09/08/2026
The science of how a few quiet minutes change your morning.
Swipe for three things that happen in your brain when you journal, brain dump, and meditate.
The Lore - long before paper, the Babylonians kept a god of the written word. Nabu, son of Marduk, was the divine scribe, the keeper of wisdom and the patron of every scribe who ever pressed a reed into wet clay. It was said he recorded the fate of each new year on the sacred Tablet of Destinies, as if writing a thing down was what made it real. His emblem was the simple stylus.
Which one surprised you? Tell us below.
All of this science comes straight from this week's Deep Dive, Episode 18, on my morning routine of journaling, the brain dump, and meditation. Out now, subscribe wherever you listen, and join our newsletter for the deeper cuts. Link in bio.
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Sources: affect labeling and the amygdala (Lieberman et al., Psychological Science, 2007); expressive writing and working memory (Klein and Boals, Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, 2001); meditation and gray matter (Holzel et al., Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging, 2011).