Habit #2: Journal Your Thoughts

This advice is not new and you’ve probably heard it before, but it is worth repeating here. When it comes to starting your day on a positive note, journaling is one of the best things you can do.

Why? Because your mind is often overwhelmed with a rush of thoughts, plans, goals, worries, and fears when you wake up each morning. Morning journaling, in the form of a brain dump or stream of consciousness, helps you get all of these conflicting thoughts out of your head in a way that helps you organize and make sense of them later.

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How to Do a Brain Dump

All you need to do is write out anything that is running through your mind at the time. Your thoughts, feelings, worries, fears, and future plans are all fair game, so don’t worry about editing or censoring yourself. What you choose to write about can be good, bad, anxiety-inducing, exciting, happy, or sad. Just get it all out of your head by writing it down.

If you are new to journaling, keep it short and simple by using a timer for 5-10 minutes or setting a goal to fill up 2-3 pages in your journal. With practice, this morning journaling routine will become second nature and you’ll find it allows you to move on with your day with a sense of peace and calm.
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