Thanks for the comment, it was better that I could read it here. The speaker in the video was so monotone I couldn't make it past 4 minutes. Good quote though
That made me realize what I was doing wrong, and it’s true. What good was even watching this video if I’m not going to remember it well? And writing is the perfect way to reflect
This hits hard, I've been living for 2 decades but I never once look back on my life to reflect at all and didn't learn anything and keep repeating the same shit I hate
The part about repetition makes so much sense. Too many times I stopped myself from writing something because I knew I'd already written it, but whenever I occasionally reread my writings, I'd come across some good self-advice which I'd forgotten, and really should have repeated. I also needed that reminder that journaling really is for my own mental self, and not for the sake of productivity. I think that stuff belongs in planners, as journaling is more like a therapist than an assistant.
The day I was leaving home to go to university at 17 and kind of choked up, my aunt happened to be visiting my folks and as I was about to walk out the door she said "keep a daily diary". I did. That was 46 years ago.. I still do. Run with the wind
@@lanimurray3881 no Thank you for asking. It is the act of recording with which unknowingly enables the shadow self a voice. Recall is not necessary and actually inhibitive towards exploring the unending horizons. Life is a daring adventure or nothing.
I have journaled every day for 51 yrs. I am an ordinary person who has used this tool to mediate my mental health journey. The 438 volumes of my musings, drawings, collages and ephemera are now housed in the archives of the University of Northern BC. As I complete new volumes, they are added to the collection. My family did not value my products which is why I offered them to the school. Like MA, I journal for myself. Journalling is an extremely beneficial anchor to my day. ❤️🥳😀🌷🇨🇦
@@kennedy6906 I’m not quite sure “insane” is the most descriptive word you could use here. How ‘bout “amazing.” I didn’t take offence but it pinched. Oh yes, I’m continuing it. It’s like lighting up a cigarette after a meal. The urge is always there to ‘get that recorded’. I’m up to volume 451 now. How long have you been Journalling? Why did you start?
@@catprevette9471 oh ! I'm 19 myself. "insane" is lingo for cool now. at least among people im around. i think that is an amazing process overall. ive been doing a journal each year 2018 to now. i really liked being able to look back on a year. i got into it to have an outlet i couldnt find other ways. i hope i can stick to it as you have. how did it work reaching out to the place that holds them ?
@@kennedy6906 hi Kennedy. I knew Insane was slang. Like “that’s really sick, man”. I guess I’m getting old (76) and after writing for that long and having my work digitized, I wanted to be completely understood. When the scanners get to 2023, and something’s good for me I want to use more vocabulary. I’m not sure I understand your question. Could you rephrase it? I love that you started so young! Good on you girl. Just take it a day at a time. I think drawing and adding ephemera keeps me “making pages”. I used to have to put it away when I was done each time. Now I have my place to myself and can leave it out ready to go. It calls me! I also do lots of stream of consciousness which is undemanding.
Did you mean how did I reach out to theuniversity to archive my work? I wrote to several universities before I found this one who valued my work. The were enthusiastic about taking it. They still are. I send a new bankers box about every 6 months with about 6 volumes in each. Apparently it takes 3 yrs to digitize everything which is fine with me bc my stipulation is that they not be made available to anyone till I’m dead. I had 52 boxes to send initially, 49 yrs of constant production. I’m not a pioneer or a politician, or anyone special. I’m just an ordinary person who writes about her everyday life but they value that. That helps with the motivation to keep going. It’s nice to be valued.
“People work on their bodies, but not their soul”. Something so crucial which people tend to forget, if you want to live a more fulfilling life. Mind, body & soul alignment🙏🏼
Summary for after you watch the video: 1 - Prepare in the morning 2 - Keep it to yourself 3 - Repeat the most important things 4 - Take it out on the page 5 - Copy down your favourite quotes 6 - Ask yourself tough questions 7 - Review the evening
yep keep it to yourself until someone decides to make copies and print it over your express permission not to.. that way any golden nuggets of insight can be shared properly *chuckles*
13 days into Journaling. I've started before this video. I had 4 bullet points. To keep my relationship solid -why I'm thankful for my wife. For myself something good about me or what I did. -why I'm thankful for myself. To help compare and inspire. Look for qualities I want and what I do to achieve it -how am I like my mentors/idols? And finally -"aha" moments and general reflection of the day. After this video I decided to add -what to expect for tomorrow and what I want to accomplish As well as -quotes from people who I find inspiration.
@@rapstar7976hello, can I tell you what I've been doing for the last 4 months? 1) 2 things I'm greatfull for 2) 3 good things that happened today (no matter how bad that day was) 3) 3 things I've learnt today 4) 1 thing I could've done today to make it better
Just started my 8th journal this morning ... 10yrs of being alone taught me life is temporary. Sadly I only discovered Stoicism 2yrs ago ... it’s changed a lot of how I see things & people .. even reviewing my own life 🙏 !!
@Rhizomio Yes, truly We may be surrounded by people all the time but still while retiring we put on the weight of 'pride & prejudice'. And by next day we escape those who met us y'day 😁 Ha ha.. don't know whether humans are social or solitary..
