Journaling is a powerful tool for:• Clearing your mind• Creating a plan of action• Discovering creative solutions to problemsGrab a pen and paper, sit down, and start writing.But what do you do with the blank page?Try these prompts to get you started:• What is the problem?• How does it affect me?• What resources are available to me?• What is my desired outcome?• What process can I take to overcome this problem?Write out the process. The process creates the outcome. As you write about the process and outcome.

How a pen and piece of paper can transform your life?

Write in present tense as it's happening or in past tense as it happened.Make it as real as possible as you're writing.Engage your senses.What can you see, hear, taste, feel (by touch), or smell?This will raise your odds of taking action.Journaling helps you process your emotions.It improves your emotional awareness, control, and responsiveness.Write about your feelings, emotions, and thoughts.Explore their origins, causes, and effects.5 proven benefits of journaling:1) Lower stress2) Greater creativity3) Enhanced self-awareness4) Improved cognitive function5) Stronger emotional awareness

Why & how's of Journaling ✍️

Journaling is an excellent stress-relief tool.It's like opening a pressure release valve to release built-up tension.Set aside a few minutes each day to write about:• Stressors• Coping strategies• Ways to overcome those problems

Lower Stress

Imagination is your superpower.Journaling helps you easily tap into it.Experiment with journaling formats like:• Sketching• Free writing• Mind mappingThis will help you develop new ideas, connections, and perspectives.

Greater creativity

Awareness is fundamental to achievement.Journaling builds self-awareness, self-discovery, and self-reflection.Try introspective journaling at least once a week.Ask yourself thought-provoking questions about your values, beliefs, and experiences.

Enhanced self-awareness

Journaling is like a mental workout.It strengthens your brain's problem-solving muscles.Use journaling to:• Set goals• Track progress• Evaluate thought processesThis will improve your planning, adaptability, and organization.

Improved cognitive function

Journaling helps you process your emotions.It improves your emotional awareness, control, and responsiveness.Write about your feelings, emotions, and thoughts.Explore their origins, causes, and effects.

Stronger emotional awareness

Journaling is proven to be the most successful yet easy way to make your tomorrow better than today or yesterday.

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Productivity

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Reading & Writing

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Mental Health

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Problem Solving

How to start journaling

6 hours of sleep1 hour for 3 breaks - mental exercise, meditation, and social interaction1 hour for the Divine Powers of the Universe4 hours for Learning4 hours of deep work1 hour for reading1 hour for writing (not typing)2 hours of entertainment1 hour of physical exercise1 hour for passion1 hour for planning tomorrow or the future1 hour of cheat time in which I let my mind control me, after trying to control it for the 17 hours I am awake.

My 24hrs Break-up - Your's?

To maximize every day that life blesses me with on a daily basis

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Career

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Strategy

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Time Management

How to maximize everyday

Sometimes we are so busy in derving happiness from instant means that we forget self control. If we could get into a self-disciplined habit of depriving the self of instant gratification, we could slowly start deriving pleasure from this ability.

How to start journaling

How to maximize everyday

Why do we what we do?

Aryaratna Basak