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 Revisiting this for the first time in a long time. Despite my original goal of writing more, I think I've done no more writing in the last 8 months or so than any other time. Recently when listening to a podcast, I was reminded of the value of externalizing your thoughts, as a way perhaps of being mindful or understanding them better.  I can't remember where, but a while ago I heard a podcast or something talking about some potential applications of virtual reality for psychology and therapy. They explained that they had setup a virtual little world which had some animated version of Sigmund Freud in it, and the patient would don the VR helmet and talk to freud about their issues, just as they would a therapist usually. Once they had voiced their thoughts, they would switch places virtually with freud and hear and watch a recording of themselves voicing their own worries. They found evidently that individuals had a much easier time empathizing with themselves, and they found ...