@Rhizomio I read in a novel written in 1950's discussing about the meaning of the teacher says that there is no meaning in life and it is like an empty. But the student adds to his teacher saying what we have achieved at our maximum capacity gives calmness for the rest of the life. The student concludes that this is the meaning of life. Everything, Our childhood people and places will vanish and they become old memories.
Take care of the soul too. It endures when the body breaks down. And btw, make arrangements ahead for a green burial so they don't stuff the body with formaldehyde to leach into ground water! 🚣♂️🕊🌲
When you see how many subscribers in such a great Chanel and if you take a look at other bad channel , when you can't learn anything with millions of people waisting their time , you will understand why most of us are not living great life
I have started doing the same type of journaling for quite a long time without knowing that the important person in the history did this way. However, after a while I do not have anything deep to talk to other people anymore. I hear only my own voice warning me the same old things I wrote. I am glad I found your VDO.
Journaling is the best thing I have ever done. It helps summarize events of my day. The method used in my journal was train of thought writing. They were vagrant thoughts that needed to be exposed to the light. The journal that I wrote most in contained 420 pages. Of those pages, ~300 pages were filled with vagrant thoughts. I don't share my writing, but those entries are reminders that I am all things must come to and end. They are also reminders that I am not not invincible. I also made a point to refrain from using contractions as much as possible. I only write on the right page of my journal. When the journal is filled, I turn it upside down so I can continue writing on the right page of my journal. It's RUclips videos, like this one, that inspires me to continue journal writing.
I'm so grateful for your work and these words, because I always felt "weak" for my attachment to journaling...my desire to write and rewrite and reexamine my values and virtues seemed peculiar and unnecessary. Not many people do this, so I felt strange and fragile -spirited to rely on journaling for this, but now I am comforted to have the words I didn't before... I am building a spiritual fortress :) thank you.
The exact location of writing is known. It was written mostly on campaign in the war of Pannonia province in present day Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia. Portions of it were written in the Aquincum military camp, which has been continously inhabited ever since and is now the 3rd district of Budapest. I was born 5 minutes of walk away from the old military camp walls.
I hate writing in journals. I want to change that. One reason i dislike it is that my hand is too slow to follow my thoughts; another one is that writing makes me relive it and therefore suffer again. I guess i can type instead of writing. And the avoidance of reliving it i guess is because I’m probably doing it wrong: focusing too much on the pain instead of rising above the problem instead of staying with what was said here: asking questions on how i can improve. Great video! I needed this. ❤
what an amazing amazing thing you got going on for you Ryan. you do what you love, believe in and help so many others. sending big thanks from a Ukrainian guy in Japan.
Excellent video Mr. Holiday, this year i started with journaling every day and the experience so far has been dramatically incredible i read Marcus Aurelius last year and i keep reading it very often and i recommend to my son of 13 years the same, we both currently are reading Atomic Habits and we are changing our lives improving 1% every day, i never heard about you before but ,daily stoic is an incredible channel to spread out stoics filoshopie!. Txs a Lot 4 ur journal advices!.Greetings from Spain Castilla La mancha, the land of the Quixote!
This video was much a confirmation of what I've been thinking about journaling! so amazing to see this come across to me! All praise be to Jesus Christ! Only God can provide true wisdom!
Excellent video. Most of my waking hours in these years after my military service, have been spent reflecting on my experience. These stoic teachings have helped me understand so much clearer all I went through. With better understanding, I am able to pass to others all I learned much more effectively. Thanks again for your videos.
know thyself- 1. What have you been doing since your childhood on a holiday is you... Not the action but the repeating thoughts you are enjoying everytime. Those thoughts are actually you. 2. The reasons you quit a job.. those obligations are actually what you are going to live for in your future.
I started doing basic bullet-journals to keep myself organised about 9 months ago and it's helped enormously, every day has a purpose from the moment I'm awake. I've more recently started adding in daily analytics (resting heart rate, sleep hours, number of steps, food, spending - if i don't have any numbers for that day I just skip it and move on to the next day, even a haphazard guide has been useful in prioritising things), and I've started journaling my memories of the day in the languages I've been learning; so I can practice the language but also so it forces me to think about my problems in simpler ways because I don't have the LOTE vocabulary for neurosis.
I just recently started writing my favorite quotes in a notebook. It’s soothing and therapeutic. I’m doing it for myself but i also plan on leaving it for my son when he’s older. He might find words of wisdom in the book that inspire him later in life. I need to try and journal about my thoughts and feelings next.
Today I was looking for clarity & a way to organise my wild thoughts & ideas. Having always had a massive interest in philosophy, this is an obvious way forward for me. Thank you.
