Comments on: 5 Kick-Ass Reasons to Use a Journal, and How to Do It

By: tucker

tucker — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 14:09:05 +0000

nice article — and i’m intrigued by the journal software you mentioned.
for anyone who has a blackberry or is thinking about getting one, i strongly recommend it even if only for keeping an electronic journal (i’m sure an iphone would serve just as well).
i’m on the go a lot, and am constantly thinking. so when an idea pops into my head, i just add it to one of my many lists in my blackberry memopad.
the first list, for example, is a to-do list. others include things to learn, good ideas, dreams, books to read, activities, etc. pretty much anything that i value and want to remember i write down. i then type them up on my computer every once in a while which gives me a permanent record and also allows me to weed out some of the less noteworthy material.
i’ve found this is a great way to express myself and keep my mind clear for the everyday tasks of real life. a traditional journal is great too, but like henrik said, you have to keep track of a bunch of paper if you chose that route. and if you write down as much stuff as i do, it can be a burden and even a buzz kill around your friends.

By: Blipalaemeque

Blipalaemeque — Wed, 20 May 2009 14:07:20 +0000

Great information.. hope to definitely come back again…

By: RaiulBaztepo

RaiulBaztepo — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 22:31:17 +0000

Hello!
Very Interesting post! Thank you for such interesting resource!
PS: Sorry for my bad english, I’v just started to learn this language
See you!
Your, Raiul Baztepo

By: pepper

pepper — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 21:16:11 +0000

very helpful thanx

By: Chase Barfield

Chase Barfield — Wed, 17 Dec 2008 14:13:32 +0000

Christina,
Journaling is truly under-appreciated. I believe your high points to be accurate. Keeping (and using) a journal is great for therapeutic introspection.

By: Wally

Wally — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 20:02:20 +0000

just can’t see paying for software when there is Evernote. Like the other said, I can clip photos to event or person. tag. When a thought hits me, can jump right to a todo list and link to that. Its really a full multimedia journal.
and its free.

By: Henrik Edberg

Henrik Edberg — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 15:01:43 +0000

Thanks for all the tips about journaling and software! And the Artist’s Way seems to be quite popular.

Maria: That’s an interesting idea and something I think could be very useful to help yourself make a sharpen vision of your future. Good stuff.

Donna: Noah will actually featured as a guest blogger here in little while so be on the lookout for that.

Silke: Good points about the best times to do your journaling.

By: Nicolas

Nicolas — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 09:00:07 +0000

I think that evernote could be good tool too. You can even leave voice notes and add picture through your mobile phone on the spot. I wrote an article on it with regards to collecting ideas but it also will work for a journal.

http://memytime.wordpress.com/2008/09/25/systematically-collect-your-ideas/

Nicolas

By: Ruthie

Ruthie — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 09:29:05 +0000

I think using a journal is the perfect way to discover who you are, what you believe and who you want to be (if you are unsure that is). For a while I used the method given in ‘The Artist’s Way’ to write for three pages a day every morning. The aim of this is to get you writing, no matter what it is, but also to clear your mind of the negativity so you can be productive for the day. Sadly I gave up on it after a while, but it really helped me to clarify things. I am definitely going to take it up again!

By: Silke

Silke — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 21:04:53 +0000

The best advice I ever received on journal-writing was:

- write first thing in the morning and your thoughts are more abstract
- write in the evening and your thoughts are more about what occurred that day.

I’ve used morning journal writing to resolve situations that involve feelings and emotions.