Gather a pencil or pen and a pad of paper. Find a timeran egg timer, stop watch, or your phone will worka set it for 5 or 10 minutes Settle into a quiet, distraction-free environment. Set your phone to silent. Avoid using a computer or tabletthey provide you with too many distractions! Sit in a comfortable position and take a deep breath to center yourself. Start the timer and begin writing. Never approach stream of consciousness writing with an agenda but allow your thoughts to flow naturally from one to another. As the thoughts enter your head, record them on paper. Don't avoid writing down the mundane thoughts or ignore the odd thoughtsthese may have arisen from your subconscious mind. Don't judge the thoughts or stop to analyze them. Just write. Continue recording your thoughts until the timer buzzes. When the session is complete, read over your thoughts. Reflect upon your words. Identify recurring thoughts or odd phrases. Try to find a link between two disparate ideas. Make note of any potential subconscious thoughts. As you continue to execute this exercise, read over your work from previous sessions. Trace your progress with stream of consciousness writing and assess if your unconscious mind has revealed itself.
++++++++++
One-sentence summary -- Get prepared. Begin writing. Analyze your writing.

Q: your new clarinet. There are seven different pieces of a clarinet, each with its own vital impact on the instrument's sound and assembling these parts is essential to proper maintenance. Understanding how to properly assemble your clarinet will ensure that the instrument is not damaged while playing. Follow these steps while treating each piece of the clarinet with care, working from the bottom piece of the clarinet to the top. Twist the bell onto the lower joint. Twist the upper joint onto the lower joint. Align the bridge piece. Twist on the barrel. Twist on the mouthpiece. Carefully put on the reed and secure it with the ligature. the tenon corks. Grease the corks by rubbing cork grease on them with your fingers. You don't need to do this each time you assemble your clarinet, as too much cork grease will weaken the corks and make them prone to cracking and breaking apart. Grease the tenon corks if the instrument is difficult to assemble in order to make the joints fit together smoothly. You may need to grease them more often in the dry winter months. The reed has the most impact on a clarinet's tone and is essential to the clarinet's sound. Be especially careful when handling the reed because it is very fragile. Soak the reed for two-three minutes before each session. Another way to soak the reed is by placing the reed in your mouth for a few minutes, using your saliva to moisten the reed before playing. Purchase more than one reed and always have backup. You will know if a reed needs to be replaced if your clarinet sounds out of tune. Replace the reed if it is cracked or damaged. When your reed has turned green this is also a sign you must replace it . Before replacing the reed, soak the new reed for two to three minutes. Purchase oil from a music store to make sure it is the proper type of oil for your clarinet. Apply a small amount of oil to a cotton cloth and pull it through the clarinet while it is assembled. Let the clarinet rest for 15 minutes and then remove the excess oil that was not absorbed by the wood. This ensures that the clarinet will maintain its natural moisture, especially if your are travelling in areas with different humidities. Although a clarinet case is meant to protect your clarinet, you should still be cautious when transporting the instrument. Avoid bumping the case into walls or dropping it. As most clarinets are made of wood, even a small error when transporting the clarinet can cause serious damage to the instrument. When driving, make sure the case is in a safe and secure place and that it won't slide around during sharp turns.
A: Begin assembling Grease Soak the reed in a cup of water before playing. Replace the reed periodically. Oil the bore of the clarinet every 12-18 months. Be cautious when transporting the clarinet in its case.

Article: Making sure it uses the PointsPlus system! There are no two ways around it -- just getting a calculator is the simplest way. With the new formula, activity is assumed with your sex and certain numbers are weighted and there's a bunch of decimal places you really shouldn't have to worry about. Just to prove a point, the Total Energy Expenditure formula is:TEE = 387 - (7.31 x age) + (PA x ((10.9 x wgt) + (660.7 x Ht))...See? And that's just one formula of many. The process of counting food points is different with the new system, too. You need to get a calculator and punch in the amount of protein, carbs, fat and fiber (no calories!) in the food you're eating. Once you do this enough times, it'll become old hat. Weight Watchers has reference material for most restaurants and food items, but if you run into the odd product that isn't pre-listed, you can figure it out with a few button pushes. This formula is a bit convoluted, too, if you want to do it yourself. Curious? It looks something like this:Points Plus = (Protein grams / 11) + (Carbohydrate grams / 9) + (Fat grams / 4) - (Fiber grams / 35) Here's another way of thinking about it: [(Protein grams x 16) + (Carbohydrate grams x 19) + (Fat grams x 45) + (Fiber grams x 5)]/175 Again, a calculator will be your best friend. There are a whole bunch of resources you can find online when it comes to calculating how many points you've earned for your workouts. Onemorepound.com has a good chart that can walk you through it. You'll need to know the intensity and duration of your workout and your weight. 30 minutes of a moderately intense workout for someone that weights 175 pounds is two points. If you wanted to eat that cheesecake, you'll need to work out for a spell, that's for sure. If it wasn't clear, activity points can be lobbed off your daily points usage. If you ate 27 points worth of food, but moderately exercised for 30 minutes, you're down to 25 (weight depending). Huzzah! On this new program, all fruits and many veggies (but not all) are zero points. AWESOME. That's the way it should be. Check your materials or with your weight watcher buddies to find out which ones are on this list. But remember, eating 19 bananas is not the way to go. They should be snacks, not meals! However, they're not zero when they're combined in recipes. Be sure to include their content when you're finding out the point value of dishes you're creating. On this new system, you get 49 points to throw around freely. P.F. Chang's, anyone? The reason the old system got revamped is because it had too much emphasis on calories. If you got confronted with a small bag of cookies and an apple (eat these or your family gets it!), they'd have similar point values. You had no reason to go for the apple over the cookies, even though it's obviously healthier. That being said, both systems do lead to watching calories -- a basic tenant of losing weight. If the original system is easier for you, choose it. If it's easy, you'll stick with it! In general, most foods have higher point values with the new system (apart from fruits and veggies, which are often 0). However, you'll probably have a higher daily allowance, too.
Question: What is a summary of what this article is about?
Use an online calculator to pinpoint your daily allowance. Calculate your food points, too. Find out how many activity points you have. Know the "zero" foods. Use your 49 weekly PointsPlus points whenever and however you'd like. Know the differences between the systems.