Tips for people: when I started I was afraid someone can find it and read it, then I didn't wrote fully open minded. And I know this fear is shared. Then I found a great solution, I journaling in a Word .doc and it s protected by a Very strong password and now I'm sure that I'm the only one who can read it, I'm fully honest and write all the things I need to write without the fear of being read by someone else Why a Word rather then a paper? Exemple in my journaling I will say something : Today I watched This video and I will ad the url in my word .doc meaning that in few weeks, months if I read it, I can click on it and watch it back
Nice idea! I used to write diary when I was a kid and mom and my older brother always read it and criticism, since then I afraid to started writing again
The clarity with which you explained the Stoic practice of journaling was commendable. Could you suggest techniques for beginners to start journaling consistently?
I've been going over the day I had for a while now. Thinking about the things I said. The ways I acted. I take those certain things I did or said and really question myself about it. "well that's not what I want to be seen as." after some time I didn't need to think that so much anymore It's nice knowing I'm already doing most of these things for myself, I really am making progress 😄
I am so deeply moved. I have been practicing journaling for quite some time now, I wanted to take it to the next level and I stumbled upon this video. It is so well-made and helpful. Thank you for this, really helpful!
I just started a short daily journal every morning and reading meditations. Im looking forward to "Lives of the Stoics" . I love early mornings,I am thankful that I am ready to get up everyday ahead of my alarm clock .It is so peaceful and quite to think and exercise too. Thanks Ryan for Daily Stoics
Stumbled across this two years after it was posted, and I feel this was the nudge I needed to finally pick up the journal my wife bought me last year. Thank you for this video.
RYAN this is one of my favorites of yours, it is as important as your books and as Meditations itself, I have many dozens of, 190 pg each journals , up against my wall, and they really did keep me going through (mostly tough) times !! THANK YOU !
i love journaling, it is my favorite hobby and i've watched so much content about it. by far, this is the best video on this subject that I've ever watched. I will not do every single thing you said, but you really helped me to create my own system to journaling
also read atleast 1 page everyday as a rule. I've found these as tremendous in philosophy 1. Tuesdays with Mory' 2. What Buddha taught 3. Kata Upanishad 1 is a real incident happened between a dying master and student. 2. In 500BC, what Buddha said before dying- everything what you see around will perish.. don't be attached like a fool who praises his every possession. 3. Says that even good offers a boon a self controlled man had actually nothing. Only the habit of some self- control will give you permanent satisfaction.
Marcus worked on himself through his journal, and in turn he worked on the empire. His journal was his mirror to his mind, his empire was his mirror to his efforts. The best attempts of a good man with the weight of the civilized western world on his shoulders.
Been a while since I watched a video twice back to back. Journaling has not appealed to me whatsoever, but I’m going back to school to finish my degree and I want to be able to write and communicate in general more effectively. This video helped convince me that journaling could help. I’ve just decided that I’ll shred it daily. This will help me not worry about writing well or profoundly. It is just practice. I’m satisfied with this plan. I’ll begin today.
Thank you for the constant inspiration. It’s not only been helpful to me this year, but I find more and more I’m the people are reaching out to, to remind them they don’t have control over what they’re worrying about and remind them all the good they can do with their time.
This was a GREAT video. Ive been Journaling off and on for about 8 years. I usually journal at night. What I journal about in each entry varies. Sometimes its a reflection and talking about what i did during the day. Sometimes I write about something from my past...almost telling a story. Sometimes I try to work through something I'm struggling with. Other times, I think I'm writing lessons for my kids for after I'm gone. I find that I crave this time to put the pen to paper.
This is true and natural to everybody. We are caught in several ways of doing life.. The best thing is to know where you are indispensable. Otherwise, we are caught in everything and everything looks important. What a task a 20 year old can do don't need to be done by us. With experience and expertise we need to superwise, we need to understand the intelligence of other person before checking it right or wrong. Other best thing is trying to make best in your job but not to self -gain but to make most gain for the company. In this process we will know to take more responsibilities on our own and know what we can't do. The most permanent satisfaction outside comes from doing good to our relatives, our native place. Because these are ever lasting for us. (A less intelligent person will try to hurt intelligently. But actually same intelligence one can use to come over his own problems. This is why most people remain ordinary. So, we should know to forgive others before going into people. Otherwise one will be confused at the end of the day)
1.Write in the morning. prepare your mind to the day 2. Journal for yourself not to an audience 3. Remind yourself of the most important things everyday. Death, common good, duties, etc. 4.write to calm yourself 5. Copy your fav quotes 6. Ask yourself tough questions 7. Review the evening and examine your entire day and ask questions on how to be better Everything about reflexion and self examination to be better next day
In the evolving, essential, process of developing self-management skills - I strongly endorse personal accountability and journaling, and the multiple insights published by Ryan here. He is good friends with Marcus and can help you think more objectively regarding the process of developing life skills that not only endure, but improve with Practice in response to the lessons infused within your changing realities - that can endure, once you get them linked on the inside. And even more importantly, because you are evolving your Practice to also, through your success, correct your Self before others have to. These remarks have worked for 2000 years, I hope they at least cover '24 for you..;-). All the best for the New Year! My perspective: "You can't take ownership if you don't know what you own."
