

Plus, within those rules, you still have the flexibility to experiment.

 

Follow the feelings.

Write whatever is on your mind.

Write as if no one will ever see it.

Assume you’re the only person in the universe.

 

Refining The Brain Dumps Later

 

There are puzzles where the words are jumbled up.

The words are intentionally misspelled, however, the reader can often read it.

Here’s an example:

brain dump

 

Were you able to read it?

‘Yes. Why was I able to?’

It’s because your brain can focus on the bigger picture at will and extract meaningful information.

This is why it’s profound to edit your own brain dumps later!

 

  1. You’re training your mind to focus on the bigger picture.

Too often, people focus so much on the little details that they forget there is a bigger picture.

 

When you are going through your brain dumps with the intention of cleaning it up, you’ll be shocked by how much the brain dumps make sense.

It’s like you’re solving the puzzle of YOU.

 

In the initial stages, you were like:

‘I’m just writing a bunch of nonsense.’

 

But when you edit, you’re like:

‘Whoa, this is some quality stuff!’

 

Will it always be quality?

Maybe not.

But will you often surprise yourself?

Hell yea.

 

When we are reading a book, we don’t expect every page to be a mind-blowing insight.

However, it only takes 1 mind-blowing insight for the entire book to be worth it.

Have the same attitude towards your brain dumps.

 

  1. You get to know yourself in depth.

Editing your own writing is helping you clean up your mind.

This is a stunning way to meditate out loud.

More people should do it!

 

  1. You’ll feel calmer.

In one episode of Everybody Loves Raymond, Debra (the wife) was spending time by herself crying.

When her husband, Ray, saw her crying…he thought he did something wrong.

But she notified him that she was crying because it allowed her to feel relaxed & refreshed.

 

Likewise, it’s the same thing after brain dumping.

You’ll feel a weight has been removed which leads to calmness.

 

Master Brain Dumping in my Free Flow Journaling Class

 

Free flow journaling is another way to brain dump at will.

This is when you are journaling your thoughts by hand or on a Word Document.

 

The benefits of free-flow journaling include:

  • Enhanced clarity
  • More creativity
  • Enhanced concentration
  • Emotional resilience

and much more.

 

‘The benefits of free-flow journaling sound similar to the benefits of brain dumps.’

It’s because free flow journaling is a systematized way to get started with brain dumps!

 

Are you curious about knowing more?

Then be sure to check out my Free Flow Journaling Class for Dummies!

 

In this class, you’ll learn:

  • How to free-flow journal
  • When to free-flow journal
  • How to feel limitless while writing
  • The highlighter method

Plus, an optional class project at the end!

JOIN HERE

 

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