I used to take the proverbial out of my husband for the way he’d constantly be fiddling around with his ’system’. He’d scribble his thoughts and ideas into notebooks, various sizes of filofax, various digital devices, but nothing really sticks and he’s always changing his mind. It seemed quite hilarious and very odd to me, until a week or so ago. As 2007 prepares for the final curtain and 2008 waits in the wings, I also find myself in need of a comfortable and reliable way of recording my food diaries and other bits and bobs.
Continue reading about Alright Michael, I get it. Now help me.
Latest Update: Added a post from Working On Me on how to restart when you’ve stopped journaling.
Thinking of starting a journal? It’s a popular activity now, particularly among women, to help make sense of life by keeping a written record of thoughts, hopes and dreams. Here are a few tips and links:
Benefits of Journalling
- The main benefit of keeping a journal is the same as
GTD ’s - it’s getting stuff out of your head and onto paper. - When keeping a journal you are your own audience, so your writing can be as wild and free as you wish. You don’t even have to write. You can draw, or collage… you call the shots.
- It’s a record of your life and your thoughts.
- You decide who gets to see it.
- You can swear as much as you like.