If you are interested in journelling ,journel it in the language you wants to learn. it helps you to think in that specific language and helps in language learning too
I've just takin this back up but in a whole new way, as I have several journals that I believe will help me see aspects of myself that would have gone unnoticed. The last time I did this I remember being shocked at how much more I was able to see n understand about myself. After watching these videos I'm even more committed to this practice. Thank you for this video. I've only heard about journaling from individuals, I really didnt kno the history n significance in this.
Love your content, Ryan. I am guessing you're the most fluent Stoic literate. thank you for your enthusiasm and for being so generous to share your work with us!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Ryan’s ability to bring Stoicism to life is truly inspiring, isn’t it? Marcus Aurelius’ journaling habits feel so timeless. Do you find yourself applying any of these journaling techniques in your own life? If so, how have they helped you reflect or grow?
I dump my thoughts faster when using a voice recorder. I pretend I have 3 minutes to clarify an idea or to express what I'm feeling or else that chance will be gone for ever. This pressure gets the mind excited and forces your thinking to create and imagine on the fly. We also remember things better when we're excited. As for my paper notes, I take pictures of them and collect them in a folder in sequence and watch my ideas evolve on the computer screen. In case you are wondering what kind of things you can journal? My favorite is exploring what is and what is not, is there more and room for better, and mostly about subjects and interests that matter to me. I wonder and think about a concern of my own or personal weakness and then begin to research, explore and discover. After a while you'll have a pretty good hold on understanding a subject that you can start including it in your journals, expanding on a paradigm regarding an area of interest. I see the following as separate paradigms; Health, Personal Success, Business, Wealth, Personal Development. The reason I separate personal success and development is because developments are how we learn and grow about ourselves, how our thoughts and self evolve towards becoming and realizing our potential. Where as I see personal success as more about clarifying, adapting, planning and life challenges regarding the big picture and vision quest. Personal success also includes daily routine, limiting beliefs about the world, daily good practice like using a planner and calendar, exercise, long-term and short-term approaches, goals setting, winning spirit, and having a can do attitude, etc. Self-development is crucial because it involves getting familiar with matters of the self, and this self can make or break your personal success. Self-development will happen conscientiously or not. By being mindful (learn about mindfulness) you can manage your mind's garden and make corrections to flawed thinking and improve your reality. Have a happy life journey.
"Paper is more patient than people, take it out on a paper" Best advice I've heard all day
That's absolutely genius!! 🤗
I wish I can date my paper
Anne Frank said this
Thanks for the comment, it was better that I could read it here. The speaker in the video was so monotone I couldn't make it past 4 minutes. Good quote though
People use social media for that lol
"We do not learn from experience
We learn from reflecting on experience"
This quote should be framed in everyone's room
That made me realize what I was doing wrong, and it’s true. What good was even watching this video if I’m not going to remember it well? And writing is the perfect way to reflect
This hits hard, I've been living for 2 decades but I never once look back on my life to reflect at all and didn't learn anything and keep repeating the same shit I hate
The new "live, laugh, love"
Or in your journal haha
I'm screenshotting this comment and framing it on my wall.
The part about repetition makes so much sense. Too many times I stopped myself from writing something because I knew I'd already written it, but whenever I occasionally reread my writings, I'd come across some good self-advice which I'd forgotten, and really should have repeated. I also needed that reminder that journaling really is for my own mental self, and not for the sake of productivity. I think that stuff belongs in planners, as journaling is more like a therapist than an assistant.
" I'd come across some good self-advice which I'd forgotten" this is so true, it has happened to me as well.
I think journaling is both a therapist and an assistant
Philosophy has gotten me out of my addictions.
The day I was leaving home to go to university at 17 and kind of choked up, my aunt happened to be visiting my folks and as I was about to walk out the door she said "keep a daily diary". I did. That was 46 years ago.. I still do.
Run with the wind
Woah 🔥
that's- wow
do you keep them all? do you ever go through the old ones?
@@lanimurray3881
no
Thank you for asking.
It is the act of recording with which unknowingly enables the shadow self a voice.
Recall is not necessary and actually inhibitive towards exploring the unending horizons.
Life is a daring adventure or nothing.
@@runwiththewind3281 i appreciate your input! :)
The mention of the words "spiritual combat" as journaling, made me feel like a warrior ready to fight the tough times I am currently going through.
I have journaled every day for 51 yrs. I am an ordinary person who has used this tool to mediate my mental health journey. The 438 volumes of my musings, drawings, collages and ephemera are now housed in the archives of the University of Northern BC. As I complete new volumes, they are added to the collection. My family did not value my products which is why I offered them to the school. Like MA, I journal for myself. Journalling is an extremely beneficial anchor to my day. ❤️🥳😀🌷🇨🇦
over 51 years is insane. hope you keep it up, i plan to do the same !
@@kennedy6906 I’m not quite sure “insane” is the most descriptive word you could use here. How ‘bout “amazing.” I didn’t take offence but it pinched.
Oh yes, I’m continuing it. It’s like lighting up a cigarette after a meal. The urge is always there to ‘get that recorded’. I’m up to volume 451 now.
How long have you been Journalling? Why did you start?
