How to Journal (Like a Philosopher)
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- Опубликовано: 27 фев 2023
- In this video, I'm talking about a reliable format for journaling. My focus is on journaling for self-improvement and personal development. I'm using my journal as an opportunity to think about who I am and who I want to be. This incorporates some ideas from philosophy, in particular the idea that human beings are narrative creatures.
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I have been an avid journaler since I was 12 (I am 31), and I recently changed the way I journal. It was mostly stream of consciousness bullshit about the same things over and over. I realized I was dissatisfied with my life, and I was sick of complaining about it in my journal.
So I started making changes in my life. And I decided to start writing more about something significant that happened in my day. I also journal when something makes me think; for example something I read in a book, or a painting I saw. This is a much more reflective way of journaling than what I was doing before, and I am a lot happier because I'm actively looking out for things to journal about, so I am appreciating things more.
I think this is a fantastic approach. For a while, I fell into the same trap you did. It seems like that fatal but sometimes necessary trap is the most common form of journaling. I agree, it seems like a reflective approach is the healthiest form of journaling, to me at least.
Kinda feels like journaling when you were 12 was a success even if you aren't happy with what you had been writing. The fact that you did it enabled you to later take a big picture look and decide that you wanted to change something about your life. W video btw
I have a separate journal to do stream of consciousness but I don’t complain I just try to dialogue with the parts of my me or my life that I don’t like, and by dialogue I mean literally me talking to specific body parts / emotions my fears etc. and I try to make sense of them to process my feelings and do that from a compassionate voice
This is so true for me, it was a realization that eventually made me stop journaling. Now that I shifted my focus on appreciating more things in life and working on improving, I finally have the courage to go back to journaling ❤❤❤
i second this!!! writing about your problems is helpful but i found myself always just dwelling on them through my journal, which just reinforced how shit i was feeling. i've also been journaling since i was a kid and only in the past year i've discovered how much more useful it is to write about actually positive things i've happened in my day and my reflections, and if something has upset me in the day i write it down but i reframe it and try to be practical in the way i write about it. also yes writing about things that make you think and feel is amazing - since i started writing about music, literature and film, it's given me such a deeper understanding of those things. i look forward to journaling everyday now because i know i don't just have to write about my problems
1. Write about something that happened that day
2. Write about something you did well
3. Write about something you did not do well
4. What this event has in common with other events in your life (larger narrative, internal logic)
edit: just to fix a misspell :) thank you for the likes!
Wrtie (btw thanks
Please I ask you to not do this! Creating takes time and this doesn't help the youtuber.
@Michelle Ramos what are you talking about? What is wrong with summaries?
@@mihramos13 I watched the whole video and still found value in the summary. I was able to take a screenshot of the main points of the video to refer to later.
Thank you!!!
I have a very uncommon way of journaling myself. Instead of just writing down accounts of my life, I would incorporate my poetic senses in writing my journals. I note down my life, my feelings, books that I've read, movies that I've watched, but in the form of poems or even songs. It is not necessarily easy, but it has really given me a sense of calmness and fulfilment besides a sense of my creativity.
I journal daily but rarely do I speak candidly about any event, rather I focus on feelings via metaphor or prose. I find that when I read it later (usually the following day or a few days later), that I often don’t even recall the events that caused the feelings I described, yet I can empathise with my previous self. This really deviates from the philosophies alluded to in this video, as there is rarely consistency due to me being a human and not a story teller. For me, reading over my journals exposes my humanity, my inconsistency, and my passion in the moment, but if there is a story, it is left to the reader to interpret.
That's a great idea for my journey to write journal again
What a great idea! Definitely something for me to try.
Same, I do dream journal. I just realized one day that I sucked and having a hard time on writing in that journal of mine because there are details in my dreams that cannot be written literally, it feels as if dreams are mostly abstract-like. But then, I had thought of writing my dreams through a poem because I thought it makes much more sense to describe or write something surreal in that manner.
I also do the same thing. I use my poetic sense to describe my feelings and thoughts without vividly describing them. My journal consists of random lists , thoughts , letters and things that I wanna keep track of.
Just watched a Korean show today, the guy said’ Keep journal-ing means you have hope for your future. You are picturing the image someday looking back the words you wrote today.’ AND ‘Putting emotions into words needs logical thinking and grammar. So somehow keeping journals will calm you down.’
Which show was this? Seems interesting.
@@rashmivats5990 it called hosted by RM of BTS. But I’m not sure if there English subtitles cause every episode contains great amount of information. There are 3 more seasons ahead and It is top3 program IN MY LIFE literally. Enjoy!!!!
