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The Utility and Power of Journaling

Philip A. Christensen
5 min readMar 22, 2024

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The Path to Self-Understanding: Exploring the Journey of Personal Evolution Through Journaling

Growth, Journaling, Self-improvement, Self development, Psychology, Wellness

Write in a journal what you do if you truly want to grow in life. The habit of journaling is one of the most powerful and underestimated approaches that can be taken for growth, development, and building a quality life journey.

‘Your best friend is the one who can introduce you to yourself,’ said Seneca.

So, what reason would you have to write in a journal?

What is the usefulness of noting different things in a journal? Moreover, it is recommended to do it daily. What do those who do this consume? Don’t they have some benefits from it?

Yes, there are benefits, and they are not secret!

The basic principle of journaling is:

‘What is not measured cannot be improved.’ — William Thomson, Lord Kelvin.

How do we use it? This is the principle, now let’s see how it can be used.

The first step is to find the answer to a question: how do I recognize that I have a good life?

The idea is to define how we realize that we have reached where we want to be. When I want to climb a mountain, how do I realize that I have reached the top? In the case of the mountain, it is clear…

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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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