@@catprevette9471 oh ! I'm 19 myself. "insane" is lingo for cool now. at least among people im around. i think that is an amazing process overall. ive been doing a journal each year 2018 to now. i really liked being able to look back on a year. i got into it to have an outlet i couldnt find other ways. i hope i can stick to it as you have. how did it work reaching out to the place that holds them ?
@@kennedy6906 hi Kennedy. I knew Insane was slang. Like “that’s really sick, man”. I guess I’m getting old (76) and after writing for that long and having my work digitized, I wanted to be completely understood. When the scanners get to 2023, and something’s good for me I want to use more vocabulary.
I’m not sure I understand your question. Could you rephrase it?
I love that you started so young! Good on you girl. Just take it a day at a time. I think drawing and adding ephemera keeps me “making pages”. I used to have to put it away when I was done each time. Now I have my place to myself and can leave it out ready to go. It calls me! I also do lots of stream of consciousness which is undemanding.
Did you mean how did I reach out to theuniversity to archive my work? I wrote to several universities before I found this one who valued my work. The were enthusiastic about taking it. They still are. I send a new bankers box about every 6 months with about 6 volumes in each. Apparently it takes 3 yrs to digitize everything which is fine with me bc my stipulation is that they not be made available to anyone till I’m dead. I had 52 boxes to send initially, 49 yrs of constant production. I’m not a pioneer or a politician, or anyone special. I’m just an ordinary person who writes about her everyday life but they value that. That helps with the motivation to keep going. It’s nice to be valued.
“People work on their bodies, but not their soul”. Something so crucial which people tend to forget, if you want to live a more fulfilling life. Mind, body & soul alignment🙏🏼
Summary for after you watch the video:
1 - Prepare in the morning
2 - Keep it to yourself
3 - Repeat the most important things
4 - Take it out on the page
5 - Copy down your favourite quotes
6 - Ask yourself tough questions
7 - Review the evening
Thank you so much
yep keep it to yourself until someone decides to make copies and print it over your express permission not to.. that way any golden nuggets of insight can be shared properly *chuckles*
@@RaphaelCGA Once I'm dead, I'm not going to care.
Thank You
@@johnorr8094 Exactly. When you're dead, you can't care.
13 days into Journaling.
I've started before this video.
I had 4 bullet points.
To keep my relationship solid
-why I'm thankful for my wife.
For myself something good about me or what I did.
-why I'm thankful for myself.
To help compare and inspire. Look for qualities I want and what I do to achieve it
-how am I like my mentors/idols?
And finally
-"aha" moments and general reflection of the day.
After this video I decided to add
-what to expect for tomorrow and what I want to accomplish
As well as
-quotes from people who I find inspiration.
what do you do at the end of the day as the video says to think over hat can i do right next day do you write those thoughts
@@rapstar7976hello, can I tell you what I've been doing for the last 4 months?
1) 2 things I'm greatfull for
2) 3 good things that happened today (no matter how bad that day was)
3) 3 things I've learnt today
4) 1 thing I could've done today to make it better
Im currently reading Meditations by Marcus Aurelius, he was a underrated genius for the time he lived in.
Just started my 8th journal this morning ... 10yrs of being alone taught me life is temporary. Sadly I only discovered Stoicism 2yrs ago ... it’s changed a lot of how I see things & people .. even reviewing my own life 🙏 !!
What do you mean "being alone"
Re3iRtH I live on my own
Please read 'what Buddha taught' @online book store
@Rhizomio Yes, truly
We may be surrounded by people all the time but still while retiring we put on the weight of 'pride & prejudice'. And by next day we escape those who met us y'day 😁
Ha ha.. don't know whether humans are social or solitary..
@Rhizomio I read in a novel written in 1950's discussing about the meaning of the teacher says that there is no meaning in life and it is like an empty. But the student adds to his teacher saying what we have achieved at our maximum capacity gives calmness for the rest of the life. The student concludes that this is the meaning of life. Everything, Our childhood people and places will vanish and they become old memories.
“what comes in the way becomes the way” I LOVE THIS SO MUCH OMDDDD
“Take care of your body. It’s the only place you have to live.”
--Jim Rohn
Take care of the soul too. It endures when the body breaks down. And btw, make arrangements ahead for a green burial so they don't stuff the body with formaldehyde to leach into ground water! 🚣♂️🕊🌲
Feel feelings when they Arise to have space for better once
@@lizafield9002 I'm curious about the "green burial." Can you tell me more?
I have put of journaling for years! Today I will start. Thank you.
Journaling helps in giving clarity and acts as a lighthouse in an otherwise chaotic world and a confused mind. That's been my experience. ❤️🤗🙌🏽🤘🏽
When you see how many subscribers in such a great Chanel and if you take a look at other bad channel , when you can't learn anything with millions of people waisting their time , you will understand why most of us are not living great life
I have started doing the same type of journaling for quite a long time without knowing that the important person in the history did this way. However, after a while I do not have anything deep to talk to other people anymore. I hear only my own voice warning me the same old things I wrote.
I am glad I found your VDO.
Reflection and self evaluation are invaluable.
