# Benefits of journaling Journaling addresses several [[Problems addressed by Personal Organization]], such as: - The feeling of days blurring together - Losing track of what you actually accomplished - The classical question: "What did I even do today?" - Nagging thoughts that distract you mid-task - [[Context Switching (MoC)|Context Switching]] fatigue [[Journaling helps hold yourself accountable]] Beyond that, journaling also... - Creates a place where you can... - Be fully honest with yourself - Capture important and less important life events and experiences (e.g., achievements/successes, things you're grateful for, challenges, mistakes, failures, etc) and REMEMBER EVERYTHING THAT MATTERS - Get everything out of your head (thoughts, ideas, projects, plans, tasks, etc) - Organize your day - Keep track of [[Open loops]] - Track habits & progress - Lets you look at the past more objectively - Helps you feel more grateful about the past (e.g., noticing/remembering the positive things even during darker times) - Helps reduce the noise, and increase the signal in your life - Helps you achieve your [[Most Impactful Next Task (MINT)]] or [[Most Important Task of the Day (MITD)]] - Helps you focus/channel your attention on what matters - Provides you with a scratch pad you can use and rely on throughout the day (cfr [[Interstitial Journaling]]) - Improves your writing skills. Important because [[Writing is thinking]] - ... ## Related - [[Bullet journaling]] - [[Interstitial Journaling]] - [[Journaling helps hold yourself accountable]] - [[Morning pages]] - [[Most Impactful Next Task (MINT)]] - [[Open loops]] - [[Problems addressed by Personal Organization]] - [[The relationship between Journaling, Personal Health, and Growth]] - [[Writing is thinking]]