- Topics: [[Self-understanding]] --- - Writing to unload is one thing. Writing to understand is another. One expresses the raw emotion and thoughts from the heart and the mind. The other examines and explores beliefs and behaviors in order to derive meaning. - It's a process to not only process experiences, but to distill principles from them - to extract the essence of what something is and why it may be important to you & others. - Write to explore: to discover meaning & your voice.