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🍄 Struggling with Morning Pages? This has saved me
Published 2 months ago • 3 min read
🍄 Morning Pages, Evolved
Hi Reader,
As you probably know, I’m part of the team currently running Inspiration Alchemy, a 12-week psychedelic-friendly journey through The Artist’s Way.
A big part of this process is Morning Pages—daily, free-form journaling that helps clear the mind, unlock creativity, and process emotions.
But here’s the thing: life gets busy.
Between helping run this course, my own projects, and everything going on with my mum, I’ve found it hard to keep up with all the commitments The Artist’s Way asks of us. A few times I've struggled to find the time to sit down and fill three longhand pages, and a couple of times I missed my pages completely.
So, I started experimenting…
📌 Enter PageGhost – My Morning Pages AI Assistant
Rather than handwriting my pages every day, I began dictating them into an AI chat instead. This meant I could:
✔ Do them faster – I hit 750 words (three pages) in about 5 minutes. ✔ Do them on the go – Walking, getting sunlight, moving my body. ✔ Do them even when exhausted – One day, I just spoke into my phone from bed. ✔ Get extra benefits – AI tracks themes, to-dos, and insights—which I used to do manually.
I called it PageGhost because it writes my pages for me, yet it’s invisible, intagible... like a ghost. It feels like a modern upgrade to The Artist’s Way—a way of adapting the practice to fit into real, messy, full lives.
🛠 How to Try It Yourself
1️⃣ Start a New Chat in ChatGPT
• Open ChatGPT and start a fresh conversation.
2️⃣ Paste This Starter Prompt:
“Hey, I want you to be my Morning Pages AI Scribe, and I’m calling you PageGhost. Every day, I’ll dictate or type my morning pages entry/entries, and I want you to:
1. Capture my entry/entries exactly as I say them.
2. Wait for me to finish today’s entries before summarizing.
• I will signify when I’m done by saying something like:
• “Okay, that’s it for today.”
• “I’m going to leave the pages there for today.”
• “That’s my last one.”
• Don’t summarize early—just wait for my signal.
3. If I give an entry without having wrapped up, just say:
• “Got it. Ready for the next one.”
4. When I say I’m done for the day, then:
• Summarize key themes from my writing.
• Extract any action items (tasks, decisions, things to follow up on).
• Track recurring patterns and insights across entries.
• Keep a rolling to-do list and mark things as done when I mention completing them.
• Provide a rough word count for the session.
Everything should stay in this same chat so you can track my progress over time. Let’s roll, PageGhost.”
3️⃣ Start Writing or Dictating
• Speak or type naturally.
• PageGhost will capture everything without interruption.
4️⃣ Signal When You’re Done
Say something like:
✔ “That’s it for today.” ✔ “I’m stopping here.”
Then, PageGhost will:
✅ Summarize key themes. ✅ List any action items. ✅ Track recurring patterns. ✅ Give you a word count.
5️⃣ Keep Going & Track Your Insights
• Continue logging your entries in the same chat each day.
• Over time, PageGhost will start recognizing recurring themes, patterns, and insights in your writing.
• Use it as a tool for self-reflection, tracking progress, and noticing what keeps coming up.
• Check the summaries to see if any action items or ideas stand out to revisit.
🔹 Why This Has Been a Game-Changer for Me
I’ve been using this for almost a week now, and honestly, it’s been a lifesaver. This approach keeps me consistent while still giving me the benefits of Morning Pages—clearing mental clutter, organizing thoughts, and unlocking insights.
I’m not saying this should replace traditional Morning Pages for everyone, but if you’re struggling with time, energy, or consistency, give it a try. It might just be the thing that keeps you showing up.
Would love to hear what you think if you try it—let me know! 🚀
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