I love that
James Pennebaker says writing for 20 minutes reduces stress.
I write about two things:
1. My (not so) platonic crush, which changes every other day.
2. "I have nothing to say, I feel so empty 😭" and proceed to ramble for several pages.
I started when I was 13, now I'm 28. I'm never gonna get tired of it.
why is this so real omg
currently im 15 but this is literally how i write…
Bro I do the same.
You are such a precious cute being
Are you me? Been writing since I was a preteen, and I'm 27 now, and #2 is so spot on. Literally every single entry always begins with a question along the lines of "I should write in here more, but what even about? I feel so numb inside, so empty." And then proceed to ramble and rant for pages.
- Journaling Steps:
1. Get a journal you like.
2. Choose a writing tool you prefer.
3. Develop a habit of writing regularly.
- What to Write About:
- Notable events: Write a factual account of something that happened, selecting notable events rather than everything.
- Achievements: Reflect on something you did well, a success, or a habit you relied on.
- Areas for improvement: Identify problem areas, recurring mistakes, or bad habits to work on.
- Dealing with anxiety: Recognize anxious moments, analyze triggers and thought processes, and find ways to combat anxiety.
- Benefits of Journaling:
- Self-improvement: Journaling can be a tool for personal growth.
- Philosophical aspects: Explore the philosophy behind journaling and its relationship to self-improvement.
- Journaling helps in understanding the bigger picture and fitting events into a larger narrative about one's life.
- Philosophers like Charles Taylor, Aleister McIntyre, Mario Sheckman, and Martin Heidegger consider humans as storytelling beings who construct and tell narratives about themselves.
- Constructing a narrative about oneself gives coherence and meaning to life events.
- Most people engage in narrative construction out of habit and routine, but journaling allows for a more intentional and active role in telling one's life story.
- Journaling helps in making sense of one's life as a whole and reflecting on personal development.
- Ancient ethics, as discussed by philosophers like Aristotle, focuses on achieving happiness or eudaimonia, which requires reflective work on one's life as a whole.
- Regular journaling can provide a practice of reflective work, aiding in the pursuit of happiness and personal growth.
that's a great comment, thank you for me a new lesson. You make me feel better ❤
You have to really be motivated to develop the habit of journaling but if you persist, it will become a rewarding and much- needed habit you will find.
Wowww ❤
Thanks for the information but I don't know , it might feel like an addiction at some point,what do you think?
What have i learned from this video:
We can practice telling our stories every day in our journal. We can critically examine something that was good and bad going in our lives. This can form good journalism practices. I will add them up in my journaling strategy hopefully.
Also got to learn about a cool book: morality of happiness.
Thanks Jared.
when he said "If my life is a Story, I want to be its author" I was like damn... this is actually so deep.
1. I decided to journal in a new way which was to journal on loose-leaf pages for a month without reading anything I wrote. At the end of the month I would read everything all at once like a book and I would highlight to select what parts of the loose-leaf journal I wanted to put into an *actual* journal to keep, since so much of what we write is repetitive, boring, unenlightened or simply negative (things we don't need to revisit). I then simply destroy all the fluff pages to keep a nice, positive, useful journal of reflection and growth.
2. I also sometimes write on loose-leaf paper just to vent with the intention of immediately destroying it. This, I find, is the best way to say what you truly think and feel even when it's painful, spiteful, mean, or ugly, without risking curtailing our thought-process with the fear of the shame or disgust we will feel about ourselves, re-reading those ugly thoughts.
3. Random word of advice: If your journals are too negative, it doesn't necessarily mean youre a negative person. The reason we often don't write about positive experiences over negative ones is because with positive ones, we want to *experience* it. We want to stay in the moment and prolong the experience, not extricate it from ourselves by writing it on paper (which is exactly what we do when we vent).
What if my journal is just a bunch of complains to God? It's like reading the Psalms or Lamentations.
Well, try including the things you’ve thankful to Him for and the things you’re sorry you did
@@MartyScorchedEarthse that's such a great answer. Thank you
@@zavalajoseraul reflections & lessons you’ve learned/are learning too
I think it’s fine. Eventually you’ll find new things to write about after writing all your complaints to god.
@@Fliang I second that.
My journal consists of incessant conversations between my own two contradictory selves.
