I went to a business camp once and there we were told about 'morning pages' technic. Every morning first thing you do (after brushing your teeth, I guess) is sit down and write 3 pages about your plans for the day, about things you are grateful for, and stuff. This helps to clarify your thoughts, set plans for the day, obviously, and put you in a positive mood from the beginning of the day, which is an important thing.
But not everybody can squeeze 3 pages of text out of himself on the daily basis, and not everybody has time to do it in the morning. When I tried doing it, it took me from 30 minutes and longer, and I'm pretty big of a graphomaniac myself! So I imagine it can be a real challenge for people who don't like/can't write.
That's why when I heard about this technic of '5-minutes journal', I liked it much better. It's so much easier - you spend only 5 minutes a day on it, and you answer specific questions, and don't need to write a lot of stuff and blah.
There are 5 questions, 3 of them you answer in the morning, and 2 in the evening, to go to sleep in a positive mood as well.
Day questions:
1. What I am grateful for today?
e.g. I am grateful for waking up healthy, next to a person I love most in my life, etc.
Basically good stuff that's going on in your life and that you're grateful for, pretty easy.
2. What would make today great?
e.g. A lunch with my dear friend, nice weather, successful business meeting.
These should be your plans for the day, that you describe in present time, and imagine they go well.
3. Daily information ('I am' statement).
e.g. I am a popular blogger, I make good money with my blog, everybody wants to work with me.
Again, in the present time, statements about things you would like to achieve, imagine you have them already.
Night questions:
4. Three awesome things that happened today.
These can be even tiny-small things like someone held the door for you, or nice weather, or a beautiful sunset that you watched. You always can find at least something positive in your day. This will help you go to sleep in a good mood.
5. How I can make today better?
This one shouldn't be critics or something. This is more like pont 3 - things about yourself you wish you did better, in present time.
e.g. I did two workouts today, and I'm in a great shape!
And it does work, and it helps. When you do it every day, it becomes a habit, and first things you think of when you wake up are things you are grateful for. This is amazing, it makes you so much happier!
Have I tried it? - Yes. I like it, I will continue doing it. Do I do it every day? - No) I do it when I remember about it, sometimes only in the evening, but I'm doing it.
BTW, you can buy special journal for it, with printed questions and all, just google it.
But not everybody can squeeze 3 pages of text out of himself on the daily basis, and not everybody has time to do it in the morning. When I tried doing it, it took me from 30 minutes and longer, and I'm pretty big of a graphomaniac myself! So I imagine it can be a real challenge for people who don't like/can't write.
That's why when I heard about this technic of '5-minutes journal', I liked it much better. It's so much easier - you spend only 5 minutes a day on it, and you answer specific questions, and don't need to write a lot of stuff and blah.
There are 5 questions, 3 of them you answer in the morning, and 2 in the evening, to go to sleep in a positive mood as well.
Day questions:
1. What I am grateful for today?
e.g. I am grateful for waking up healthy, next to a person I love most in my life, etc.
Basically good stuff that's going on in your life and that you're grateful for, pretty easy.
2. What would make today great?
e.g. A lunch with my dear friend, nice weather, successful business meeting.
These should be your plans for the day, that you describe in present time, and imagine they go well.
3. Daily information ('I am' statement).
e.g. I am a popular blogger, I make good money with my blog, everybody wants to work with me.
Again, in the present time, statements about things you would like to achieve, imagine you have them already.
Night questions:
4. Three awesome things that happened today.
These can be even tiny-small things like someone held the door for you, or nice weather, or a beautiful sunset that you watched. You always can find at least something positive in your day. This will help you go to sleep in a good mood.
5. How I can make today better?
This one shouldn't be critics or something. This is more like pont 3 - things about yourself you wish you did better, in present time.
e.g. I did two workouts today, and I'm in a great shape!
And it does work, and it helps. When you do it every day, it becomes a habit, and first things you think of when you wake up are things you are grateful for. This is amazing, it makes you so much happier!
Have I tried it? - Yes. I like it, I will continue doing it. Do I do it every day? - No) I do it when I remember about it, sometimes only in the evening, but I'm doing it.
BTW, you can buy special journal for it, with printed questions and all, just google it.
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