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Making it stick
When you start your journaling habit, make that your main priority, commit to it for at least 30 days, and, to get the best results, tie it to another pre-existing habit of yours. For example, if you start your day with a cup of coffee, you could decide to journal every morning while you drink your coffee.
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Finding a routine to write (or anything)
You get far more benefits from your journal when you write in it every day. Personally, I schedule my journal-writing sessions in my ToDoist app on my phone, so I always get a reminder when it's time to write. Now we all ...
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Journal privately so that it's honest
The key here is to make sure you won't be distracted if you hear a notification. This will make your journaling about you and your writing, and nothing else.
Keeping your journal private is important, even if you don't care whether other people read it or not. You may not mind if someone r...
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Journal by hand for accountability
That being said, you should try a handwritten journal first, and give it at least a few weeks. Your personal journal will be more authentic, because you can't edit your words with a few clicks.
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When to journal
If you find your mind is most active in the morning, wake up 15 to 20 minutes earlier and jot down your thoughts then. This is also a great time to record your dreams from the previous night before you forget them. If you prefer to record everything after the day is over, then make it an evening ...
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Honesty in journalling
Remember that this is your own private, personal journal. It is important in daily journaling that you be honest with yourself - or what's the point?
A journal is a reflection of your thoughts and emotions, so treat it that way and don't limit what you write. Be open and honest about how y...
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Commit to your journaling practice
When you start your journaling habit, make that your main priority. Commit to it for at least 30 days, and, to get the best results, tie it to another pre-existing habit of yours.
For example, if you start your day with a cup of coffee, you could decide to journal ever...
Quitting Bad Habits
If you want to quit a bad habit, start by identifying its 3 main parts: the cue, the routine, and the reward. After you check the cue and your routine that follows it, you can swap the routine with something good (or less bad) to do.
For example: If you feel the cue of smoking, replace...
Habit stacking
Habit stacking means adding new habits onto existing ones - to the things you already automatically do every day.
After waking up in the morning, you might put on a cup of coffee. When you visit the bathroom, you wash your hands. And before you go to bed, you brush you...
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