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Clark, I notice you write in all caps. Since you know the importance of writing with pen and paper, I HIGHLY recommend reading "Your Handwriting Can Change Your Life" by Vimala Rodgers. She is a handwriting analyst and has great insight on how you form your letters and lines defines who you are, and thus when you change the way you write, it changes your life! Really great book full of wisdom and action steps.
Bro I am glad i have "stumbled" across your videos. This one though has slapped different. I consider myself to be the kind of stereotypical mans man but the last few years I've been thinking "is that me or am I playing to the stereotype". Don't get me wrong I don't want to be this over emotional guy that has to be deep at every moment, but I definitely want to get inside myself and I thought a journal would be a genius place to start (hence "stumbling" across your videos). Not knowing how to "speak" to a journal has been my main reason for procrastinating but I can see that I am talking to myself a year or 4 years from now, but also leaving a blueprint of my progression along with memories of moments that I might forget otherwise. I'll tell it straight, I'm a grown ass 38 year old man, you're a young lad. Which shows it doesn't matter the age, sex or culture of someone We can all learn something from everyone. I've taken what you said in this video on board and I ordered a journal right before I wrote this reply. I will add to your ideas though by putting reminders and inspiration on random pages before I start to journal in it. Respect bro👊
I have been journaling for over 50 years…life changing and so healing when I need it. Best therapist at the tip of my fingers. Often if I have feelings I need to deal with or a decision to make and when I sit and free write…I come to my own solutions and feel relieved and free again. Best habit I have ever developed.
Journalling is such a good technique to clear your mind and also gives you a great reference point for how far youve come because you've always got the opportunity contrast how you are now to your former self
i actually journal the complete oppositie, im a perfectionist so my journal has to look good for my to feel satisfied, it just means I go a bit slower and think about how im going to lay out my work. I also draw things and use lots of colour in my journals to add depth and it helps my mind process deep thoughts that I've been holding onto for a long time. I think im a visual learner :)
I woke up today with a strong urge to get my drug issues in check, hoping I can someday have a healthy relationship with someone. Since my current job situation I can't just quit and do my xth rehab, but then I got recommended this video. I will go get a journel after work, maybe there will be an update in year. Thanks for posting.
I used to same the same thing...then I quit my job and went to my xth rehab very unwilling at first because of the job and obligations at home. I'm 4 years sober now. Good luck.
Ok so I watched on of your earlier journal blogs, and I gave it a go, from that space I modified, and come up with my own ideas, I went from a security guard to returning back to university, completed two degrees, in 5 years, plus placement, and night school at the hospital, now have my own business at home, life coaching, support worker and counselling, I do a bit of community work as well. Thanks again for your help and advice.
This video is fantastic. I have kept a journal since I was 8 years old. But back then, it was a diary 😂 not a journal. In high school was when I made the switch from having a diary to now having a journal. I have some profound memories recorded in them. Each significant event in my personal life & in the world has been saved for me to look back on…like a photograph but way more in-depth since each entry describes a vivid accounting of the actual events that occurred. I can look back into my journal & read through my 1st hand perspective minute by minute of significant events, like 9/11/01. I made sure to document that entire day minute by minute. ❤
This is something I've been doing for sooo many years, it's a great way to sort your thoughts. Develop ideas and contrast other people's ideas through your own filters. It's good for mental health.
I am on my second year of Journalling. I found that last year i was writing alot about my thoughts and feelings and such. A big section of the book ended up being that. The other section were very sparce. I have been doing a morning pages in other notebooks for a few months now where i dump all of my thoughts out. This lead me to not use the journal as much. This year I trying something new, i am still doing morning pages in another pad, but i am recording myself in my journal as if a 3rd person is asking question. Not every day, but hoping for often. I will try other sections again also. I cant say if i have learnt yet from it, I didnt achieve any of my goals last year. I have put a tally on my goals this time, to track my wins when i do them. Always evolving. Thanks mate, all the best.
I started journaling in summer 2023 after finding your channel, and now it's one of my favourite habits 🎉 Thanks a million for this and for the content you create, I love every single video I watched☀️
I love journalling but i feel guilty whenniwrite in my journal more than 8 times a day. I write everything.. my thoughts, observations, a poem , a songi like, something i saw, the meal i ate and the memories that that meal sparked … literally everything
This is amazing. Thank you for saying that you should journal when you're inspired not because you have to. That really was great to hear because i felt if i wasnt journalling daily i was doing it wrong
This is the type of video I’ve been looking for. I know how to journal and put my thoughts down but I didn’t know how to section my journal for improvement and goal making. I hate pre planned journals since there’s a lot of unnecessary questions I have to answer to fill the empty space. I watched this one already but I’m going to watch it again and make Notes to improve my journal. Thank you!!!
I have been daily journaling since the 1970s, I like your Technique. Currently I use 4 journals. Everything is totally logged in each of the journals used as a teaching tool.
I usted to journal every day, I didn't find it difficult or "obligated". It was like a brief moment of rest and mental peace that i would have before a very productive and busy day killing it inmu projects, and then in the night again for summarize the victories and the lessons from the day. I am not implementing the habit for some reasons but probably at the Middle of the year I probably will start that again. Greetings from Venezuela ✌
I have a journal for songs, a journal for goal setting, and a journal for business. I do have a fourth journal, but I keep that one more for writing the completed concept down for each one of my ideas because they are either way too hard to read or I'm being way too dark and mysterious for anyone to understand. I usually work on the concept for a while, and then I'll come back to it at a later time until I figure out what actually goes there.
