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* It improves [[self-distancing]] and [[self-awareness]].<ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/journaling-7498123 The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine] By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com</ref><ref>[https://psychcentral.com/blog/ready-set-journal-64-journaling-prompts-for-self-discovery Ready, Set, Journal! 64 Journaling Prompts for Self-Discovery], PsychCentral</ref><ref>[https://psychcentral.com/blog/journal-prompts-to-heal-emotions?utm_source=ReadNext 12 Journal Prompts for Emotional Health and Awareness], PsychCentral.com</ref> Self-distancing is one's ability to reflect on past events/emotions as an objective observer.<ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/journaling-7498123 The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine] By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com</ref> | * It improves [[self-distancing]] and [[self-awareness]].<ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/journaling-7498123 The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine] By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com</ref><ref>[https://psychcentral.com/blog/ready-set-journal-64-journaling-prompts-for-self-discovery Ready, Set, Journal! 64 Journaling Prompts for Self-Discovery], PsychCentral</ref><ref>[https://psychcentral.com/blog/journal-prompts-to-heal-emotions?utm_source=ReadNext 12 Journal Prompts for Emotional Health and Awareness], PsychCentral.com</ref> Self-distancing is one's ability to reflect on past events/emotions as an objective observer.<ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/journaling-7498123 The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine] By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com</ref> | ||
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| + | * Improves one's awareness, perception and understanding of the relevance of events.<ref>[https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-of-journaling/ 5 Benefits of Journaling for Mental Health], PositivePsychology.com</ref> | ||
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| + | * It encourages [[goal setting]] and the achievement of goals.<ref>[https://www.developgoodhabits.com/famous-journals/ 9 Famous People Who Kept Journals]</ref> Journaling helps one categorize things one writes in a journal as important (Important enough to write down).<ref>[https://www.developgoodhabits.com/famous-journals/ 9 Famous People Who Kept Journals]</ref> This helps also assist a person to be more receptive to opportunities that cause goal fulfillment.<ref>[https://www.developgoodhabits.com/famous-journals/ 9 Famous People Who Kept Journals]</ref> | ||
* It helps manage [[stress]], [[anxiety]], and [[depression]].<ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/journaling-7498123 The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine] By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com</ref> | * It helps manage [[stress]], [[anxiety]], and [[depression]].<ref>[https://www.verywellhealth.com/journaling-7498123 The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine] By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com</ref> | ||
| − | * | + | * Improves one's ability to break away from a nonstop cycle of obsessive thinking and brooding.<ref>[https://positivepsychology.com/benefits-of-journaling/ 5 Benefits of Journaling for Mental Health], PositivePsychology.com</ref> |
== Famous journalers == | == Famous journalers == | ||
Revision as of 16:00, March 30, 2024
A diary is a written and/or audiovisual memorabilic record with entries organized by date. The process of maintaining a diary is referred to as journaling. According to Sarah Bence, OTR/L, "Journaling as a therapeutic activity is different than keeping a diary."[2]
Benefits of journaling
- It improves self-distancing and self-awareness.[3][4][5] Self-distancing is one's ability to reflect on past events/emotions as an objective observer.[6]
- Improves one's awareness, perception and understanding of the relevance of events.[7]
- It encourages goal setting and the achievement of goals.[8] Journaling helps one categorize things one writes in a journal as important (Important enough to write down).[9] This helps also assist a person to be more receptive to opportunities that cause goal fulfillment.[10]
- It helps manage stress, anxiety, and depression.[11]
- Improves one's ability to break away from a nonstop cycle of obsessive thinking and brooding.[12]
Famous journalers
Famous journalers include: Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Mark Twain, Lewis Carroll, George Sand, Virginia Woolf, John D. Rockefeller, Anne Frank, Louisa May Alcott, Bob Dylan, Dorothy Day, George Patton, Buckminster Fuller and Marcus Aurelius.[13][14]
References
- ↑ 9 Famous People Who Kept Journals
- ↑ The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com
- ↑ The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com
- ↑ Ready, Set, Journal! 64 Journaling Prompts for Self-Discovery, PsychCentral
- ↑ 12 Journal Prompts for Emotional Health and Awareness, PsychCentral.com
- ↑ The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com
- ↑ 5 Benefits of Journaling for Mental Health, PositivePsychology.com
- ↑ 9 Famous People Who Kept Journals
- ↑ 9 Famous People Who Kept Journals
- ↑ 9 Famous People Who Kept Journals
- ↑ The Benefits of Creating a Journaling Routine By Sarah Bence, OTR/L, VeryWellHealth.com
- ↑ 5 Benefits of Journaling for Mental Health, PositivePsychology.com
- ↑ the #1 self-awareness habit
- ↑ 9 Famous People Who Kept Journals