Journaling is the best thing I have ever done. It helps summarize events of my day. The method used in my journal was train of thought writing. They were vagrant thoughts that needed to be exposed to the light. The journal that I wrote most in contained 420 pages. Of those pages, ~300 pages were filled with vagrant thoughts. I don't share my writing, but those entries are reminders that I am all things must come to and end. They are also reminders that I am not not invincible. I also made a point to refrain from using contractions as much as possible. I only write on the right page of my journal. When the journal is filled, I turn it upside down so I can continue writing on the right page of my journal. It's RUclips videos, like this one, that inspires me to continue journal writing.
I'm so grateful for your work and these words, because I always felt "weak" for my attachment to journaling...my desire to write and rewrite and reexamine my values and virtues seemed peculiar and unnecessary. Not many people do this, so I felt strange and fragile -spirited to rely on journaling for this, but now I am comforted to have the words I didn't before... I am building a spiritual fortress :) thank you.
The exact location of writing is known. It was written mostly on campaign in the war of Pannonia province in present day Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia. Portions of it were written in the Aquincum military camp, which has been continously inhabited ever since and is now the 3rd district of Budapest. I was born 5 minutes of walk away from the old military camp walls.
Ryan is one of my fav writers so lucid distilling the vital complexity of stoa into simple insight and action
Ya..
I like distilled VODKA as well..
Anything distilled touches my ❤️
I hate writing in journals. I want to change that. One reason i dislike it is that my hand is too slow to follow my thoughts; another one is that writing makes me relive it and therefore suffer again. I guess i can type instead of writing. And the avoidance of reliving it i guess is because I’m probably doing it wrong: focusing too much on the pain instead of rising above the problem instead of staying with what was said here: asking questions on how i can improve. Great video! I needed this. ❤
This video rocked my day. I do journal daily, but this just gave me something new to think about.
what an amazing amazing thing you got going on for you Ryan. you do what you love, believe in and help so many others.
sending big thanks from a Ukrainian guy in Japan.
I love journaling, and I want to record it now in my new RUclips channel as well. I am journaling daily :)
Your words are gems in the world of stupidity the internet has sadly become.
Love the stoic way of life.
Excellent video Mr. Holiday, this year i started with journaling every day and the experience so far has been dramatically incredible i read Marcus Aurelius last year and i keep reading it very often and i recommend to my son of 13 years the same, we both currently are reading Atomic Habits and we are changing our lives improving 1% every day, i never heard about you before but ,daily stoic is an incredible channel to spread out stoics filoshopie!. Txs a Lot 4 ur journal advices!.Greetings from Spain Castilla La mancha, the land of the Quixote!
This video was much a confirmation of what I've been thinking about journaling! so amazing to see this come across to me! All praise be to Jesus Christ! Only God can provide true wisdom!
Excellent video. Most of my waking hours in these years after my military service, have been spent reflecting on my experience. These stoic teachings have helped me understand so much clearer all I went through. With better understanding, I am able to pass to others all I learned much more effectively. Thanks again for your videos.
Read - 'Tuesdays with Mory'
*One of the best ways to know yourself is through journaling* 🙏
know thyself-
1. What have you been doing since your childhood on a holiday is you... Not the action but the repeating thoughts you are enjoying everytime. Those thoughts are actually you.
2. The reasons you quit a job.. those obligations are actually what you are going to live for in your future.
Thank you for making this reminder, the art of putting pen on paper.
I started doing basic bullet-journals to keep myself organised about 9 months ago and it's helped enormously, every day has a purpose from the moment I'm awake. I've more recently started adding in daily analytics (resting heart rate, sleep hours, number of steps, food, spending - if i don't have any numbers for that day I just skip it and move on to the next day, even a haphazard guide has been useful in prioritising things), and I've started journaling my memories of the day in the languages I've been learning; so I can practice the language but also so it forces me to think about my problems in simpler ways because I don't have the LOTE vocabulary for neurosis.
Thank you for sharing! Real meaning why Journaling is Important! It is to improve your JOURNEY of LIFE.
Courage, justice, temperance, wisdom, you have useful content that is worth our efforts.
I just recently started writing my favorite quotes in a notebook. It’s soothing and therapeutic. I’m doing it for myself but i also plan on leaving it for my son when he’s older. He might find words of wisdom in the book that inspire him later in life. I need to try and journal about my thoughts and feelings next.
Today I was looking for clarity & a way to organise my wild thoughts & ideas. Having always had a massive interest in philosophy, this is an obvious way forward for me. Thank you.
2:07 I appreciate that quote form Marcus Aurelius.
The Four Stoic Virtues: Courage, Justice, Wisdom, Temperance & Wisdom.
That’s five.
We do not learn from experience we learn from reflecting on our experience.
"we do not learn from our experience we learn from reflecting on our experience" i regret not doing this my entire life enough
Tips for people: when I started I was afraid someone can find it and read it, then I didn't wrote fully open minded. And I know this fear is shared.
