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The first of the series, The journal.
How 5-15 minutes a day can give you back lost time, and improve your mind.
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βCheap paper is less perishable than gray matter, and lead pencil markings endure longer than memory.β
- Jack London
The first of the series, The journal.
How 5-15 minutes a day can give you back lost time, and improve your mind.
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βCheap paper is less perishable than gray matter, and lead pencil markings endure longer than memory.β
- Jack London
In the first thread, we quickly pointed out the speed at which things are happening to us in the modern day.
There is a constant stream of stimuli and information.
We lose a lot of this information through the day.
There is a constant stream of stimuli and information.
We lose a lot of this information through the day.
This includes:
External information (books, school, social media, news)
Internal information (queues from our own bodies indicating stress)
Journalling is a way to slow the stream down.
External information (books, school, social media, news) Internal information (queues from our own bodies indicating stress)Journalling is a way to slow the stream down.
Letβs take a step back, and observe briefly through the lens of the past.
Journaling has existed for millenia.
And when you look at the great men of history, many practised it.
Marcus Aurelius
Andrew Carnegie
Ralph Waldo Emerson
Winston Churchill
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Journaling has existed for millenia.
And when you look at the great men of history, many practised it.
Marcus Aurelius Andrew Carnegie Ralph Waldo Emerson Winston Churchillβ¦and more.
Though it would be foolish to completely correlate the great feats of these men with journaling,
I figured if they did it, there must be something to it.
And there is.
I figured if they did it, there must be something to it.
And there is.
Journaling can:
Grant you and your thoughts immortality.
Improve your health.
Act as a guide and a mentor.
Letβs dive deeper.
Grant you and your thoughts immortality. Improve your health. Act as a guide and a mentor.Letβs dive deeper.
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The reality is you will perish from this Earth.
And more likely than not, the trace you leave will not represent your side of the story.
We as humans are ephemeral.
Even in a day, you can undergo vast changes in opinion and thought.
The reality is you will perish from this Earth.
And more likely than not, the trace you leave will not represent your side of the story.
We as humans are ephemeral.
Even in a day, you can undergo vast changes in opinion and thought.
With the individual experiencing about 6000 thoughts a day.
We are losing a lot of opportunity, and helpful information.
Essentially the time we spent on this Earth is vanishing into thin air and we have nothing to show for it.
We are losing a lot of opportunity, and helpful information.
Essentially the time we spent on this Earth is vanishing into thin air and we have nothing to show for it.
By journaling these thoughts you will create a tangible document by which you can refer to at any time.
These thoughts are now no longer ephemeral.
You now have evidence of your thoughts and existence.
Letβs now jump into how it can improve your health.
These thoughts are now no longer ephemeral.
You now have evidence of your thoughts and existence.
Letβs now jump into how it can improve your health.
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Journaling improves your mental health, and your physical health.
A quick explanation: high stress levels have been shown to decrease immune function, and reduce cognitive capabilities.
As such managing your mental health is important.
Journaling improves your mental health, and your physical health.
A quick explanation: high stress levels have been shown to decrease immune function, and reduce cognitive capabilities.
As such managing your mental health is important.
The human brain is not very good at handling too much information,
this onslaught of information within our normal day-to-day makes it hard to effectively process information,
and can often make us feel overwhelmed.
this onslaught of information within our normal day-to-day makes it hard to effectively process information,
and can often make us feel overwhelmed.
By storing our thoughts within our journal, our working memory is relieved of this pressure.
Our minds are now quieter, and we can again think more clearly.
Instant stress relief.
Our minds are now quieter, and we can again think more clearly.
Instant stress relief.
Also, by telling your own story within the journal, you are able to reframe your personal narrative of a situation.
By writing about traumatic or stressful events, you can externalise these emotions, allowing you to draw more insight.
Leading us to our final point.
By writing about traumatic or stressful events, you can externalise these emotions, allowing you to draw more insight.
Leading us to our final point.
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So now we have immortalised our thoughts, and are able to de-load our emotional baggage into this glorified notebook.
We now have a lot of data.
So now we have immortalised our thoughts, and are able to de-load our emotional baggage into this glorified notebook.
We now have a lot of data.
At its most simplest form the journal is there to help you make sense of the information surrounding you day to day.
Emotional stuff? Identify your triggers, and plan management.
Something good happened? Evaluate it, or view it at a later point for a smile.
Emotional stuff? Identify your triggers, and plan management. Something good happened? Evaluate it, or view it at a later point for a smile.
Journaling is an exercise of mindfulness. It helps to bring better awareness of oneself. It helps ground us to reality and helps us βπ€ππ π¨ π₯πππ ππ π¨π.β
To better appreciate whatβs happened and how we could use it to inform our future.
To better appreciate whatβs happened and how we could use it to inform our future.
So get started on journaling today.
You wonβt regret it.
As a closing remark Iβll leave you with a powerful quote from one of the most influential journals of all time.
Anne Frank's
You wonβt regret it.
As a closing remark Iβll leave you with a powerful quote from one of the most influential journals of all time.
Anne Frank's
βYet I cling to them because I still believe, in spite of everything, that people are truly good at heartβ¦ I feel the suffering of millions. And yet, when I look up at the sky, I somehow feel that everything will change for the better that... peace and tranquility will returnβ
For those curious as to what an entry from mine may look like, continue on.
AN EXCERPT (1/2)
It was just the beginning of Summer here in Queensland Australia, the sun was covered by clouds overhead. Its heat though, was ever present in the humidity, and warmness of the house..
AN EXCERPT (1/2)
It was just the beginning of Summer here in Queensland Australia, the sun was covered by clouds overhead. Its heat though, was ever present in the humidity, and warmness of the house..
... (2/2)
I sat haunched on my desk, crippled by an overwhelming sense of angst. I felt lost and confused.
Unable to find solace in my own thoughts, I pull a notebook from the bookcase. A letter falls out.
The title reads, "To self."
And within it I found my salvation.
I sat haunched on my desk, crippled by an overwhelming sense of angst. I felt lost and confused.
Unable to find solace in my own thoughts, I pull a notebook from the bookcase. A letter falls out.
The title reads, "To self."
And within it I found my salvation.
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