diff --git a/src/sample/Controller.java b/src/sample/Controller.java
index b37db9ad69a0f89fd99270fe29a1d9dbdb47fbd0..e95e47fceca463ba37d007d41b9e6ad63e92a956 100644
--- a/src/sample/Controller.java
+++ b/src/sample/Controller.java
@@ -15,10 +15,15 @@ public class Controller {
         //create new thought, parameter from textArea
         Thought t = new Thought(textArea.getText());
 
+        //clear textArea
+        textArea.clear();
+
+
         //get the thought manager and add the thought to the manager
         ThoughtManager tm = ThoughtManager.getInstance();
         tm.add(t);
         tm.displayList();
 
+
     }
 }