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From Thoughts to Clarity: The Transformative Journey of Journaling

Philip A. Christensen
3 min readSep 30, 2023

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The mind produces thoughts. Many of them! It is its natural state to think. Our mind needs to receive direction or purpose, otherwise it will attempt to create meanings, invent scenarios, or assume situations.

From Thoughts to Clarity: The Transformative Journey of Journaling

This continuous activity of the brain in producing thoughts and ideas can be beneficial or harmful. There is a serious risk of getting stuck in an inner world, often a fantastical one, and losing contact with reality. And losing contact with reality has consequences. Sometimes, contact with reality can be painful or at least uncomfortable.

When the brain produces a continuous flow of thoughts that don’t necessarily have a clear defined purpose, it leads to and maintains a constant state of stress. Unfortunately, this affects the ability to make decisions efficiently.

Expressing in writing what the mind babbles about can be a beneficial exercise.

I believe it is especially useful when you have entrepreneurial thoughts.

First and foremost, as soon as negative emotions are described and revealed in writing, they lose their control over the person. And from this point, the clearing of the mind from negative emotions brings about several benefits:

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Philip A. Christensen
Philip A. Christensen

Written by Philip A. Christensen

Author and coach, I write for ambitious solopreneurs, creative freelancers, and overwhelmed leaders who want to know how to deal with their self-sabotage.

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