Why all top performers journal
Journaling is proven to provide benefits from boosting creativity and increasing happiness. That's why it's the final step in the 10.10.10 morning routine in the OAK Journal methodology. Here are just a few of the proven benefits from a consistent practice.
Inspire CreativityStream of consciousness journaling draws out thoughts and ideas you never knew you had in you and frees up your artistic thoughts. Try writing three pages, completed first thing in the morning. Journaling will get your creative juices flowing.
Reduces StressA surplus of stress can be damaging to your mental, physical, and emotional well-being. Journaling is an effective stress management technique. It's been shown that journaling for only 15 to 20 minutes a day three to five times over the course of a four-month period was enough to lower blood pressure.
Boosts MoodWant more happiness in your life? A unique cultural and behavioral result of journaling is that it can improve your attitude and give you a higher feeling of overall emotional happiness and well-being.
Achieve GoalsJournaling frequently includes your dreams and ambitions, yet the concept that written words can help accomplish goals is fantastic. Writing intentions signals to your mind "this is significant." Your reticular activating system (RAS) then signals relevant opportunities and mechanisms to reach that goal. The more detailed the goal is written provides a psychological plan and improves the probability of achieving them.
Emotional Intelligence Emotional Intelligence is the ability to understand and regulate your emotions, and that of others. Journaling is an outlet for processing emotions and heightens self-awareness. This visceral awareness becomes a bond of compassion, you'll better intuit and surmise what others are feeling.
Improving Your IQStrong cases support the ability to change your IQ. Journaling helps keep your brain in tip-top shape. Not only does it boost memory and comprehension it also strengthens working memory function, which may reflect enhanced cognitive processing. Journaling is a journey of language, you'll have the fundamental urge to search for different words and improve your vocabulary.
MindfulnessThere's a clear connection between happiness and mindfulness. Journaling brings you into that position of mindfulness; past difficulties and future concerns lose their edge in the present moment. It summons a restless mind to attention, from passivity to actively engaging with your thoughts.
Increase Your Self-DisciplineSetting time aside to journal is an act of discipline. Discipline fathers discipline. Similar to a muscle, the more you exercise it, the stronger it becomes. Habits developed in one area of life have a trend to grow; as keeping your workspace tidy leads to keeping your home orderly, your daily practice of journaling will lead onto other healthy habits.