The 3 Types of Journaling That Helped Me Build Focus, Confidence, and Resilience
My first attempt at journaling was in 2017 after hearing various great thinkers and creators talk about how this simple routine helped them gain clarity.
I always loved reading, learning, and making sense of what I consumed, so I started by taking notes of lessons I learned, quotes I found inspiring, and things I wanted to try.
Over the next five years, I continuously experimented with new forms of journaling and note-taking.
I tried bullet journaling, Julia Cameron’s famous morning pages, dream journaling, and many more.
And even though I first disliked most of the popularized forms of journaling, I stuck to it.
Natalie Goldberg once described journaling as having a relationship with your mind, and that’s exactly how it felt like for me.
As a 19-year-old juggling her studies, an internship, a recently started business, and a new relationship, lots of thoughts, ideas, and fears have kept me awake and alert.
And sometimes, talking about them just confused me even more.
Writing them down, however, gave me clarity.
Journaling helped me improve my emotional and mental wellbeing by better understanding myself…
