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To those of you who like the idea of themselves journaling but don’t do it currently or consistently: What’s stopping you?
by orangefarm 7y ago
To those of you who like the idea of themselves journaling but don’t do it currently or consistently: What’s stopping you?
- Ma8ee 7y agoBeing too tired in the evenings and too little time in the mornings.
- fokinsean 7y agoSame for me! The last thing I want to do after work is get back on the computer and type more. The last thing I want to do in the morning is get out of bed to get on the computer!
- admiral33 7y agoBad handwriting.
- intrepidhero 7y agoYup, that's me too. But I like how writing feels and I really like the ability to refer back to past ideas and build on them. To recall things I learned in detail. So in my latest attempt at journaling I added deliberate handwriting practice. First I did adult handwriting practice sheets everyday. Now I copy down the alphabet if I don't know what else to write. Sometimes I just write down a song that's stuck in my head. Then I write whatever ideas I need to get out of the way before work. It's a very meditative way to start the day. And my mind feels fresh and ready to engage afterwards.
- reificator 7y agoPerpetual exhaustion from a three year deathmarch at work. Same reason I haven't had the energy to start job hunting despite a three year deathmarch at work.
- pitt1980 7y agoI tend to go through long periods of writer's block I have a lot of perfectionist tendency where I tend to be highly critical of early work I have it in my mind as being a high effort endeavor honestly, laziness ----- looking at that list, none of those reasons seem very good, I should start (thanks for the prompt)
- rytill 7y agoI don't know where my notes will be in 5 years.
- bagacrap 7y agoI don't like what comes out because it invariably becomes a litany of complaints.
- arvinsim 7y agoUnexpected events and inconsistent energy levels means that I cannot consistently write journals every day.