093: How Journaling Can Change Your Life

The Intentional Advantage

Tanya Dalton

Productivity, 790708, Tanyadalton, Inkwellpress, Management, Education, Self-improvement, Business

4.6 • 605 Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2018

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Today, we're talking all about the power of paper and how journaling can change your life. Paper is a permanent space in an all too temporary world. The words we write don't disappear in 24 hours unless we want them to. Paper's a break from the consumption of technology. In today’s episode, we’ll discuss the benefits of journaling, how writing awakens our creativity, and five ways that you can use a journal.

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0:00.0	Welcome to Season 8 of Productivity Paradox with Tanya Dalton, a podcast focused on using productivity not just to do more, but to achieve what's most important to you.
0:11.9	Join Tanya this season as she focuses on planning for success using proven productivity strategies.
0:17.7	To get her free checklist, five minutes to peak productivity, simply go to
0:21.8	inkwellpress.com slash podcast. And now here's your host, Tanya Dalton. Hello, hello, everyone.
0:29.9	Welcome to Productivity Paradox. I'm your host, Tanya Dalton, and this is episode 93. As you know,
0:37.0	this season we're talking all about planning for success.
0:41.0	And last week, we talked about the 5P system, the system for creating plans to help you get closer
0:47.3	to your goals. And today, we're talking all about the power of paper, how journaling can change your life. Now, as you know,
0:57.4	I have a real affinity for paper. I think it's probably pretty obvious, since my company
1:02.0	creates productivity tools that are made from paper that so many of you use to lead more
1:08.3	positive and productive lives. Paper appeals to us not just for its colors,
1:13.3	its textures, and its designs, but its simplicity, too. Paper is a permanent space in an all-too-temporary
1:21.0	world. The words we write don't disappear in 24 hours, unless we want them to. Paper is a break from the consumption
1:29.8	of technology. It's output rather than just input, and it harkens back to a time before
1:37.2	keyboards and that constant connectivity we all experience that we sometimes need a break from.
1:43.7	Now in today's world, writing things by hand is
1:46.8	becoming a bit of a vanishing art. In fact, the majority of elementary students don't even
1:52.0	learn cursive anymore. It's kind of sad, but it's true. We've all become so accustomed to using
1:58.0	screens and swipes to communicate our words, we sometimes forget the power
2:03.5	of the written word, and it really is so powerful. And many times we forget about that. But when we
2:10.5	write by hand, we end up doing that critically. Your brain automatically filters your thoughts to
2:17.3	determine what's significant enough to appear on
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