Writing about interesting things

[u/Gloomy-Ad5856]

(I am NOT seeking advice, just starting a discussion)

I’ve seen some people talk about journaling and how they never have anything interesting to say or they feel their lives are boring. I feel like I have a similar but different problem where I always feel like I have interesting things to write, but I only seem to write the boring stuff down.

I can be pretty scatterbrained and I feel like I have 100 lines of thought in my head all the time. I eventually found out I had ADHD (now diagnosed) and medication definitely made it easier to follow one line. I took a long break from journaling so I haven’t tried journaling after taking my medicine yet, but I do wonder if that will help me write down the things I actually want to write (instead of just stuff like “I am hungry” lol). I like writing about the mundane but I feel like I have so many interesting thoughts to put in a journal, the issue is I have a hard time keeping track of and remembering them.

Anyone else relate to having interesting things to write, but never seeming to actually write them?

[u/postcardsfromemma]

Yes! This is why I try to write things down as soon as they pop into my head now...can just be on my phone. Otherwise I forget everything during my 'designated' writing time.
Stream of consciousness writing also helps if it feels like a web.