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Journaling ✍️

For me journaling has been a very powerful way to organize my thoughts and to get more clarity in my life.

Imagine a big pile of clothes in your head... this is your thoughts. Have you ever had the same scenario or thought happen in your head multiple times in a day? Imagine if this was your friend you were talking to an not yourself... When would it be enough and when would you tell them to shut up? We can entertain ourself with the same thought over and over again and our brain is interested again and again.

For me journaling has organized this pile of clothes (thoughts) into drawers. If a thought pops up in my head, then I will know just which drawer it comes from, I will know the reason, the solution and why not to worry about it.

When all the clothes has been organized, it's much easier to have clarity and dig deeper in who you really are.

But how do I journal?

I personally don't care for writing about the things I have done throughout the day. I'm much more interested in knowing how I feel and why, what made a certain situation uncomfortable, why I felt unmotivated or extra motivated in a situation etc.

Sitting with a piece of paper in front of me and just vomiting out what I have felt and thought throughout the day. From there I can find solutions on how to handle it the next time I have the same experience. This is where I really can put my philosophy and values to practice.

In journaling I can reflect on what's working and what's not. Optimizing and adjusting is an essential part to becoming better.

Do you ever journal? If so, how has it helped you?

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