221. The Power of Journaling to Stay Productive

Teaching to the TOP

Teaching on the Double

Parenting, Education, Self-improvement, Kids & Family

4.8 • 667 Ratings

🗓️ 21 March 2024

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Journaling is a topic we often hear for maintaining a healthy wellness of mind/ spirit, but how does journaling effect our productivity? After all, we need our minds to stay sharp in order to tackle the everyday tasks. In this episode we are diving into the impact that journaling has on our productivity. In this episode you will: Learn about what the science says about journaling Identify the method of journaling that works best for your lifestyle Hear how Bridget and Michelle use journaling Receive tips for building the habit of journaling LINKS: Digital Personal Planner One Line a Day Journal Five Minute Journal SUBMIT YOUR TIME SUCKING HURDLE! We want to know what is sucking up all of your time either as a teacher or just a person. Head over to our website and submit your TSH so that you can have a chance to be featured on the podcast! SUBSCRIBE & REVIEW Are you subscribed to our podcast? If you’re not, I want to encourage you to do that today. I don’t want you to miss an episode. Click here to subscribe to iTunes! Now if you’re feeling extra loving, We would be really grateful if you left us a review over on iTunes, too. Those reviews help other people find our podcast and they’re also fun for us to go in and read. Just click here to review, select “Ratings and Reviews” and “Write a Review” and let us know what your favorite part of the podcast is. Thank you!

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0:00.0	Well, hello there, top teachers. We are your host, Bridget Spackman and Michelle Emerson, and we are here to make your life easier by helping you master your time, organization, and productivity as a teacher.
0:12.5	When times are hard and you feel like you are in a productive slump, because we've all been there, let's just be honest,
0:19.8	journaling has a huge effect on increasing
0:22.2	your motivation, centering your thoughts, and then helping you to be more clear. In this episode,
0:27.4	we are talking all about the power of journaling to help you stay productive. But first,
0:32.9	we're going to hear a time-sucking hurdle from Sarah. It's a little lengthy, so I'm going to do my best to read this
0:38.7	without messing up. You got this. Sarah says, I don't know if mine is a T-S-H or an ESH, which stands for
0:46.4	emotional sucking hurdle. Oh my gosh. I love that. I do love that. I currently teach kindergarten.
0:52.3	I love the age of the kids that I teach, but the behavior and needs of the children in my class is wearing me down.
0:58.5	I leave work feeling like nothing I do is enough.
1:01.5	I know I'm a good teacher and I care deeply about what I do, but I can hardly get through lesson material because of the interruptions and constantly redirecting.
1:10.6	I am lucky that where I teach,
1:12.1	the kindergarten program is run by two educators together and we have a staff in our class as well
1:17.3	as support, sorry, a staff in our class as well to support our little ones with special needs.
1:23.4	It is great to have other adults to bounce ideas off of, and we work really well together.
1:28.1	But I am so worn out each day that I worry I don't have it in me to give my best to my family.
1:33.3	I also come home to a kindergarten age child.
1:37.0	Sarah, I know how you feel in that sense, because when I taught kindergarten, Ian was in kindergarten.
1:43.2	So I understand that whole I have it at work and then I come
1:48.4	home to it and it is such a challenge, such a challenge. I agree. I feel like it is almost an
1:56.5	emotional sucking hurdle that you're having. And I'm going to address two different things.
2:02.7	So one, I'm going to say, I think this episode is really inspired by you and the struggles
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