711: Journaling as a Problem-Solving Tool - Steve Pavlina

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Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Education, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 21 November 2017

⏱️ 8 minutes

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Steve Pavlina shares exactly how and why he journals, plus the tool he uses. Episode 711: Journaling as a Problem-Solving Tool - Steve Pavlina (Developing Habits & Personal Growth). Steve Pavlina is widely recognized as one of the most successful personal development bloggers on the Internet, with his work attracting more than 100 million visits to his website, StevePavlina.com. He has written more than 1300 articles and recorded many audio programs on a broad range of self-help topics, including productivity, relationships, and spirituality. Steve has been quoted as an expert by the New York Times, USA Today, U.S. News & World Report, the Los Angeles Daily News, Self Magazine, The Guardian, and countless other publications. He's also a frequent guest on popular podcasts and radio shows. The original post is located here: https://www.stevepavlina.com/blog/2004/10/journaling-as-a-problem-solving-tool Visit Me Online at OLDPodcast.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This is Optimal Living Daily episode 711, journaling as a problem-solving tool by Steve
0:06.2	Favelina of SteveFavelina.com and a millionaire Justin Mollick, reading you blogs, sometimes
0:11.7	books, every single day of the year to help you live a more meaningful life.
0:15.6	Now let's get right to it and start optimizing your life.
0:23.4	Journaling as a problem-solving tool by SteveFavelina of SteveFavelina.com
0:29.2	One of the most powerful personal development tools is simply to keep a personal journal.
0:34.2	I've been keeping paper journals since 1996 and two years ago I converted to journaling
0:39.3	software which I find much faster and more convenient.
0:42.7	The program I use is called The Journal.
0:45.5	I just bought a second copy of the program for my wife to use since she's getting into
0:49.1	journaling herself.
0:50.8	Although you can certainly keep a journal on your computer with just a word processor,
0:54.9	what I like about this dedicated journaling software is that it has a built-in calendar
0:59.6	to make it easy to instantly view entries by date and you can also search past entries
1:04.1	for specific keywords.
1:06.3	What do I do with my journal?
1:08.0	Although many people use journals or diaries to keep a record of life events, I don't normally
1:12.5	bother with such entries and I rarely even go back and read past entries.
1:17.1	For me, it's primarily a problem-solving tool, a way to think through complex decisions
1:22.2	until I reach the point of clarity.
1:24.3	I average about 5 or 10 journal entries a month and I usually begin a new entry by typing
1:29.4	a question or a problem I want to solve.
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