Wait that's actually a good place to start for me, all I do every day is have conversations in my head between the 'real me' and the 'me I behave like'
@@kaushiksunapu5657more of a soliloquise
exaclty like these 3 are always fightung over something
@@kaushiksunapu5657u made me laugh but u have act like u are not real person
society made u something infront of them and the real u
Writing everyday does not work for me since I start to feel like it's a chore.
What worked for me was writing on it only when:
1. I go through hard times and I need to process feelings (contrary to people, journals are supportive and don't judge your thoughts and feelings - welcome to being a man. no one gives a flying f about you, so journals are your best friends)
OR
2. When I get life-changing insights about myself that could help me in the future or understand life in general in a new light(and a journal is the perfect place to record those) I highly recommend it. Especially when you read philosophical books. You can track how much your mentality has changed.
I do the same
Yes much more effective
same here
yea! totally this
The one small thing to note about this approach is that you may end up doing what I did. I looked back through my old journals and realised that it was actually just a misery log.
Only the really good days had journal entries and not even all of those as I didn’t feel like I needed to “get anything down” because I was having fun. So looking back over those entries now does not paint an accurate image of what my life was like at that time it just seems like I was always unhappy, which was not the case.
I remember working at a fast food place and it became too stressful for me to manage the emotional meltdowns I had because of it. I soon turned into journaling. Everyday I journaled on my break times for 6months straight to distress. I can’t even begin to explain how relaxing it was. Journaling became a coping mechanism. I no longer journal but I might get back into it… see how that goes!
I've been journaling for almost twenty years. One thing that has stayed constant in my tradition is how I begin my journal entry....I always list 5 things at the top before I start writing: What I ate for breakfast before I began journaling, the first news headline I noticed when I woke up, the current song I am playing as I write, the current book (or books) I am reading, one question I would like to answer before the day is over.
The body of my journal entries are always different. Even when I first began...each day, the writing differed from the next. Sometimes I like to write about my day...things I thought were memorable, objectives that I need to do (or those that need to be accomplished tomorrow). Sometimes they are disjointed paragraphs or conversations I had with someone or that I had overheard, a line of lyrics from a song that touched me, a joke from a movie that I would like to remember, and so on. Other times I won't write anything....instead I will paste in a photo I took and write a caption underneath detailing the who/what/where/when/why, or I will past in a candy wrapper (mostly so I won't forget the brand) and the how/who/what/where that caused me to give it a try, or I will put in a pressed flower my nephew picked for me, and so on and so on.
I think the hardest part of journaling is doubt. It is hard to create when you feel pressured. My advice to anyone thinking about starting is...don't force it. Journaling should be for you, and only you. The moment you forget about comparing yourself...your creativity and writing....to another, is the moment that it becomes easier to start the process. Easier said then done, I know, but it is so worth it in the end.
I really like fantasy stories and characters, so much so that i actively wish to be a part of them, a hero with a purpose. And you mentioning creating a narrative of one's life yourself really pulled me in. I'm gonna give this a try and i hope it goes well. This was really helpful!
Jared - excellent tips - well done. I have been journaling since 1983. What I discovered after a while - is that I started to notice my patterns - my triggers - where I consistently stumbled/choked/fell flat on my face/things that pushed my buttons... and then I like you suggested - I started to break down my responses - and improved like you suggested - the big picture at the end is vital. I also have a personal mission statement in my journal - that took ages to write - which is my true north compass and helps me with my big picture - so thanks - and good luck everyone with your journals,.. if you do not write your story - someone else will.
This was very inspiring! Thank you. I often feel like when I’m journaling there’s no “point” to writing down my daily actions. Then I get discouraged and stop journaling because I feel it isn’t improving me in any way. I need to let go of that narrative and think of it more as practice, as you’ve stated.
I am really impressed. I am lucky that I found this on RUclips. The tone of speech and content are very smooth and very understandable. I also liked that there is no annoying background music. A bunch of thanks🦋.
Thanks for the video ❤ I started my journal a month ago and wrote down all my my darkest thoughts that tormented me for years. Now I can see my view of life is slowly changing to positive side.
I am really impressed. I am lucky that I found this on RUclips. The tone of speech and content are very smooth and very understandable. I also liked that there is no annoying background music. A bunch of thanks.
Thank you this is really helpful - a lot of journaling videos advocate journaling but leave it to viewers to do anything more what went well or poorly. But our lives are a narrative and its a structure that I sorely need. It does help to have a philosophical and theological view of life to dialogue with but anyone can start without one. The important thing is to start.
This has to be the best video I've seen so far. Thank you for producing it !
