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Put yourself into or in relation to the content you are writing about. It may also help to become the singer.

Begin with the environment.

Describe your surroundings. Where are you? Who is around you? What do you notice about this environment? What's different about this environment than what you're used to?

Move on the behavior level.

What are you doing? Think about your actions and movements. How is your behavior and body related to the environment?

Move on to the capability level.

Think about your skills. What skills do you have in your life? What mental and emotional strategies do you have? What is the quality of your thinking? What communication and relational skills do you have? What qualities do you have that serve you well? What do you do well in any context?

Move on to beliefs and values. What is important to you? Why do you do the things you do? What beliefs do you have about yourself? What beliefs do you have about others? What principles do you strive to act on? What are your rules?

Move on to the identity level. Who are you? What is your mission in life? What sort of person are you? What do you want to accomplish in the world? Express yourself with a metaphor - what symbol or idea comes to mind that seems to express your identity as a person?

Finally, move on to the collective experience and how connected you are to the people around you. Do you have a shared philosophy. How do you connect with others? What metaphor would best express the collective experience?

Take what you learned from each level of experience and go backwards through the levels to uncover any new details.

Take one last look at your content choice.

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