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022. Journaling with Will Gant

Jun 9 '19

Introduction

What's in Will's journal

Will's familial history of journaling
Unknown stresses as the impetus to start journaling
Will's original journal was a spreadsheet that covered anything happening during the day that bugged him, taking roughly 20 minutes per day to write
Switching to monthly journaling helped Will focus on opportunities instead of the bad stuff and takes about 10 minutes to write
Other ways Will's approach to journaling has changed over the years
Journaling well after something happens helps separate the act from the emotional state
Journaling is also a great way to track things that are tough to remember
Will's is an advocate and regular user of float/sensory-deprivation tanks for meditation
Bonus lifehack: Rethink your internal calendar to start each year on April 1st, after winter and taxes

Keeping life organized with journaling

How Will uses journaling and KanbanFlow to keep track of upcoming tasks
Journaling can take many forms: a food diary, a workout journal, daily insights, monthly reflections, etc.

Tips to start journaling

Effecting change with journaling

Writing actions and (separately) your emotions is great for personal growth, especially for kids
A food diary is an easy way to observe and adjust what's going in your body
Write down repeating chores so you remember to do them and how to do them
Keeping track of multi-step tasks is tough in simple journaling and to-do systems
Nothing beats a text document when recording lots of details
Recipes are some of the oldest types of journal entries

Will Gant on the interwebs

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