Comments on: Keep a Journal to Solve Tough Problems

By: Trey Meier

Trey Meier — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 05:17:03 +0000

I have been journaling in one form or another most of my life and the most interesting thing that I have found is that journaling really ‘sets’ ideas and thoughts. It even brings thoughts to the fore-front that I did not realize were floating around until I saw them on the page in front of me.

Having a great thought or idea is nothing until it is captured somewhere, and let’s face it, with all the things going on in our heads they are not the best place to capture them.

As an aside; for a moment I thought your “Word.” comment was just a comment, not a response.

Word Scott, word. Great post.

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By: Scott Young

Scott Young — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:11:17 +0000

Word.

By: charlie

charlie — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:04:49 +0000

Scott…

Do you Journal into Word or on Paper?

Thanks

Charlie

By: george

george — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 18:18:58 +0000

you should check out Julia Cameron’s book,”the writer’s way”;
she suggests writhning “morning pages;
wake up and just staert writing 10 pages-stream of consciousness writing- no editing-for your eyes only;
i did this for 3 weeks and after i read my entries a number of themes emerged and it really helped me work out some of my problems and issues;
it helped me identify where i was “stuck”

By: Dave

Dave — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 13:43:48 +0000

Hi Scott,

I just felt inclined to say Thanks. I’ve been reading your blog for some months now and I thoroughly enjoy it.

This post is a very timely reminder that I have been most successful, productive and happy while I’ve been keeping a journal. It’s something I let slip a couple of months ago and since then I’ve lost my way a little bit.

Today I’ve been inspired to start a journal again.

Thank you.

Dave.

By: speedy

speedy — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 02:54:01 +0000

T. Harv Eker, in his book “Secrets of the Millionaire Mind” suggests this: “Write down a problem you are having in your life. Then list ten specific actions you can take to resolve or at least improve this situation. This will move you from problem thinking to solution thinking. First, there’s a good chance you’ll solve the problem. Second, you’ll feel a heck of a lot better.”

For a book full of great journaling prompts, try Sandy Grason’s “Journalution.” She offers questions, and then you spend ten minutes or so writing answers to that question. This is wonderful to have when you are staring at a blank page or a blank screen, wondering where to start.

By: Luciano Passuello

Luciano Passuello — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 19:59:01 +0000

Using journaling techniques really do boost the effectiveness of your journaling session comparing to "just writing". I recently wrote about 13 specific journaling techniques that I think complement well your post: Journal to the Self: 13 Tools to Make Journaling Work for You.