Michael Phelps journals to find the ‘best version’ of himself. When I tried it, the results surprised me
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Michael Phelps journals to find the ‘best version’ of himself. When I tried it, the results surprised me
A personal journal can be many things. It can be a record of life events, a sounding board, or a tool for personal growth.
Phillip Lopate • Writers and Their Notebooks
The Power of Journaling - “How-to” piece to get people started with their journaling habit.
“Staring at a blank page awaiting your most intimate thoughts is terrifying. You know what’s worse? Letting those thoughts live rent free in your mind, fueling your inner critic, robbing you of the joy that is your birthright.
Eventually, I saw journalin
... See moreMichel Foucault talked of the ancient genre of hupomnemata (notes to oneself). He called the journal a “weapon for spiritual combat,” a way to practice philosophy and purge the mind of agitation and foolishness and to overcome difficulty. To silence the barking dogs in your head. To prepare for the day ahead. To reflect on the day that has passed.
... See moreRyan Holiday • Stillness Is the Key
Writing in a journal will help you connect the dots of your journey. It’s a way of keeping track of your thoughts, a tool for seeing and understanding your progress. A journal keeps you centered; it allows you to see fears that recur—and to recognize ones that fall away.
Richard J. Leider • Life Reimagined: Discovering Your New Life Possibilities
A journal is an artificially permanent record of thought and inner life, which are invariably transient — something the most prolific diarist in modern literary history articulated herself in her elegant defense of the fluid self. We are creatures of remarkable moodiness and mental turbulence, and what we think we believe at any given moment — thos... See more