Conversations with Myself

Were I to write more personal essays, I would most likely take a conversational approach to them. This is not saying that I would not include other elements, but I think that the best way to explore a subject is through conversation. So many times, I have gone to my best friend, simply to talk out an idea or to solidify my thoughts on something. I mean, without these conversations, I think that I would not be able to fully make sense of the random thoughts in my head.

I have the distinct disadvantage of being unable to turn off my brain. At any given time, I am probably thinking of at least 3 things. Most of the time, these three things are unimportant, but they are still there. By engaging in conversation, I am able to bring myself to focus on only one of them and let the other fade into the background (with the other 30 things I have on the back burner). So I think that I would be very conversational in my essays if I were to write more of them.

The idea of a conversational essay seems a little schizophrenic to me. Basically, you are taking yourself through a journey of words, in order to bring yourself to a certain point. You argue with yourself, you present opposing views to yourself, and then you answer the you that originally thought up these things. Crazy people are not the ones who talk to themselves, but the ones that answer.