Man, this is the most important video that i watched since the beginning of this year, thx!
your video is so calming! love your voice, the pace and the presentation style😊 thank you!
I just have to say how I love that his videos fit in with both formats. Wide screen, narrow screen alike!
I've jumped hack into journaling this last week due to a bad depressive episode and it's been amazing, very uplifting. Just writing anything that comes to mind but also having to slow down my thinking to write has made me feel less overwhelmed. Also asking questions to myself and writing a few answers has made me see things a bit better, break them down. Started once a day then upped to 2 and now I'm obsessed and just want to write.
This is such a comprehensive video.
l've also revived my writing with journaling on regular basis.
Its very exciting at first, but you do experience a dip when it seems monotonous or like a task.
And I've had to find different prompts to keep it interesting.
You have to keep on doing it until it sticks. Until it becomes that part of the day which you eagerly look forward to.
Excellent ideas explained impeccably.
❤
Thanks for your videos, they´ve helped understand issues that have been driving me without me realizing it. Journaling has opened my eyes.
Absolutely agree ‼️ Journaling is the best way to capture one's narrative.
I just write. I don't put much thought into it. I think that defeats the purpose of journaling. It isn't to make it complex; it's to get the emotions and tangled thoughts out of our heads so that we have clarity. And on the left side of the page, I write why I'm grateful. Just keep it simple.
I'm so grateful to find this channel. You are asome!
You cannot imagine how useful is this video for me! Thanks for sharing your advices sir! Greetings
Thank you for this insightful video! I have been journaling since I was 12. Now, at 26, stumbling upon your video made me pause and actually think for the first time about my journaling style. Thank you!
The lighting and depth of field in this video is 💯
You are very rapidly becoming my favorite RUclipsr!
This advice coming in useful more sooner than I expected
You have a very comforting voice.
Thank you Jared, love your videos! ❤
What a cool concept. I have journaled a lot over the years but only ever just whatever is on my mind. I can see how this style of journaling can actually be useful outside of just the process of writing itself. Very cool
It’s like a road map from where you’ve been to where you’re going and all the lessons learned in life in between. Starting journaling at 37. Thank you for the advice.
Thank you Jared. I have been journaling myself for a couple of years now and have come to enjoy and look forward to it each morning as part of my daily routine.
However, some days it’s hard to sit down and put pencil to paper (especially when I’m in a funk). When this happens, I notice my journal becomes this place where I put all of my frustrations and come to blows with myself… and this can be a bit discouraging when you string together several days like this.
However, with this template in mind going forward, I believe that i can still do this (review my frustrations) but zoom out and appreciate/evaluate alongside this narrative you mentioned and that i continue to seemingly stringing together day by day. Additionally, i agree with you in that it’s a great idea to force ourselves to write about the things that are going well for us, especially when things are tough, even if that’s a challenge in the moment.
Anyway, my thoughts after watching your vid. Thanks again!
I keep a word document on my OneDrive. Its called a thought dump. When I feel stressed or like I need to get my words down I can just pick up my phone or laptop and type it out.
It's a great way to vent and you can ramble whenever you want.
At the same time, I journal so I can look back on what I did that made me happy before I declined into depression.
I wish they taught this in schools around the world instead of just giving us motivational speakers and having to rely on others. Instead we can rely on ourselves and then others.
Some people scream into pillows and cry, others write or type it out. I sometimes look back and realise how insane I was and how I don't want to feel that way.
Take the idea of journaling and make it for you.
Great video.
What an awesome video! Thank you so much for sharing your wisdom. I’ve been kinda stagnant lately with journaling and this is exactly the inspiration that I needed. 🙏
Hi! I just found your channel. I have been journaling since I was 14 years old and now I'm 30. Back then I wrote about everything that happened about my day, my conversations and what I saw what I experienced. But it changed when I became mentally ill. Nowadays I don't even put a date when I write. I always start with stream of consciousness and write whatever comes to mind. But somehow I treat my journal, i call her 'Dear Diary' as sort of friend, i can tell her this and that. And I genuinely write about what I think about something and when I have problem it become a moment of problem solving because I come into a conclusion about what I need to do. And I avoid words like 'should' or 'must' when writing to myself privately. I'm easy to feel guilty in general. But writing always help. Writing kept me sane during pandemic. 💜
I love your pen/pencil organizer
Thank you so much for this! As a beginner, I am so thankful for the four prompts you have provided. I've just subscribed! This is too good.
My comment is gonna look a bit odd I think, because your channel is more about philosophy.
