Journaling for Self Growth!

Journaling for me has been life changing. I have started journaling two years back and it has helped me a lot in my journey. Journaling does show us the blueprint of our mind and our thought process.

When you start Journaling, you will recognize immediately how uncertain our mind is. Everyday start writing and you will have a good analysis of your thoughts. Certainly, you will know how our mind switches from different topics with or without any links to it. Journaling does create a structure to follow and plan to go through it.

I use 2 diaries for journaling. One for my daily activities and another for self-growth. We are going to discuss here Self-growth journaling. I have put a few divisions in this dairy.

1. Goals and plans for career

2. My Personal Life

3. My Learnings

As per your convenience you can add some more divisions or any specific division.

How does Journaling help?

1. Journaling Generates Clarity And Congruence

This keystone habit has so much power! By journaling in the morning and evening, you’ll quickly see the incongruencies in your life.

You’ll see crystal-clearly what needs to be removed and what should be included in your life. Journaling is a beautiful and powerful facilitator of self-discovery.

Not only will you have more clarity about your path in life, but journaling improves your ability to make small and large decisions along the way.

On the pages of your journal will be the future world you are creating for yourself. You are the author of your life’s story. You have the power to create whatever life you want. As the designer of your world, get as detailed as you desire.

2. Journaling Ingrains Your Learning

Humans are bad at retaining information. We forget most of what we read and hear. However, when you write down the things you’ve learned, you retain them far better. Even if you never re-read what you’ve written, the simple act of writing something down increases brain development and memory.

Neurologically, when you listen to something, a different part of your brain is engaged than when you write it down. Memory recorded by listening does not discriminate important from non-important information. However, writing creates spatial regions between important and non-important pieces of information — allowing your memory to target and ingrain the important stuff you want to remember.

Furthermore, the act of writing allows your subconscious mind to work out problems in unique ways, intensifying the learning process. You’ll be able to work out problems and get insights while you ponder and write about the things you’re learning.

3. Journaling Accelerates Your Ability To Manifest Your Goals

As part of your morning creative burst, use your journal to review and hone your daily to-do list. Review and hone your life vision and big-picture goals.

As you read and re-write your goals daily, they’ll become forged into your subconscious mind. Eventually, your dreams and vision will consume your inner world and quickly become your physical reality.

4. Journaling Optimizes Your Creative Potential

Creators focus on outputs rather than the general populace who focus on inputs. In their free moments, creators utilize their subconscious breakthroughs. Their days are filled with creative bursts, making them incredible at their craft.

5. Journaling for Mental Health

When you were a teenager, you might have kept a diary hidden under your mattress. It was a place to confess your struggles and fears without judgment or punishment. It likely felt good to get all of those thoughts and feelings out of your head and down on paper. The world seemed clearer.

You may have stopped using a diary once you reached adulthood. But the concept and its benefits still apply. Now it’s called journaling. It's simply writing down your thoughts and feelings to understand them more clearly. And if you struggle with stress, depression, or anxiety, keeping a journal is a great idea. It can help you gain control of your emotions and improve your mental health

How to journal

Try these tips to help you get started with journaling:

Try to write every day

Set aside a few minutes every day to write. This will help you to write in your journal regularly.

Make it easy

Keep a pen and paper handy at all times. Then when you want to write down your thoughts, you can. You can also keep a journal in a computer file.

Write whatever feels right

Your journal doesn't need to follow any certain structure. It's your own private place to discuss whatever you want. Let the words flow freely. Don't worry about spelling mistakes or what other people might think.

Use your journal as you see fit

You don't have to share your journal with anyone. If you do want to share some of your thoughts with trusted friends and loved ones, you could show them parts of your journal.

“Keeping a personal journal a daily in-depth analysis and evaluation of your experiences is a high-leverage activity that increases self-awareness and enhances all the endowments and the synergy among them.” 

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