Journal Prompts for Smart People: Conflictual Debating Style
One of the likely consequences of being smart is that you are able to argue well.
By Eric Maisel
In this series of posts, I’m putting two ideas together — the idea that smart, creative, sensitive individuals are confronted by special challenges and the idea that journaling is a valuable self-help tool — and turning them into a set of journaling prompts designed to lead you on a personal journey of discovery.
I hope that you enjoy these prompts. Here are five more challenges, and four journal prompts to go with each challenge. Engaging with any one of them may well serve you. I hope you find these valuable! And I hope you’ll take a look at Why Smart People Hurt and at my latest journal, Affirmations for Self-Love.
One of the likely consequences of being smart is that you are able to argue well. To put it one way, you might be that lawyer whom everyone fears at trial, because you can tear apart any argument, catch witnesses in inconsistencies, and “make people believe anything.” This may prove a wonderful asset at trial — but will it prove such a wonderful asset in your personal life?
1. The challenge of arguing about everything. For example, a person might demand to hear the reasoning…
