{"id":23873,"date":"2018-04-17T04:45:52","date_gmt":"2018-04-17T09:45:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/michaelhyatt.com\/?p=23873"},"modified":"2018-04-17T04:45:52","modified_gmt":"2018-04-17T09:45:52","slug":"consistent-journaling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fullfocus.co\/consistent-journaling\/","title":{"rendered":"Hit the Ground Writing"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life is a great teacher. But you have to pay attention and take notes if you want to be a great student. That\u2019s why I made journaling<\/a> a regular part of my morning ritual<\/a> several years ago.<\/p>\n\n

Journaling helps me clarify my thinking, process my feelings, and make better decisions. It's also cheaper than therapy! But like most people, I haven\u2019t always been consistent. In the past, I really wanted to journal. I was convinced of the benefits. But I found myself blowing it off with increasing frequency. Sound familiar?<\/p>\n

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Thankfully, a few years ago I stumbled on something that solved the problem for me. Not one hundred percent of the time, but most<\/em> of the time. At first, I didn\u2019t think it was a big deal. It seemed too simple. But I shared it with my wife, Gail, who was struggling with consistency herself. After successfully using it for a few weeks, she said, \u201cHoney, you have got<\/em> to blog about this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

So here\u2019s what I shared with her: Use a journaling template<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Not that earth-shattering, right? I didn\u2019t think so. I template almost everything<\/a> I do so I don\u2019t have to constantly reinvent my workflows. I want to document the process and then improve it over time.<\/p>\n\t\t