Then I found a great solution, I journaling in a Word .doc and it s protected by a Very strong password and now I'm sure that I'm the only one who can read it, I'm fully honest and write all the things I need to write without the fear of being read by someone else
Why a Word rather then a paper? Exemple in my journaling I will say something :
Today I watched This video and I will ad the url in my word .doc meaning that in few weeks, months if I read it, I can click on it and watch it back
Nice idea! I used to write diary when I was a kid and mom and my older brother always read it and criticism, since then I afraid to started writing again
The clarity with which you explained the Stoic practice of journaling was commendable. Could you suggest techniques for beginners to start journaling consistently?
I'm so grateful to you. I start journaling today. Let's go.
I've been going over the day I had for a while now. Thinking about the things I said. The ways I acted. I take those certain things I did or said and really question myself about it. "well that's not what I want to be seen as." after some time I didn't need to think that so much anymore
It's nice knowing I'm already doing most of these things for myself, I really am making progress 😄
I am so deeply moved. I have been practicing journaling for quite some time now, I wanted to take it to the next level and I stumbled upon this video. It is so well-made and helpful. Thank you for this, really helpful!
Pour your thoughts onto paper and it will allow you to understand yourself
Yes brotherhood
Yes, with what single word we can represent. Or may be a drawing.
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I just started a short daily journal every morning and reading meditations. Im looking forward to "Lives of the Stoics" . I love early mornings,I am thankful that I am ready to get up everyday ahead of my alarm clock .It is so peaceful and quite to think and exercise too. Thanks Ryan for Daily Stoics
Stumbled across this two years after it was posted, and I feel this was the nudge I needed to finally pick up the journal my wife bought me last year. Thank you for this video.
RYAN this is one of my favorites of yours, it is as important as your books and as Meditations itself, I have many dozens of, 190 pg each journals , up against my wall, and they really did keep me going through (mostly tough) times !! THANK YOU !
Marcus Aurelius is the goat
Great that this great doctrine is once again coming alive in our times...great doctrine and I hope you agree
I love the way you explain why journaling is helpful. I have started journaling and will continue doing. Thank you Ryan. Your videos are my favorite.
I can listen to you speaking forever!
i love journaling, it is my favorite hobby and i've watched so much content about it. by far, this is the best video on this subject that I've ever watched. I will not do every single thing you said, but you really helped me to create my own system to journaling
also read atleast 1 page everyday as a rule.
I've found these as tremendous in philosophy
1. Tuesdays with Mory'
2. What Buddha taught
3. Kata Upanishad
1 is a real incident happened between a dying master and student.
2. In 500BC, what Buddha said before dying- everything what you see around will perish.. don't be attached like a fool who praises his every possession.
3. Says that even good offers a boon a self controlled man had actually nothing. Only the habit of some self- control will give you permanent satisfaction.
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@@mrrohitjadhav470 write what you need..
This is the best pro journalling video that I have ever watched. By far my favorite video !
Very good video ! I’m a writer and try to set aside 30-45 mins daily to journal but this video is a helpful reminder
Do you use your Journal to write?
@@godsgotu6982 i tend to just journal daily that’s all but it helps with my creativity I find
Marcus worked on himself through his journal, and in turn he worked on the empire. His journal was his mirror to his mind, his empire was his mirror to his efforts. The best attempts of a good man with the weight of the civilized western world on his shoulders.
If I have done something for the common good, then I share in the benefits!!
Marcus Aurelius is always a great inspiration :)
konnichiwa Ryan! Thank you so much for always encouraging us to KEEP journaling. love and support from japan
Been a while since I watched a video twice back to back. Journaling has not appealed to me whatsoever, but I’m going back to school to finish my degree and I want to be able to write and communicate in general more effectively. This video helped convince me that journaling could help. I’ve just decided that I’ll shred it daily. This will help me not worry about writing well or profoundly. It is just practice. I’m satisfied with this plan. I’ll begin today.
Yes, the act of Journaling creates benefits. Nobody has to read your journal, not even yourself.
Loved this.. especially the point of repetition.. gave me a whole other viewpoint and perspective on the idea of repetition
"We do not learn from experience, we learn from reflecting on experience" - John Dewey
Thank you for the constant inspiration. It’s not only been helpful to me this year, but I find more and more I’m the people are reaching out to, to remind them they don’t have control over what they’re worrying about and remind them all the good they can do with their time.
This was a GREAT video. Ive been Journaling off and on for about 8 years. I usually journal at night. What I journal about in each entry varies. Sometimes its a reflection and talking about what i did during the day. Sometimes I write about something from my past...almost telling a story. Sometimes I try to work through something I'm struggling with. Other times, I think I'm writing lessons for my kids for after I'm gone. I find that I crave this time to put the pen to paper.
This is true and natural to everybody. We are caught in several ways of doing life..
The best thing is to know where you are indispensable.
Otherwise, we are caught in everything and everything looks important.
What a task a 20 year old can do don't need to be done by us. With experience and expertise we need to superwise, we need to understand the intelligence of other person before checking it right or wrong.
Other best thing is trying to make best in your job but not to self -gain but to make most gain for the company. In this process we will know to take more responsibilities on our own and know what we can't do.