I have 5+ journals and they are all different themed; my main one has all of my thoughts and ideas. I jot stuff down all the time and it's a messy little bitch. I'll go back through it and re-organize my thoughts/ideas and put them down into one of the themed journals (all pretty with colors) in a more organized way to get the full plan so I can execute it. I'm an INTJ (female; super rare) it's how my brain functions. I've been learning to let go and be more relaxed the past 4 months and it's been surprisingly great! Might be turning into a ENTJ lol :) Thanks for the videos, they help a lot!
@@susanshearer6106 hello! traveling plans business ideas astrology cheatsheet moon cycles collages recipes/tea blends/home remedies thoughts/emotions budgets/financial plans organizing/interior design 🥰 the ideas first get written down in my ideas journal that's super messy and when I have time, I'll transfer the idea into it's proper journal with more details when I'm ready to do more research on it.
I appreciate you making this video. I didn’t have a good day today and I feel I drawn to this video because I’ve been struggling with everything you covered in the video and I feel like The Lord drew me to this video and I just wanna say thank you🙏🏼
Thank you for this. It's the first time someone has explained in clear and concise terms how to journal. While I'm sure it's not meant to be a firm process, as a guide it's perfect. You're the best.
Great video Clark! I found that keeping a binder made it more enjoyable for me as I am always adding pages or removing them because I want to rewrite the page to make it neat & legible. When journaling, striving for perfection for me has made me more anxious and less consistent than just going at it and trying to do everything right. Someone once told me, "Some progress is better than no progress!". Also, thank you for your tips!
Clark, I notice you write in all caps. Since you know the importance of writing with pen and paper, I HIGHLY recommend reading "Your Handwriting Can Change Your Life" by Vimala Rodgers. She is a handwriting analyst and has great insight on how you form your letters and lines defines who you are, and thus when you change the way you write, it changes your life! Really great book full of wisdom and action steps.
Hey Clark, I just wanna let you know that this helps a lot! I was having a blank page fright. But this really helps me where to start. Thank you and good luck! Good content, btw.
I started journaling when i was in my 6th grade. Just using calendar as a timer and motivate myself. I still using a physical calendar. I dont feel the magic the digital... it feels different with paper & pen
Thank you! I think it will be very helpful for me to set my future goals
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Thank you so much for your videos, it changed my life, especially "The ultimate guide to keeping a journal" series, I have watched every video on your channel and I will watch every next video you post prohably a 100 times!
I did this a couple years ago, and if i’m being honest even inspired writing i still have a lot of resistance with, i dont know if it’s from being conditioned by school, or if its because my own handwriting is kind of sloppy, i have a hard time with it, i think it did end up helping me though, because it helped me see how crazy and chaotic my thoughts are, its a good practice to get in to.
I'd also say try to do what feels right. If you're not a fan of handwriting, you can still get a lot of the benefits of organising your thoughts by tapping away at a keyboard. It's all about off-loading the swirls in your brain onto something better suited to holding them.
Excellent work ✌️I started last year,my sister told me to do because I felt lost after breaking up with my boyfriend 😀.Was a great idea,I am still writing every morning sometimes if I have not the joy ,I am doing in another day,no matter ,and I can read my goals,motivation,and how I have progressed from that time😊
For me I starting setting up my new journal at the beginning of the month which I will be actively using it in February because this month Is basically over.
This is very informative. Thank u so much! I have tried journaling before multiple times but always stopped after a few months. Not consistent enough, maybe because i am always seeing those videos that are more of the “pretty” journal stuff not really aligning to what/how i go everyday. This is very interesting and I find it more “my style” just being me. I will try changing the way I journal and see how it goes. Thank u so much again.
Clark - excellent video. Many different ideas than other videos on journaling. It seems your methodology is more about planning out 6 facets of a person's life, rather than the classic day-to-day journalling process. That's fine. Not a criticism. Just an observation.
I like to set up a separate Time Machine journal. This is a journal where the same day is presented for 5 years on one page. The highlights of that day are entered in no more than 4 or 5 lines.
Hello Mr Clark. I don't know if you wil able to see this, but i'm a little lost about these "ultimate guides to journal" because this is not the only one you have, and i wanted to ask: Are the other guides obsolete? Because i am currently about to study one of your videos called "How to Journal For Self Growth" (4 years ago) and i was wondering if it was any different from those anual videos or what is the most useful in that matter, and where should i focus my attention. Thank you for all of your help c: (Sorry for the bad english, it's my second language and still learning it)
I'm glad this works for you, but I personally feel this is way way overkill. I think the best thing that a person can do in regards to journaling is to write down thoughts, impressions, memories, etc. The more of a complicated system it is, the less likely a person is going to commit to keeping up with it. Therefore, I think low expectations, while being reflective is incredibly useful. Ultimately, it's for the person to get out of it what they want, so to each their own.
Been journaling this way since 2019. I even own the My Best Journal 2.0 course. Those journals are now my most priced possessions. Thank you @clarkkegley
I want to start journaling but think about how 10-20 yrs from now I’ll have all of these journals that would take up space in my home, which makes me want to just type it instead. I try to be a minimalist with certain areas of my life for ex. objects in my home, but also want to enjoy that feeling of writing in a journal. Idk what to do 😪
There is definitely a difference. The biggest once is personal preference ;) I have met people who will not touch digital but get everything they need from physical / paper. And I have met the reverse. Have you tried either method?
I have a question. Can you help create a digital, or computer version of this? I know it may sound crazy, but for me, it's easier to sit down at a computer, or pull up voice to text on my phone and go. I have absolutely terrible handwriting. Seriously, it's so bad that I can't even read my own handwriting. Plus, I have ADHD, and it's easier, and faster to type everything out. Having ADHD, if it doesn't get written fast, it's probably not going to get written. I can go on and on, but I think you can see why someone would want a digital version of this, and it would be awesome if you could help me create one. Thank you 🙂.
