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How many minutes a day should you journal?
While some can write for hours at a time, researchers say that journaling for at least 15 minutes a day three to five times a week can significantly improve your physical and mental health. Journaling also helps people hone their focus so that they think about only one thing at a time. When you write your thoughts by hand, you can only write one word at a time. Your thoughts slow down to match your writing speed and you’ll find that it’s easier to slip out of your overthinking mindset. Writing, like anything, improves with practice. When you journal every day, you’re practicing the art of writing. And if you use a journal to express your thoughts and ideas, it can help improve your communication skills. Studies show it’s better to journal at night because it gives you an outlet for emotions and thoughts that might otherwise keep you awake. As with everything else junk journaling – you can write anything you want in it. You can journal about your day, reflect on the past, write down family recipes, or just put fun quotes inside to inspire. All you really have to do is use your imagination. I found it to be true that the main difficulty people have with journaling is fear. Here, I will talk about some of the most common fears. Sometimes people are afraid that they are not doing it right, that they don’t know HOW to journal. There’s no right or wrong way to do it.
What time of day is best to journal?
Morning is the optimal time of day for stream-of-consciousness daily practice. Your morning brain is fresh. Write your pages before you fill your head with any outside influences. 6. Morning is the optimal time of day for stream-of-consciousness daily practice. Your morning brain is fresh. Write your pages before you fill your head with any outside influences. 6. Morning is the optimal time of day for stream-of-consciousness daily practice. Your morning brain is fresh. Write your pages before you fill your head with any outside influences. 6. Journaling is a key morning routine habit of many highly successful people.