But I wanna thank you a lot because I began watching your videos with one on journaling a couple of weeks ago, and I had been struggling a lot with dysphoria. So since I didn't know what to write about, that's what I wrote about, and writing about it and being able to put my feelings down on paper and being able to analyze it thoroughly and making connections with past events (which I couldn't do in my head) helped me tremendously, and every day I try to understand it more and understanding myself as well.
Even though that's not the purpose of your channel and not the purpose of your video, I just can't express enough how important your video was to me.
Hi Jared, thank you for sharing so generously and deeply. Truly appreciate the insights you provide on all the topics (that are so purposeful) you have chosen. I am making a CommonPlace on your clip here. 🌟
Very helpful video. I have been journaling since 2013 and changed my life now take it another level.
very good, very concise and no waste. thank you!
Journaling is an amazingly helpful habit, and I'm glad that I enjoy it.
A close friend of mine advised bullet journaling to me, 4 years ago. I notice that when I started journaling, my handwriting was consistantly difficult to read and that I was making list of stuff that I needed to do. I tried to chase after my tasks and what I was supposed to do. My goal, in hindsight, was becoming instead of being.
A major shift in my journaling came when I participated in the Right in the Feels event of Dr K. During the event I logged my emotions 4 times a day and reflected on my previous entries. Now I am looking for a different system that helps me with consistantly reflecting and shaving off the thoughts that offer me no solace.
I am going to give this method a try, see how it works out.
Thanks for this! It might get me off my behind to start journaling.
i do journaling every morning, and this video is really give me another great perspective about journaling. thanks for sharing this video. ❤
Thank you a lot for your videos. It really helps in my journey towards self-improvement as you give practices based on philosophy.
Keep up
Thank you very much for this video. Much needed.
I discovered that my favourite way of journaling is through envelopes. I write my pages as I would write a letter to a dear distant friend.
I find this method really useful in order to explore more important topics and add the little poetry touch I need in my writing..also the feeling of writing to a distant friend makes these letter so warm and precious
Love this.. Definitely will try this method, thanks for sharing
Beautifully presented thank you
Julia Cameron‘s “morning pages” helped me get into journaling.
"It's pretty simple...just get a journal." I was stuck on that step for years. I found it recently so maybe I'll get back into it. I definitely need to improve myself.
Thanks for the video Jared! I've really been trying to get a journaling habit going in 2023 and haven't really known where to start so this helps a lot.
The best way to start is to just start. :) Best of luck friend.
This was quite helpful for me -someone who often overthinks the process of journaling. You’ve broken the process down into simple, meaningful tasks. 😊
Thanks for the tips - I have this awesome moleskin journal/daily planner that I bought about a year ago now, since then I have been just writing "journal" at the bottom of the page for ages now (Im pretty sure there are 100 past days with little to no journal entries other than the occasional summary of the day). Suffice to say, I took a crack at it using your technique, and actually more or less walked away with it feeling excited and uplifted just a tiny bit. So thanks again, best of luck to everyone else with their journaling 👍
Excellent. Journaling will surely shapes your thinking and enriches your personality development
This video is exactly what i needed! Thank you so much :)
I’ve been journaling since 2014. The reason I started is because I had to do an internship with a local police department for my criminal Justice major; I was required to write in a journal for each day I worked. I looked back on the journal after the summer was over. I loved being able to travel back in time to relive those experiences. Some events I had forgotten altogether, as for some events I forgot some the details.
My journaling started off quite fragmented and there was no sense of direction or purpose to it. It was more like a gratitude journal; it was like me talking to God. Since then I’ve grown as a writer and as a person. It wasn’t too long before I began doing literally everything you spoke about in your video.
Journaling, to me, is therapeutic, and it gives me a sense of power over my life. I feel like I am controlling the narrative of my life.
Great video man. Haven’t seen any of your other videos. I’ll check out some of your other content.
Love journaling. Thanks for the video
I've also been journaling for about a decade, and it's interesting how similar our journal habits are. I write out events, evaluate how I handled it (good and bad), and what I want to move forward towards
I use it to criticize myself and people with their possible solution
This is so great Jared! I am definitely sharing this with my songwriting community. People are always getting stuck with what to write about that is meaningful. How about your own story?
I have now written in my diary every day for the last year and a half. When i started out, I never knew what to write and generally just noted down what I ate that day or what classes I had. But gradually I've grown accustomed to writing more about my feelings and opinions, and now it comes more naturally. So I'm glad I started off in such a stilted, boring way - else I probably never would have started at all. It takes practice, but over time you work out what it's helpful for you to write about :)
Thanks. I will adopt your recommendations.
