Journaling 101: Learn to journal and create a journal habit.

Name: Journaling 101: Learn to journal and create a journal habit.
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Start journaling in 15 min. Find the journaling technique that works for you and keep motivated to journal daily.

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Created byIngo Rauth Ph.D.

Last updated 6/2023

English

What you'll learn

How to get the most out of journaling
Five foundational journaling techniques
How to develop a journal habit or reflex
Tips on how to find the right journal and pens
Tips to overcome writer's block and fear of writing
Links to powerful prompts and additional resources

Course content

7 sections • 24 lectures • 1h 4m total length

Course Introduction4:31
Why Journal? The Benefits of Journaling2:54
5 min to Your First Journal Entry6:40

What you will get out of this section.1:00
Overview of Techniques and Benefits1:39
Gain Clarity - Stream of Consciousness Writing2:54
Gain clarity through stream of consciousness journaling, externalizing thoughts to calm the mind and cultivate self-knowledge by starting with whatever comes to mind and then asking why.
Learn from Your Experience - Reflective journaling3:58
Gain a New Perspective on Life - Prompt Base Journaling2:40
To help you get started, here are some of my favourite prompts.
Check out the link section to find even more prompts.
Some of my favourite prompts:
Productivity:
What do I refrain from doing although I know it would be help me? Why?
What would this look like if it was easy?
How could you support your future self, today?
My future:
What would you do if you knew you could not fail?
What would you do if money nor fame were a thing?
What kind of person would I like to see in the mirror every morning?
Motivation
What do I hope to accomplish doing this?
What motivated you do similar things in the past? How could you use one or multiple of these to get the job done?
How might you use one of your strength (things you love doing) to accomplish this task?
Career
If you had to choose one task or thing that you could do for a living for the rest of your life, what would it be?
What do you need for a great day at work? How could you cultivate more of the things you need?
What do I seek to accomplish today? OR/AND What did I accomplish today?
Self-Care
How are you, really?
What would a good friend do for me today? Could I do this for me?
What I like about myself?
Relationships
The five people that I spend the most time with? The impact they have on me?
10 people and how they chanced my life to the better:
Who makes you want to enter the room? Who makes you want to leave the room?
Ideation & Creativity:
What could I do to earn $10.000? (20 ideas plus)
20 present ideas for a person you love?
15 ways in which you could surprise your colleagues?
Universal journal prompts in case you run out of ideas on what to write:
Why do I see it this way?
Why did this particular thing came up?
What else?
What am I missing?
Is there another way to see it?
How do I understand the question?
If I had to boil it down in one line, what would it be?
The words that comes to mind reading the question are …
What would my best self say?
What would my work self say?
Increase Your Happiness - Gratitude Journaling5:10
Increase Your Productivity - Task List, Frog List, and Bullet Journals.5:04
Learn to boost productivity with task lists, frog lists, and bullet journaling by capturing everything, prioritizing tasks, estimating time, and scheduling into daily routines.

Introduction0:26
Chip Conley - Journaling to Cultivate Wisdom and Learning2:36
New York Times bestselling author, serial entrepreneur, industry disrupter, and friend Chip Conley shares how he cultivates his wisdom through journaling.
What stands out is that Chip's routine:
He journals weekly for an hour+ focusing on two simple prompts: "What have I learned this week?" and "How would that learning serve me in the future?"
He keeps his old journals and revisits them as a source for inspiration and learning.
Chip journaled since his 20's.
A benefit he highlights is that if you are going through a difficult time, you can revisit past difficult times to learn from them.
This video has first appeared on Chip Conley's LinkedIn page and has been published here with Chip's permission.

Requirements

None.

Description

"Life is the stories we tell ourselves."

A lot of people are into journaling, lately. The reason is obvious. Journaling has proven to help people to know themselves, to get unstuck, happier, and improve productivity. Thus, it is no surprise that keeping a journal is one of the most effective self-development tools out there, and the best thing: It is free!

If you would like to gain any of these benefits, this course can get you there with very little time investment.

Enrolling in this course will help you to:

Learn why the idea of daily journaling is a myth!
Get started with journaling within the first 15 min of the course!
Learn five foundational techniques that help you to:
- Gain clarity in life and career
- Learn from your (work) experiences and find opportunities to develop yourself every day
- Gain new perspectives on life and get you unstuck
- Increase your happiness and personal well-being
- Improve your productivity
Decide if you should go analog or digital.
Develop a daily journaling habit.
Overcome common barriers to journaling incl. writer's block and motivational lows.

No matter if you want to journal when you face a personal challenge (journal reflex), or if you want to journal every day (journal habit) enrolling in Journaling 101 will get you there!

Course overview

You'll start by learning the benefits that journaling can provide. We will look into how entrepreneurs, actors, and successful individuals use journaling as a way to develop themselves and their careers. Next, we will take five minutes to uncover your journaling goals by doing a first journaling exercise. Through this process, you will not only gain clarity regarding your goal - which is essential for motivation - but you will also learn a first, versatile journaling technique.

We'll move on to cover the five basic techniques. These techniques (or variations of them) are used in most pre-printed journals. They form the foundation of most journaling practices and are versatile in their use.

Now that you know your goal and technique, we will discuss the right tools. Analog vs. digital, finding the right journal, and finding the right pens are topics a lot of beginners struggle with. Instead of telling you what "is the best" I will help you figure out what is best for you!

Knowing your tools, techniques, and goals, I will help you develop a journaling habit or reflex. Reflex journaling supports you to cope with life challenges. Habit journaling helps you with daily self-development and insight.

Finally, you will learn what you can do when you lose steam or when you face writer's block.

By the end of the course, you will have completed your first journal entry, identified your goals and techniques, and designed a habit or reflex that fits your lifestyle.

Who this course is for:

Individuals who would like to get started with keeping a journal.
Individuals with basic journaling experience who seeks to develop a journaling habit.
Individuals who look for new journaling methods and techniques.

Journaling 101: Learn to journal and create a journal habit.

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Course content

Introduction3 lectures • 14min

Foundational Techniques7 lectures • 22min

Journaling Habit or Reflex?2 lectures • 6min

Find Your Tools4 lectures • 9min

Overcoming Barriers4 lectures • 5min

Beyond Basics2 lectures • 5min

Case Studies2 lectures • 3min

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