🖊️ Writing Just for You
Do you journal?
There is something as a writer that is just mine. It is writing in its purest form. It may be that it is the best writing that I do. It is undoubtedly the most honest, but I will never share it. That is because it is my journal. I have four journals I regularly contribute to. You might like to adopt some of these.
The first is my bullet journal; the first part is for my productivity and is, as my partner calls it, a glorified to-do list. I spoke more about this in this week's article; a link is at the bottom of this email.
The second part of this journal sits in my commonplace book; more on that in a bit. This bullet journal is my gratitude journal. Every day I write a highlight and three things I am grateful for. Since doing this, my mood has definitely improved.
In my commonplace book, I share quotes that resonate with me and tips for self-improvement. I separate my commonplace book from my second brain with the distinction that if I write an article about it, it goes into my second brain. Information for me goes in my commonplace book.
The last journal I keep is more of a traditional journal, a brain dump. Here I journal about problems, do morning pages and generally, write what comes into my brain. These are the pages no one else ever sees.
Writing is a muscle, and we do not always ne
ed to exercise this muscle in publishing articles; sometimes, writing for ourselves is just as important. There is also something very romantic about doing this with a pen rather than a keyboard.
What journals do you keep?
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Until next week stay safe
Sam 😊
Quote of the week
You are surprised when you enter into a stream of consciousness writing what comes onto the page. Thoughts you never knew will come into your mind. - Tim Denning
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Articles this week
Bullet Journalling Can Be Brilliant for Those That Want to Procrastinate
There is a type of procrastination that we are all guilty of, and most of us ignore. Whether you are building the perfect second brain, the best productivity system or the perfect to-do list, it is all procrastination if you are building a system and not using it.
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Sam, reading your article about bullet planning made my fingers itch to make one for me. But I've found out, over the past four decades, that creating such a planner, or a notebook with ideas, becomes my first and only task! I love it! But it doesn't send me to my computer to write. And I wouldn't even draw little pictures or tape or glue them on the pages! I'd use colored markers!
It's a great idea for anyone who can handle a planner and the primary task at the same time!
I've written in a daily journal all my adult life. Dozens. Reading them bri gs everything back. I started my Gratitude Journal when Oprah recommended it.