Jared, I started journaling for you. Thank you for give every lesson to my soul
"Thanks to you" or "due to you" would be better framing to avoid misunderstanding, just tryna help a possible non native English speaker, don't take it in the wrong way
I start by saying ‘Thank You for everything today…’
As an hermit Reiki healer, I find the ‘Principles’ the most comfortable root to work from.
Although, I must admit… I am struggling with the ‘do not anger’ one considering the state of my World.
Thank you for this video, it’s sound advice and inspiring. It’s definitely time for me to take time out and write my ‘true’ story now.
My memory isn’t as it used to be and I must start recording all the magical and miraculous synchronicities and unusual ‘events’ that occur around me… I know who but trying to explain it is a different matter!
So am Journaling in preparation until the time I’m out of the ‘society shackles’ and living a true simple life just working for self… I will have the time to place all the pieces of my ‘life puzzle’ together in writing…finishing it before the cold and/or starvation gets me hopefully 😅
I also love the idea of having a special pen… think I might treat myself to a new fountain pen too! 😊
I've got the Matthew Mcconaughey Greenlights Journal. The journal itself is full of quotes but it was just a tool for me to actually start. I write whatever I want, whenever I want. No structure, no rules, just feelings. It has honestly changed my life and attitude on things.
I’ll write I’ll write I’ll write.😅
Too funny, I hope others catch your write, I'll write, I'll write, play on his iconic phrase.❤😂
Thank you for the quality of your content.
Es muy interesante la forma en que comunicas las cosas. Me sentí tan a gusto que me dieron ganas de comentártelo, cosa que rara vez hago. Sos un capo
The only solution I've found to the inherent anxiety when something goes wrong, (so glad someone else does this) is using the OODA loop process (Observe, Orient, Decide, Act). The process engages my rational mind and disables my reactionary side.
Journaling for self improvement is life changing in many ways. Thanks for this video.
Thank you so much for this video. So insightful
Thank you for sharing. Very useful!
Thanks so much for this tutorial. A lot to think of in an interesting way. Again, my best regards. I've been looking for this.
Thanks for this lovely video. Watching you from Baghdad.
ive never been into journaling because ive never been able to find a cohesive way to do it efficiently, this structure helps a lot.
I have never been able to sustain a regular practice of journalling, but I sometimes find it helpful to put my feelings into poetry. I’ve done this a few times this year - sometimes it’s light-hearted and frivolous; sometimes it’s heavier - but it makes me feel like my thoughts and feelings are real, tangible and specific.
I really like your suggestions here, though: a concrete list of things to write about can make it less daunting.
I find Gibbs' Reflective Cycle really helpful and comprehensive if you need more structure or prompts to get started. It focuses on specific situations/events too.
I’m glad to come across this video and this channel 😊
It's worth noting that life narratives are a practice with many forms. If you're a big fan of astrology or tarot readings, that's because it helps frame your life, gives you a lens with which to appreciate yourself, notice qualities, struggles, etc.
Journalling is a more self-directed method that can take you down a similar path.
I started off journaling when I took up the Runes. (Ralph Blum)
Thank you !
Thanks for not wasting my time. Getting straight into it should be the norm on RUclips.
Wow, It was so good that I think it is one of those videos that will change to your structure of mind
Amazing advice on Journaling
Great video! If you just feel like writing but have no noteworthy event for the day, I'd like to share my past-present-future format.
1. PAST - Write about stuff that happened in the past. I'm mostly a focused person, so I tend to write about the previous week.
2. PRESENT - Write about stuff that's currently going on. Typically, I write about the current week.
3. FUTURE - Write about what will likely happen or what you want to happen in the future. This is the longest section, because it's where I make plans. Again, I try to keep it short-term only going out 1-2 weeks but sometimes I'll take the opportunity to look at the big picture.
This should give you a nice page or two if you just feel like journaling, but can't figure out which event you want to write about.
I write a famous quote from someone first, then write about my accomplishments that day like cleaning or studying or exercise and then I put what I’m grateful for like Family, Friend, Pet, Home, Clothes, Food, Health and write my own quote at the end of that. Thanks for your video got great ideas, I also use fountain pens, makes me feel like a great I’m a writer.
Oh wow I literally just put out a video on 8 ways to journal like a philosopher haha. This is great!
Thanks for the advice!
I always come back to this video
This is an amazing video. Thank you
Extremey helpful video . Thank you !!
I absolutely love your videos.