The most permanent satisfaction outside comes from doing good to our relatives, our native place. Because these are ever lasting for us. (A less intelligent person will try to hurt intelligently. But actually same intelligence one can use to come over his own problems. This is why most people remain ordinary.
So, we should know to forgive others before going into people. Otherwise one will be confused at the end of the day)
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I just got this journal delivered to me today. Was wondering on how to reflect and write effectively.
1.Write in the morning. prepare your mind to the day
2. Journal for yourself not to an audience
3. Remind yourself of the most important things everyday. Death, common good, duties, etc.
4.write to calm yourself
5. Copy your fav quotes
6. Ask yourself tough questions
7. Review the evening and examine your entire day and ask questions on how to be better
Everything about reflexion and self examination to be better next day
Saved to "Must read" playlist!
This video is goldmine of quotes and wisdom
This video made me emotional. Thank you Daily Stoic! Definitely starting to journal from today.
Thanks for all you do, Ryan. You are certainly working for the common good and have improved many people's lives, thus inspiring them to do the same.
I better journal more consistently , thank you for this Stoic Action Tips
I can’t put into words how much I appreciate you and the content you put out.
Thank You for this Ryan. I hope you and your family are safe and healthy following 2020’s challenges.
The insights you shared on emotional mastery were profound. Could you discuss how parents might apply Stoic principles in raising children?
I’ve started journaling in about may and holy shit my journal is fucked up but i love it and it’s very useful
I just ordered gis book! I will come back to this video once i finish reading it ❤
I feel like this video is life changing if you take it to heart
This was the best and most helpful video i ever seen in my life
In the evolving, essential, process of developing self-management skills - I strongly endorse personal accountability and journaling, and the multiple insights published by Ryan here. He is good friends with Marcus and can help you think more objectively regarding the process of developing life skills that not only endure, but improve with Practice in response to the lessons infused within your changing realities - that can endure, once you get them linked on the inside. And even more importantly, because you are evolving your Practice to also, through your success, correct your Self before others have to. These remarks have worked for 2000 years, I hope they at least cover '24 for you..;-). All the best for the New Year! My perspective: "You can't take ownership if you don't know what you own."
If you are interested in journelling ,journel it in the language you wants to learn. it helps you to think in that specific language and helps in language learning too
I've just takin this back up but in a whole new way, as I have several journals that I believe will help me see aspects of myself that would have gone unnoticed. The last time I did this I remember being shocked at how much more I was able to see n understand about myself. After watching these videos I'm even more committed to this practice. Thank you for this video. I've only heard about journaling from individuals, I really didnt kno the history n significance in this.
Love your content, Ryan. I am guessing you're the most fluent Stoic literate. thank you for your enthusiasm and for being so generous to share your work with us!
Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Ryan’s ability to bring Stoicism to life is truly inspiring, isn’t it? Marcus Aurelius’ journaling habits feel so timeless. Do you find yourself applying any of these journaling techniques in your own life? If so, how have they helped you reflect or grow?
What stands in the way becomes the way.
Just started today. Thanks for drilling it into my head!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. Priceless information. Great video for the day!
Your story deserves to be told.
if i memorized and internalized and activated just the quotes of this video... I think id be set for life
I dump my thoughts faster when using a voice recorder. I pretend I have 3 minutes to clarify an idea or to express what I'm feeling or else that chance will be gone for ever. This pressure gets the mind excited and forces your thinking to create and imagine on the fly. We also remember things better when we're excited. As for my paper notes, I take pictures of them and collect them in a folder in sequence and watch my ideas evolve on the computer screen. In case you are wondering what kind of things you can journal? My favorite is exploring what is and what is not, is there more and room for better, and mostly about subjects and interests that matter to me. I wonder and think about a concern of my own or personal weakness and then begin to research, explore and discover. After a while you'll have a pretty good hold on understanding a subject that you can start including it in your journals, expanding on a paradigm regarding an area of interest. I see the following as separate paradigms; Health, Personal Success, Business, Wealth, Personal Development. The reason I separate personal success and development is because developments are how we learn and grow about ourselves, how our thoughts and self evolve towards becoming and realizing our potential. Where as I see personal success as more about clarifying, adapting, planning and life challenges regarding the big picture and vision quest. Personal success also includes daily routine, limiting beliefs about the world, daily good practice like using a planner and calendar, exercise, long-term and short-term approaches, goals setting, winning spirit, and having a can do attitude, etc. Self-development is crucial because it involves getting familiar with matters of the self, and this self can make or break your personal success. Self-development will happen conscientiously or not. By being mindful (learn about mindfulness) you can manage your mind's garden and make corrections to flawed thinking and improve your reality. Have a happy life journey.
Thanks for this videos! I wait for them every Sunday
I love your speech mannerisms in your videos, very unique. Good work!
This is really helpful. Love the way you put it together.
This is awesome
So glad to have stumbled onto this. Thanks!
Thanks so much for alowing us to hear this.
This is amazing. Very helpful. Thank you!